Defachang has many special dishes, but the dearest is dumpling made of Shark's fin. Another kind of dumpling as big as a small fingertip filled with chicken meat. It is called a pearl dumpling and is boiled in a hotpot of chrysanthemum soup. About this, there is a vivid story that when Empress Dowager Ci Xi came to the city she asked her cook to provide her with a new taste, and the cook prepared this kind of dumpling to please her. It was well received.
　

　
　　She ate three, six or nine in number, which is regarded in China as meaning good luck. Today, the words are different, for having one dumpling, means to go off smoothly, two dumplings for double happiness coming at the same time. When having dumpling, you can listen to the story and receive a beautiful blessing.
　　
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