As a main grain producer in China, Henan has seen a surge in exports of zongzi (stuffed glutinous rice balls wrapped with reeds or bamboo leaves) in recent years.
Customs officers inspect a batch of Henan-made zongzi, which will be exported to other countries. [Photo provided to dahe.cn]
Prior to the Dragon Boat Festival which falls on June 14 this year, Zhengzhou Customs totally supervised 28 thousand boxes of Henan-made zongzi with a weight of 252.9 tons and a value of 5.42 million yuan, which were exported to more than 10 countries (regions) around the world, such as America, Japan and Australia, according to Zhengzhou Customs on June 13. (Chinese source: dahe.cn Translator: Zhao Hanqing Proofreader: Zhangjunping)
