Indispensable dishes that served during China's Spring Festival

File photo taken on Jan. 19, 2016 shows a villager making pancakes in Dongcun Village of Yiyuan County, east China's Shandong Province. According to traditional cultural elements and customs, some indispensable dishes carrying symbolic meanings are served during the Spring Festival. They are ceremonious processes and sweet memories for those who live and work away from home. Spring Festival, or better known as Chinese Lunar New Year, is the most important festival for all Chinese, which has a history of more than 4,000 years. It is an occasion for home returning, New Year goods preparing, celebrating, and foremost, family reunion. (Xinhua/Zhao Dongshan)