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20160605 Sanqing Mountain: A thousand-jin giant rice dumpling attracts tourists to watch and taste

05-Jun-2016 00:00

The giant zongzi weighing a thousand catties made in Sanqing Mountain

"I've never seen such a big Zongzi before. I must come and have a taste". On the day of Loong Boat Festival, visitors to Mount Sanqing not only enjoyed their eyes, but also their mouths.

At 9:30 a.m., the "best rice dumpling in the world" elaborately created by the Mount Sanqing Pastoral and Pastoral Scenic Area attracted tourists to taste it as soon as it appeared. The giant rice dumpling, 5 meters high, 2.5 meters in diameter, and about 550 kilograms in total weight, was made of 500 kilograms of glutinous rice, 400 kilograms of bacon, 200 kilograms of peanuts, red dates, and other accessories. It was wrapped in more than 5000 pieces of mugwort leaves. A total of more than 30 people participated in the production of Zongzi before and after.

It is understood that in order to enrich the tourism activities during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, Mount Sanqing Scenic Area has organized a series of colorful and eye-catching activities, which not only provide tourists with free taste of "the best rice dumplings in the world" to satisfy their "appetites", but also provide free ticket verification for Sanqing Mountain and a lucky draw for fathers on "Father's Day" full of love to let you enjoy Mount Sanqing with all-round tourism services.