With the Lantern Festival - it falls on Feb 15 this year - just round the corner, many Chinese have been posting their artistic interpretations of tangyuan, a dessert traditionally consumed during the holiday, on social media.
元宵节(今年阳历2月15日)将近,中国网民纷纷在社交媒体上晒诠释了艺术气息的汤圆照片，汤圆是我国元宵节的传统美食。
Bing Dwen Dwen and Shuey Rhon Rhon, the popular official mascots of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics, have even become sources of inspiration for several netizens.
北京冬奥会和冬残奥会 大热的官方吉祥物冰敦敦和雪容融甚至已经成为了很多市民朋友创作艺术汤圆灵感的源泉。
For example, Xinmeier de Manshenghuo, a user on social lifestyle platform Xiaohongshu, received 17,000 likes and hundreds of comments for her post that documented her process of making Bing Dwen Dwen tangyuan, a glutinous rice ball in the shape of the panda mascot.
比如，社交生活平台小红书上一名叫做“心妹儿的慢生活”的用户晒出了制作冰敦敦汤圆的过程，这是一种熊猫吉祥物形状的汤圆，因此获得了17,000个赞、上百条评论。
The user also posted pictures of tangyuan in the shape of Shuey Rhon Rhon, a red lantern, which also drew thousands of likes.
这名用户还晒出了红灯笼形状的雪容融汤圆，也获得了数千个赞。
Chinese netizens have also been making tangyuan resembling popular cartoon characters such as LinaBell, a pink fox from Disney's Duffy & Friends storyline, and tigers, as 2022 marks the Chinese Year of the Tiger.
中国网民还制作了和流行动画人物相像的汤圆，比如迪士尼Duffy & Friends电影里面的人物玲娜贝儿，还有老虎汤圆，因为2022年是虎年。
