Sweet dumplings have always been a symbol of happiness and unity.

汤圆总是象征着幸福和团圆。

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The most important thing is to eat sweet dumplings with different tastes.

最重要的是要吃不同口味的汤圆。

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Eating yuanxiao (sweet dumplings made of glutinous rice flour) is one of the special traditions of the Lantern Festival.

吃元宵（用糯米粉制成的甜汤圆）是元宵节特别传统之一。

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Not only is the traditional suckling pig, generally served in times of celebration, available on many menus, but many additional dishes with special meaning highlight these holiday menus such as noodles which symbolize longevity, sweet rice dumplings symbolic of family unity, and shrimp which represents happiness.

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Some restaurants, like the Ning Po Residents Association, require a nominal annual fee (around 200 Hong Kong dollars), but in return you gain access to excellent food (in this case, recipes from the city of Ningbo, near Shanghai, such as delicate, juicy soup dumplings and sweet-and-sour fish), in an exclusive but usually unpretentious setting.

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Though they have their differences, they all want to be reborn as tastier dumplings coated with a sweet-bean paste, and to remain side by side, as before, on the same skewer.

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