Spring rolls

Spring rolls. [Photo/People's Daily Online]

Spring rolls, which represent good wishes for the new year, are traditionally served at the beginning of Spring Festival and, in some areas in the south, take the place of dumplings.

The food, made by adding cabbage and minced or diced meat to flour-based pancakes shaped into a roll, sees different variations in different regions of China. For example, spring rolls include roast duck in Beijing, but roast goose in Guangdong.