Delicious and Diverse Zongzi in Duanwu Festival 端午粽子飘香 由来已久花样繁多

粽子是端午节的节日食品，世界各地的华人，无论是本地、中国、台湾、香港，还是海外的唐人街，都会按传统，在农历五月初五前准备各式粽子应节。
Zongzi (traditional Chinese rice dumpling) is a kind of food eaten during the Duanwu Festival. Either in local areas, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, or in overseas Chinatown, zongzi of all kinds will be prepared before the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar according to tradition to welcome and embrace the festival.
但你知道吗，粽子的由来已久，汉代许慎的《说文解字》一书中，已有“粽子”的记载，它是一种用芦叶裹米的食品。
But do you know that zongzi has a long history and in “Word and expression” written by Xu Shen of the Han Dynasty, there are records about zongzi, a kind of food that uses reed leaf to wrap up rice.
不过，在古代，粽子可是称为角黍。
But in ancient times, zongzi is called as Jiao Shu (angular millet).
明清以后，粽子多用糯米包裹，这时就不叫角黍，而称粽子了。
After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, zongzi is made of sticky rice. Then the name Jiao Shu is abandoned and replaced by zongzi.
因地区不同，由材料以至粽叶，都有着很大的差别，连“裹”的形状，也有很大的不同，如早期人们盛行以牛角祭天，因此汉晋时的粽子，多做成角形，作为祭祖用品之一。此外，一般还有正三角形、正四角形、尖三角形、方形、长形等各种形状。
The materials and leaves vary region by region. Even the shape differs vastly. For instance, in early days, ox horn is popular in sacrifice, so zongzi in the Han and Jin Dynasties were made to angular shape as supplies used in ancestor worship. In addition, regular triangle, regular quadrangle, pointed triangle, square and rectangle, among other shapes were recorded.
而粽子的口味，也依地方的不同，而有差异，唐代时，长安街有许多粽子铺，有多种果仁馅。
Besides, the taste of zongzi also varies region by region. There are many shops selling zongzi on streets in Chang’an in the Tang Dynasty, offering various kinds of nutlet stuffing.