Do you know the origin of jiaozi?

Jiaozi originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty and was created by Zhang Jingzhong, a famous "medical sage" in the history of China.

Initially, dumpling wrappers had the function of medicine and could be used to treat diseases. You can wrap some cold-expelling drugs on the dumpling skin to achieve the effect of treating diseases and avoid frostbite. Later, in the Three Kingdoms period, jiaozi was called "Crescent Moon Chaos", and in the Southern and Northern Dynasties it was called "Chaos". In the Tang dynasty, jiaozi was called "suppressing the moon chaos"; Song dynasty called it "jiaozi"; Called "Bian Shi" in the Ming Dynasty; And it was not until the Qing Dynasty that it was called "Jiaozi".

The development of jiaozi is very long, and its names are varied. Then let's talk about why people in China eat jiaozi during the Spring Festival. First of all, let me talk about the name jiaozi. Jiaozi, also known as jiaozi and Joule, has the meaning of alternating the old with the new. China people believe that if you don't eat jiaozi, God will remove your name from the book of life and death in the underworld, and people who are not on the book of life and death will become ghosts after death.

At the same time, eating jiaozi also means eating jiaozi can get rid of your bad luck this year, so many people in China will return to their hometown in Wan Li, not far from New Year's Day, just to eat jiaozi with their families, which also means that the year can be successfully ended.

It is said that the custom of eating jiaozi on New Year's Day appeared in the Ming Dynasty and remained fixed until the Qing Dynasty. Jiaozi with different fillings also has different meanings. For example, jiaozi with celery stuffing, celery and diligence are homophonic, so celery dumplings means to make money hard. Jiaozi with leek stuffing, leek and dining tables, so jiaozi with leek stuffing indicates that your wealth will last for a long time. Chinese cabbage stuffed with jiaozi, Chinese cabbage means treasure, which means treasure.