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More than food in the trunk: The quiet love parents pack after Chinese New Year

Updated 22:34, 23-Feb-2026

As the Spring Festival holiday comes to a close, many have begun making their way back to the cities where they work. Before leaving their hometowns, they load their "trunks of love" with local specialties and homemade dishes prepared by their parents, including naan, sugarcane, geese and dumplings that taste just like mom's cooking. Some even bring along mattresses, fresh fish, live chickens and lo and behold, a cow! Oops, something just fell out.

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