What does Jiaxing eat on the solstice in winter?

Red bean glutinous rice is very popular in some rural areas of Jiaxing, and Jiashan residents will also eat a kind of "mother-flavored" food-longan boiled eggs. Don't underestimate the simplicity of longan boiled eggs, it may contain special significance.

Jiaxing is located in the northeast of Zhejiang Province, in the hinterland of Hangjiahu Plain in the Yangtze River Delta, and is one of the important cities in the Yangtze River Delta.

The city boundary is between 30 degrees 2 1 min north latitude and 3 1 min east longitude 120 degrees 18 minutes to12/degree 16 minutes east, with the sea in the east and Qiantang River in the south. The Grand Canal runs through the whole territory.

The city is located at the intersection of rivers, seas, lakes and rivers, at the throat of Hunan Corridor, less than 100 km away from Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Lake and other cities, with obvious geographical advantages, especially between Suzhou and Hangzhou, which is a paradise on earth.

Jiaxing City is located in the southern edge of the northern subtropical zone, belonging to the East Asian monsoon region, with alternating winter and summer monsoon, four distinct seasons, moderate temperature, abundant rain and sunshine, with the characteristics of wet in spring, hot in summer, dry in autumn and cold in winter. Because of its mid-latitude, the hot and humid weather in summer is much shorter than the dry and cold weather in winter.