Indispensable dishes that served during China's Spring Festival

A woman makes traditional steamed buns with colorful patterns in Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 30, 2018. According to traditional cultural elements and customs, some indispensable dishes carrying symbolic meanings are served during the Spring Festival. They are ceremonious processes and sweet memories for those who live and work away from home. Spring Festival, or better known as Chinese Lunar New Year, is the most important festival for all Chinese, which has a history of more than 4,000 years. It is an occasion for home returning, New Year goods preparing, celebrating, and foremost, family reunion. (Xinhua/Hu Ping)