Enjoying the warm and joyful atmosphere while making tangyuan—Xiangyu Salt & Chemical holds a tangyuan-making activity to celebrate the Lantern Festival!

Summary: As the Lantern Festival—the 15th day of the first lunar month—approaches, the Xiangyu Salt & Chemical Union has carefully prepared a competition for employees, featuring dumpling-making and tasting activities. The aim is to further enrich employees’ spiritual and cultural lives and create a lively festive atmosphere. The competition officially kicked off at 9:30 a.m. Fourteen sub-unions drew lots to form seven competing teams, with the team finishing in the shortest time emerging as the winner. The event venue was bustling with energy. Staff members laid out pre-prepared ingredients such as glutinous rice flour and peanut filling. As soon as the referee gave the signal, everyone began making dumplings—with laughter and chatter filling the air. Everyone was highly enthusiastic and full of energy, working together seamlessly and clearly divided into roles: some meticulously kneaded the dough, others rolled and cut the dough into uniform pieces, and still others gently rounded the filled dough balls in their palms. Working in perfect harmony, they rolled, pinched, pressed, and shaped the dough, transforming plain white glutinous rice dough into exquisite “white jade balls.” Time flew by quickly, and in the blink of an eye, all teams had finished their dumplings. The judges timed each team and counted the number of dumplings made to determine the rankings. The third team, composed of the Sales Sub-Union and the Salt Production Sub-Union, won first prize; the seventh team, made up of the Thermal Power Sub-Union and the First Sub-Union, took second prize; and the second team, consisting of the Maintenance Sub-Union and the Combined Alkali Sub-Union, secured third prize. Yang Runchao, a member of the company’s Party Committee and Deputy General Manager, along with Jin Chun, Vice Chairman of the Union, Head of the Party and Mass Work Department, and Director of the General Office, presented the awards and posed for a commemorative photo with the winners. During the competition, a “lucky prize” was also introduced: each team made one dumpling filled with goji berries and another filled with red dates. Participants were invited to taste the dumplings and guess which filling was inside. In the end, everyone managed to uncover the mystery behind the lucky prizes. Through this event, employees gained a deeper understanding of the cultural significance of traditional Chinese festivals, fostered greater communication among different sub-unions, and strengthened team cohesion. It symbolizes that the people of Xiangyu are like one big family—united and harmonious—as they embark together on a new journey in the Year of the Tiger.

Keywords: Enjoying the warm and joyful atmosphere while making tangyuan—Xiangyu Salt & Chemical holds a tangyuan-making activity to celebrate the Lantern Festival!