Hakka Town Keeps Dragon Boat Festival Spirit Alive With Zongzi

Reporter/Provider - Ryan Wu/Irene Lin/Leslie Liao
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As Taiwan prepares for Dragon Boat Festival, modern twists like bubble tea and cilantro fillings are changing the traditional zongzi, or glutinous rice dumplings. However, in the Hakka heartland of Hsinchu County, locals still preserve the old ways. Gathering as a community, residents spend months preparing signature ingredients like cured radish and hand-picked bamboo leaves.