The making of Zongzi is a family pastime that requires all hands on deck.

子的制作过程，是一家人一起打发时间的机会，需要共同参与。

This is actually a sweet dumpling, so it's very typical for them to have red bean or dates inside.

这实际上是一子，所以一般里面有红豆或红枣。

Zongzi is made to have very clear edges and angles, which is meant to resemble the unyielding character of Qu Yuan.

子的形状有棱有角，其目的是为了显示出屈原刚正不阿的品格。

To give taikonauts a real festival feeling, each zongzi is wrapped with green leaves, just like on the Earth.

为了给宇航员一种真正的节日氛围，每子都包裹着叶，就像在家里一样。

Zhu Hui misses his family and wishes to have his mom's delicious zongzi.

朱辉很想念他的家人并希迟到他妈妈包的美味的子。

I tried some zongzi but I haven't made any myself.

我吃了几子，但是我自己没做。

Other things might include Lechon, rice dumplings with ube kind of form of spring roll.

其他的东西可能包括炭火烤乳猪，加了参薯的子，差不多那样的春卷。

In China, its traditions are directly linked to the legend of Qu Yuan-eating the dragon's offering, zongzi, drinking the spirit that killed the dragon, realgar wine, which actually contains trace amounts of arsenic, it was originally used as pesticide.

在中国，端午节庆的传统直接与屈原的传说连结－－吃龙的供品，子、龙的烈酒，雄黄酒，而它其实含有微量的砒霜，原本是用来当作虫剂的。

What's more, they are able to enjoy public transport, buying zongzi at reopened time-honored snack shops, breaking a sweat and shaping the body again at the gym, or tearfully watching a movie in the cinemas.

此外，他们可以享受公共交通，在重新开业的老字号小吃店买子，在健身房流汗塑身，或者在电影院含泪看电影。

On this day, people have dragon boat races in many places and eat zongzi to remember QuYuan.

在这天，许多地方的人们都举行龙舟比赛，并且吃子来纪念屈原。

Longer goes on the came in the form of glutinous rice dumplings wrapt in reed or other plant leaves and tied with colored thread.

再接着，做子的形式演变成用芦苇或其他植物叶子包裹糯米，再用彩色线捆住。

In Mandarin, these rice dumplings are called Zongzi.

在普通话里，这叫子。

My mum will make a zongzi then.

我妈妈那时候会包子。

Well, let her wait. I need something to drink, I'm trying to keep down one of her's world-famous tamales.

让她等等吧，我得找点的，帮我咽下她那远近驰名的玉米子。

They can be sweet or salty.

子可以是的，也可以是咸的。

Often, traditional cooks also add a whole salted egg yolk.

很多人还喜欢在子里放一整咸蛋黄。

Did you try this rice dumpling?

你尝了这子吗？

Dragon Boat Festival falls on Thursday, and China's Shenzhou-16 crew is expected to celebrate the day with traditional activities such as eating sticky rice dumplings, known as zongzi.

周四是端午节，中国的神州十六号机组人员预计将通过吃子等传统活动来庆祝这一天。

It is said that people rushed after him in dragon boats, banging drums and throwing rice dumplings into the river so fish would eat them and not Qu's body.

人们在屈原后，争相划着龙舟，敲着鼓，把子扔进河里喂鱼，这样鱼吃饱了就不会啃食屈原的身体。

According to the cargo list, the Shenzhou-16 crew will eat sweet-flavor zongzi.

根据货物清单，神舟十六号机组人员将吃味子。