A staff member serves dumplings at Laobian Dumplings, a restaurant chain, in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 21, 2026. On the fifth day of the Chinese lunar new year, also known as "Powu," a dumpling-eating tradition is observed in many regions across China to ward off evil and disaster, embrace good fortune, and express hopes for the new year. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

A staff member of Laobian Dumplings makes dumplings in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 21, 2026. On the fifth day of the Chinese lunar new year, also known as "Powu," a dumpling-eating tradition is observed in many regions across China to ward off evil and disaster, embrace good fortune, and express hopes for the new year. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

Zheng Chunxiang, the fifth-generation inheritor of traditional dumpling-making techniques at Laobian Dumplings, checks on steamed dumplings in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 21, 2026. On the fifth day of the Chinese lunar new year, also known as "Powu," a dumpling-eating tradition is observed in many regions across China to ward off evil and disaster, embrace good fortune, and express hopes for the new year. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

Zheng Chunxiang, the fifth-generation inheritor of traditional dumpling-making techniques at Laobian Dumplings, makes dumplings in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 21, 2026. On the fifth day of the Chinese lunar new year, also known as "Powu," a dumpling-eating tradition is observed in many regions across China to ward off evil and disaster, embrace good fortune, and express hopes for the new year. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

Diners enjoy dumplings at Laobian Dumplings, a restaurant chain, in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 21, 2026. On the fifth day of the Chinese lunar new year, also known as "Powu," a dumpling-eating tradition is observed in many regions across China to ward off evil and disaster, embrace good fortune, and express hopes for the new year. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

Staff members of Laobian Dumplings make dumplings in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 21, 2026. On the fifth day of the Chinese lunar new year, also known as "Powu," a dumpling-eating tradition is observed in many regions across China to ward off evil and disaster, embrace good fortune, and express hopes for the new year. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

A staff member serves dumplings at Laobian Dumplings, a restaurant chain, in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 21, 2026. On the fifth day of the Chinese lunar new year, also known as "Powu," a dumpling-eating tradition is observed in many regions across China to ward off evil and disaster, embrace good fortune, and express hopes for the new year. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)