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It's Duan Wu Festival! Have you eat "Ba Zhang" yet?

How do Singaporean celebrates Duan Wu 2012 Festival? Singaporean organized dragon boat races, symbolizing searching for Qu Yuan’s body on the river. In the past, dumplings are said to be thrown on the river to drive away the fishes from the legendary poet’s body. Nowadays, Singaporeans prepare the rice dumplings as a delicacy (Picture shown above), which made this festival is also known as the Chinese Dumpling Festival of Singapore. And during this period, the dumplings are slightly more expensive too. Some people will also buy them as a gifts to their family, relatives and friends. Well I'm sure you will feel good receiving them too! So where to find nice Dumplings in Singapore? Today I would like to share this nice Dumplings eating place which I visited recently. Hiong Kee Dumplings Address: Hong Lim Food Centre, Blk 531-A, Upper Hokien Street, Singapore 051531 (Behind Chinatown Point) Operating Hours: 9.30am-7.30pm (Closed on Sun & Public Holiday) Note: 24 Jun (Sun) they wi...