The best restaurant in Zetland will tell you all about the Dong Zhi festival

Do you know what the Dong Zhi festival is? In this article, the best restaurant in Zetland will explain it for you. This festival might not be as popular are the mooncake festival but it is definitely as meaningful and interesting.

The Dong Zhi festival is also known as the Winter Solstice Festival and is determined by observing movements of the sun with a sundial as early as about 2,500 years ago. The festival falls on December 21st according to the Gregorian calendar, by which you can always visit our Zetland restaurant to celebrate the festival!

After the Winter Solstice, the days get longer and the Chinese believed that “yang” – positive things would get stronger and stronger as well. So they celebrate this festival and on this day, people eat glutinous balls with different fillings called “Tang Yuan”. In most provinces of China families eat specific foods that will benefit them for the rest of the year.

Be sure to visit the best restaurant in Zetland for yum cha or dinner whenever you crave some Chinese food!