It is a tradition for the Chinese to have the family reunion dinner on the eve of the Spring Festival. The reunion dinner is the most important dinner of the year and the best moment for the family reunion, especially for families whose members live in different places. The dishes for the reunion dinner are richly varied, some of which have special meanings. For example, fish is indispensable to the reunion dinner, because the Chinese characters for “fish” and “surplus”sound the same. In many places of China, dumplings are also an important delicacy, for the reason that they symbolize wealth and good luck.