Staff members of a restaurant makes dumplings in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Dec. 21, 2010. Dumplings became popular among buyers as Dongzhi, the traditional Chinese winter solstice festival which falls on Dec. 22 this year approaching. Traditionally, many Chinese eat dumplings on the festival to protect their ears from frostbite. [Xinhua]

A staff member of a restaurant makes dumplings in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Dec. 21, 2010. Dumplings became popular among buyers as Dongzhi, the traditional Chinese winter solstice festival which falls on Dec. 22 this year approaching. Traditionally, many Chinese eat dumplings on the festival to protect their ears from frostbite. [Xinhua]