Over 9,000 in Hubei make zongzi, setting world record

They used 2,000 kilograms of glutinous rice, 40,000 reed leaves, and 600 kg of orange sauce, resulting in more than 16,400 zongzi. Filling zongzi with orange sauce is a local custom in the county, known for producing naval oranges.

Chinese people eat zongzi as a traditional snack during the Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, a holiday celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar. This year, the festival falls on June 7.