Participants make Zongzi during a contest in celebration of the upcoming Chinese Dragon Boat Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 18, 2023. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)
KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 (Xinhua) -- People participated in a Zongzi-making contest to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Dragon Boat Festival with great enthusiasm in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The fragrant pyramid-shaped glutinous rice dumpling, wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, is a symbol of good fortune, remembrance and unity during the festival.
A participant makes Zongzi during a contest in celebration of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 18, 2023. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)
A participant makes Zongzi during a contest in celebration of the upcoming Chinese Dragon Boat Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 18, 2023. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)
A child learns to wrap Zongzi during a contest in celebration of the upcoming Chinese Dragon Boat Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 18, 2023. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)
A lady learns how to wrap Zongzi during a contest in celebration of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 18, 2023. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)
A lady learns how to wrap Zongzi during a contest in celebration of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 18, 2023. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)
A tourist learns how to wrap Zongzi during a contest in celebration of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 18, 2023. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)
Zongzi is demonstrated during a contest in celebration of the upcoming Chinese Dragon Boat Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 18, 2023. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)■