Handmake dumplings before Spring Festival!! 饺子(jiǎo zi)
1. 饺子 connects with "money" because the shape of dumplings are just like the money in the ancient China.
2. We eat 饺子 at 年夜饭 ( niundefinedaacute;n yundefinedegrave; fundefinedagrave;n) - dinner at the 00:00 of the new year.
3. The Spring Festival is a reunion day for Chinese people, we eat dumplings to pray for reunion and happy!
Because Chinese New Year is coming soon, today we gather together to make dumplings, that's what Chinese family will do before new year!!
Here're some preparation


Delicious 饺子 is on the way




Finally.....

The thing surprised me is when we're going to teach au pairs how to make dumplings, they already know how to do it!!
Most of them said they learned from Chinese families. That's what you'll experience in China as an au pair - REAL Chinese life