Workers at a construction site in Yangzhou City in China’s eastern Jiangsu Province eat steamed dumplings prepared by community volunteers ahead of Saturday’s Dongzhi Festival . /VCG Photo

The Dongzhi Festival is also referred to as the Winter Solstice Festival. /VCG Photo

People usually make dumplings as a traditional food for the festival, a tradition which goes back to Han Dynasty physician, Zhang Zhongjing who offered poor farmers hot dumplings to keep them against the cold. /VCG Photo

The Dongzhi Festival is usually celebrated with a family meal full of warm and hearty foods. /VCG Photo