The culture and traditions of China's Longtaitou Festival

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A man shows *longxu* noddles in Linfen city, North China's Shanxi province, on Sept 30, 2016. [Photo/IC]

Meanwhile other foods, like dumplings, spring rolls and popcorn, are named after dragon body parts to mark the day. Noodles are dragon's beard (long xu), dumplings are dragon's ears (long er), spring rolls are dragon's scales (long lin), and popcorn dragon seeds (long zi).

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