Local snacks add special flavor to festive atmosphere of Chinese New Year

A girl tastes a snack on a food street in Tancheng County of Linyi City, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 12, 2024. People across the country immersed themselves in the festive atmosphere of the Chinese New Year by enjoying traditional food and local snacks. (Photo by Zhang Chunlei/Xinhua)

Staff members and their family taste newly-made dairy fans at a workshop in Eryuan County of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 14, 2024. People across the country immersed themselves in the festive atmosphere of the Chinese New Year by enjoying traditional food and local snacks. (Photo by Luo Xincai/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 13, 2024 shows tourists purchasing snacks at a scenic area in Zunhua City, north China's Hebei Province. People across the country immersed themselves in the festive atmosphere of the Chinese New Year by enjoying traditional food and local snacks. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)

A local family enjoy their dinner in Wenping Village of Jianchuan County in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 13, 2024. People across the country immersed themselves in the festive atmosphere of the Chinese New Year by enjoying traditional food and local snacks. (Photo by Zhao Qingzu/Xinhua)

Tourists wait to buy sesame seed cakes at a store in Rudong County of Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 13, 2024. People across the country immersed themselves in the festive atmosphere of the Chinese New Year by enjoying traditional food and local snacks. (Photo by Jiang Yi/Xinhua)

A boy eats cotton candy on a street in Shunde District of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 12, 2024. People across the country immersed themselves in the festive atmosphere of the Chinese New Year by enjoying traditional food and local snacks. (Photo by Huang Jiming/Xinhua)

A child tries to blow a sugar figure at a scenic area in Lishui District of Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 13, 2024. People across the country immersed themselves in the festive atmosphere of the Chinese New Year by enjoying traditional food and local snacks. (Photo by Xin Yi/Xinhua)

A boy tastes a snack made of potato on a food street in Liaocheng, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 14, 2024. People across the country immersed themselves in the festive atmosphere of the Chinese New Year by enjoying traditional food and local snacks. (Photo by Zhang Zhenxiang/Xinhua)

A girl tastes a sugar painting at a park in Tengzhou City, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 13, 2024. People across the country immersed themselves in the festive atmosphere of the Chinese New Year by enjoying traditional food and local snacks. (Photo by Li Zhijun/Xinhua)

Tourists taste snacks on a food street in Tancheng County of Linyi City, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 14, 2024. People across the country immersed themselves in the festive atmosphere of the Chinese New Year by enjoying traditional food and local snacks. (Photo by Fang Dehua/Xinhua)

A child tastes rice noodles in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 14, 2024. People across the country immersed themselves in the festive atmosphere of the Chinese New Year by enjoying traditional food and local snacks. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)