10张图看懂中国人怎么过春节

It's a tradition to prepare in advance all staple food for the whole family to eat during the first week of Zheng Yue (the first month of the Lunar New Year). Usually, the staple food is flour-made because it's easy to store. The activity starts from 28th and may last for one or two days.

People from the north make steamed buns with leavened doughs, while people in the south prefer Year Cake, or Nian Gao, made by glutinous rice. The steamed buns can be in various shapes, including cute animals, flowers, etc.

到了二十八，家家户户开始发面做馍，准备过年的主食。北方人蒸馒头，南方人做年糕。有些人家还会做一些“花样馒头”。