A villager selects bamboo leaves at a company at Xitian Village of Xiuning County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, June 15, 2026. Shiren Village, dubbed "the hometown of zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) in ancient Huizhou," boasts a long tradition of zongzi making. The annual sales of zongzi in the village has reached 900,000 yuan (about 133,000 U.S. dollars).
Xitian Village, also in Xiuning County, has turned its rich resource in bamboo leaves into burgeoning business to create job opportunities for the locals, and to provide bamboo leaves as high-quality materials for zongzi making to well known food companies. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
Zheng Hui, a young entrepreneur, shows zongzi she has made by hands at Shiren Village of Xiuning County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, June 15, 2026. Shiren Village, dubbed "the hometown of zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) in ancient Huizhou," boasts a long tradition of zongzi making. The annual sales of zongzi in the village has reached 900,000 yuan (about 133,000 U.S. dollars).
Xitian Village, also in Xiuning County, has turned its rich resource in bamboo leaves into burgeoning business to create job opportunities for the locals, and to provide bamboo leaves as high-quality materials for zongzi making to well known food companies. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
A villager selects bamboo leaves at a company at Xitian Village of Xiuning County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, June 15, 2026. Shiren Village, dubbed "the hometown of zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) in ancient Huizhou," boasts a long tradition of zongzi making. The annual sales of zongzi in the village has reached 900,000 yuan (about 133,000 U.S. dollars).
Xitian Village, also in Xiuning County, has turned its rich resource in bamboo leaves into burgeoning business to create job opportunities for the locals, and to provide bamboo leaves as high-quality materials for zongzi making to well known food companies. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
A villager selects bamboo leaves at a company at Xitian Village of Xiuning County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, June 15, 2026. Shiren Village, dubbed "the hometown of zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) in ancient Huizhou," boasts a long tradition of zongzi making. The annual sales of zongzi in the village has reached 900,000 yuan (about 133,000 U.S. dollars).
Xitian Village, also in Xiuning County, has turned its rich resource in bamboo leaves into burgeoning business to create job opportunities for the locals, and to provide bamboo leaves as high-quality materials for zongzi making to well known food companies. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
A villager makes zongzi at Shiren Village of Xiuning County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, June 13, 2026. Shiren Village, dubbed "the hometown of zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) in ancient Huizhou," boasts a long tradition of zongzi making. The annual sales of zongzi in the village has reached 900,000 yuan (about 133,000 U.S. dollars).
Xitian Village, also in Xiuning County, has turned its rich resource in bamboo leaves into burgeoning business to create job opportunities for the locals, and to provide bamboo leaves as high-quality materials for zongzi making to well known food companies. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
Zheng Hui (L), a young entrepreneur, prepares materials for zongzi making at Shiren Village of Xiuning County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, June 15, 2026. Shiren Village, dubbed "the hometown of zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) in ancient Huizhou," boasts a long tradition of zongzi making. The annual sales of zongzi in the village has reached 900,000 yuan (about 133,000 U.S. dollars).
Xitian Village, also in Xiuning County, has turned its rich resource in bamboo leaves into burgeoning business to create job opportunities for the locals, and to provide bamboo leaves as high-quality materials for zongzi making to well known food companies. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
Zheng Hui, a young entrepreneur, dries bamboo leaves at Shiren Village of Xiuning County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, June 15, 2026. Shiren Village, dubbed "the hometown of zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) in ancient Huizhou," boasts a long tradition of zongzi making. The annual sales of zongzi in the village has reached 900,000 yuan (about 133,000 U.S. dollars).
Xitian Village, also in Xiuning County, has turned its rich resource in bamboo leaves into burgeoning business to create job opportunities for the locals, and to provide bamboo leaves as high-quality materials for zongzi making to well known food companies. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
A woman from Shiren Village sells zongzi to a customer at her shop in Xiuning County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, June 16, 2026. Shiren Village, dubbed "the hometown of zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) in ancient Huizhou," boasts a long tradition of zongzi making. The annual sales of zongzi in the village has reached 900,000 yuan (about 133,000 U.S. dollars).
Xitian Village, also in Xiuning County, has turned its rich resource in bamboo leaves into burgeoning business to create job opportunities for the locals, and to provide bamboo leaves as high-quality materials for zongzi making to well known food companies. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
Zheng Hui, a young entrepreneur, picks bamboo leaves for zongzi making at Shiren Village of Xiuning County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, June 15, 2026. Shiren Village, dubbed "the hometown of zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) in ancient Huizhou," boasts a long tradition of zongzi making. The annual sales of zongzi in the village has reached 900,000 yuan (about 133,000 U.S. dollars).
Xitian Village, also in Xiuning County, has turned its rich resource in bamboo leaves into burgeoning business to create job opportunities for the locals, and to provide bamboo leaves as high-quality materials for zongzi making to well known food companies. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
Zheng Hui, a young entrepreneur, dries bamboo leaves at Shiren Village of Xiuning County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, June 15, 2026. Shiren Village, dubbed "the hometown of zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) in ancient Huizhou," boasts a long tradition of zongzi making. The annual sales of zongzi in the village has reached 900,000 yuan (about 133,000 U.S. dollars).
Xitian Village, also in Xiuning County, has turned its rich resource in bamboo leaves into burgeoning business to create job opportunities for the locals, and to provide bamboo leaves as high-quality materials for zongzi making to well known food companies. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
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