According to legend, in 1858, Chen Yucheng led the Taiping Army and Xiang Army, the main force of the Qing Army, to a decisive battle in Sanhe, and after several days of hard struggle, he won the famous "Three Rivers Victory" in history. Because the army he led loves the people, the military discipline is strict everywhere, and there is no offense in autumn, which is supported by the people of sanhe town; In the hardest days of the battle, every household sent food and drinks to Taiping soldiers. One of the favorite foods of Taiping Army soldiers in this period was called "Sanjiang Zongzi" because of its crescent shape in jiaozi. Since then, Chen Yucheng and Taiping Army have traveled all over the north of the Yangtze River, and the reputation of "Sanjiang Zongzi" has also spread throughout the country. ...

Why is Zongzi called Zongzi?

As the name implies, zongzi will definitely use rice. Different from ordinary jiaozi, the skin of Zongzi is made of rice flour, which is also called rice flour because its jiaozi is crescent-shaped.