Today is December 22, the tenth day of the eleventh month of the lunar calendar: the winter solstice. The winter solstice is one of the four seasons and eight festivals, and is regarded as a major festival in winter. In ancient times, there was a saying among the people that "the winter solstice is as big as the new year." Winter Solstice customs vary in content or details depending on the region. It is popular among northerners to eat dumplings, which symbolizes "the transition between old and new, and the passage of time", while southerners love glutinous rice dumplings more, which express "reunion" and "everyday happiness".

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In the north, dumplings are an essential holiday meal. In order to allow employees to eat steaming dumplings on the Winter Solstice, the company cafeteria has prepared them in advance. At 12 noon, employees came to the canteen one after another, carrying steaming dumplings with smiles on their faces and warmth in their hearts.

Those bowls of steaming dumplings bring out not only the deliciousness of the ingredients themselves, but also the special meaning contained in "dumplings": the inheritance of traditional Chinese culture, the sustenance of a better life, and the hard work of every employee. Intimate comfort, the ordinary taste of the most practical days...