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Sun Quan meatballs: A bite of history
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Sun Quan meatballs are seen in Longmen Ancient Town, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province /CGTN
Sun Quan meatballs are seen in Longmen Ancient Town, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province /CGTN

Sun Quan meatballs are seen in Longmen Ancient Town, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province /CGTN

A woman makes Sun Quan meatballs, a famous local snack, in Longmen Ancient Town, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province /CGTN
A woman makes Sun Quan meatballs, a famous local snack, in Longmen Ancient Town, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province /CGTN

A woman makes Sun Quan meatballs, a famous local snack, in Longmen Ancient Town, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province /CGTN

Sun Quan meatballs are seen in Longmen Ancient Town, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province /CGTN
Sun Quan meatballs are seen in Longmen Ancient Town, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province /CGTN

Sun Quan meatballs are seen in Longmen Ancient Town, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province /CGTN

A woman makes Sun Quan meatballs, a famous local snack, in Longmen Ancient Town, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province /CGTN
A woman makes Sun Quan meatballs, a famous local snack, in Longmen Ancient Town, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province /CGTN

A woman makes Sun Quan meatballs, a famous local snack, in Longmen Ancient Town, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province /CGTN

Sun Quan meatballs are seen in Longmen Ancient Town, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province /CGTN
Sun Quan meatballs are seen in Longmen Ancient Town, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province /CGTN

Sun Quan meatballs are seen in Longmen Ancient Town, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province /CGTN

Sun Quan meatballs are seen in Longmen Ancient Town, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province /CGTN
Sun Quan meatballs are seen in Longmen Ancient Town, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province /CGTN

Sun Quan meatballs are seen in Longmen Ancient Town, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province /CGTN

Sun Quan meatballs are seen in Longmen Ancient Town, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province /CGTN
Sun Quan meatballs are seen in Longmen Ancient Town, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province /CGTN

Sun Quan meatballs are seen in Longmen Ancient Town, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province /CGTN

A woman makes Sun Quan meatballs, a famous local snack, in Longmen Ancient Town, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province /CGTN
A woman makes Sun Quan meatballs, a famous local snack, in Longmen Ancient Town, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province /CGTN

A woman makes Sun Quan meatballs, a famous local snack, in Longmen Ancient Town, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province /CGTN

During the Three Kingdoms period (220-280), the renowned military leader Sun Quan confronted a formidable problem, when unrelenting rain transformed his army's precious flour into useless mush. Undeterred, an ingenious cook salvaged the ruined flour by washing and refining it, thus creating an unexpectedly elastic dough. The cook wrapped the dough around a mixture of tender pork and vegetables and then deep-fried it. This ingenious dish called Sun Quan meatballs, which kept an army nourished, and avoided wasting of precious grain, is still enjoyed today by locals and visitors alike in Longmen Ancient Town in east China's Zhejiang Province.

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