Lai Tang Yuan, Sichuan 成都名小吃 is rice balls, which is the Lantern Festival. Lantern Festival is also called "dumpling", "Mariko." Lai century-old dumpling so far, has maintained the quality of old famous snack, and its smooth white color, skin waxy cotton cake, sweet sesame oil, heavy and rich nutrition.
        Lai dumpling was founded in 1894, Dongfeng Town, Ziyang was originally created man, whose name was Lai Yuanxin. As the parent sick mother died, Lai Yuanxin cousin came to Chengdu, a restaurant along with an apprentice, and later to offend the boss, get fired. As with No, Lai Yuanxin cousin borrowed it to find a few oceans, from dumplings to take up the burden of selling. The huge one in Chengdu, selling so many rice balls, to stand our ground root, not non-are a breed apart. Therefore, he set a dark three rules: First, look at thin point of interest; Second, good service points; Third, the quality high. He dusk, powder will be fine linen, sugar, oil weight borders of the bases, sold out early Church, in time for supper, make some adjustments. Up to 30 years in the general government was buying a pavement corner, sitting shop operator, named Lai Tang Yuan. His choice of materials dumpling fine, fine workmanship, quality and cheap, delicate and soft, thin filling Feng, Ruannuo sweet. There is not muddy soup when cooked, eaten three non-stick (stick chopsticks, non-stick bowl, non-stick teeth) characteristics. But also through a period of time, the variety has expanded. From the beginning of the black sesame seeds, washed sand heart, gradually increasing the roses, ice orange, date paste, laurel, cherry and a dozen varieties. Stuffing of the dumplings and a variety of different shapes, with round, oval, conical, pillow-shaped. Served, the bowl of the four, four sandwiches, four shapes, small and exquisite, four-flavor rice balls known as chanterelles. Eaten together with sugar, sesame Zhan Shi, is unique flavor. Customers are attracted by one o''''clock, so rely on accumulation of small dumplings, made a lot of money. More money, fame but also big up. Especially in the Chengdu Association in Ziyang, the illiterate illiterate, has become a pivotal figure. In 1939, home to build a secondary school, inviting tourists to return home Laiyuan Xin, Lai aware of the grievances of illiterate, in order to serve their homeland, donated the 150 bear (about more than 25,000 kilograms) of millet, for storage Yan secondary school funding. Until 1950, when Lai Yuanxin the contributions to this. Today''''s triple Temple School, the predecessor of which is stored Yan Middle School. Lai donated school dumpling incident, in Ziyang was for the elephants.
Lai dumpling has been operating now for nearly a century, famous and enduring, it is not only prosperous rice balls, rice balls its borders of the bases are in short supply, with annual sales up to 300 million kg. Even sold overseas travel by the lower cost of living outside the foreigners of all ages. December 1990 depends on the people''''s government of Chengdu dumplings again, named "成都名小吃."