This Day, That Year

Item from Feb 13, 1987, in China Daily: The 15th day of the first month of the Chinese Lunar Year is the traditional Lantern Festival. The festival fell yesterday.

Beijing residents were busy buying sweet dumplings, a food made of glutinous rice flour, for the festival. ...

Customs and traditions still play a major role in the lives of Chinese, despite the rapid social and economic development of the country in the past few decades.