Southerners like to ear Nian Gao, or "New Year Cake"-a sweet, sticky, brown cake made of rice flour and sugar.

南方人在新年喜欢吃年糕——一种用米面和糖做的茶色的米饼。

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Cakes such as Sticky Rice Cake have symbolic significance on many levels. Their sweetness symbolizes a rich, sweet life, while the layers symbolize rising abundance for the coming year.

糕点本身的甜味象征着富足甜美的生活，而多层的糕点结构又象征着来年更上一层楼的富有。

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This sweet, fun-to-eat sticky rice cake is as delightful as the festive spirit of the New Year holiday!

让这种甜蜜的、极富趣味的糯米年糕成为点缀新春佳节的礼赞。

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The meal is often finished with a traditional sweet - such as a sticky rice cake in the shape of a purple blossom, with paper-thin slices of pear shaped like leaves.

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