Unfortunately, the government has pushed most of the food vendors off the street, so if you want to eat tang yuan, you will need to visit a restaurant or a Chinese dessert shop. Or make them at home.

Tang yuan (or tong yuen) are eaten by Chinese families for reunion dinners, such as for the mid-Autumn festival, winter solstice and Chinese New Year, because the round balls symbolise harmony ...

According to ancient legend, the number of dumplings you eat during the Chinese New Year ... and family togetherness because their name (tang yuan) sounds like the word "reunion" in Chinese ...

Similar to Chinese New Year, it is another important holiday as Chinese families reunite together and eat foods such as tang ...