Significance of Hanyuan Ciba

The significance of Ciba in Hanyuan is the Chinese New Year custom.

There is a popular custom of Baba in China New Year. It's called "twenty-eight, pooping". Whenever the Spring Festival comes and the twelfth lunar month falls, every household will make glutinous rice cakes. According to local chronicles, "glutinous rice will stand in a stone trough like mud and be pressed into a full moon-like ball." The large diameter is about 5 feet, generally about 4 inches, and the thickness varies from 3 to 8 minutes. " Playing glutinous rice Baba is a physical activity with great labor intensity. Usually, a young man hits, and two people stand opposite each other, rubbing first and then hitting, even if it is snowy, it will break out in a sweat. Making Baba is also very particular. Stick beeswax or tea oil with your hands, let it out first, and then press it with your hands or plates to make it round, smooth and beautiful.