The jiaozi – or Chinese dumpling – originated 1800 years ago as a staple food among the ethnic Han ... jiaozi resemble the gold or silver ingots used in ancient China, and because of this ...
and possibly one of the earliest users of the Chinese script. In 2017 and 2018, the site was excavated, revealing a settlement, a cemetery and three pottery Ding-tripods (鼎) with food-crust remains.