This year's February 15 is the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month. Yuanxiao and Tangyuan (glutinous rice balls) of time-honored brands in Beijing are open for sale, with brand-new flavors and many new products featuring "love" elements.

Huguosi Snack Bar this year not only offers Yuanxiao of traditional flavors like chocolate, black sesame, hawthorn, the "mixed nuts" (a mix of walnuts, peanuts, sesame seeds, almonds and sunflower seeds), etc, but also a new lava durian flavor replacing fresh durian. Besides buying Yuanxiao on-site, you can also make telephone reservations and order online.

The time-honored Youyishun Restaurant has, with the color of dragon fruits, made limited editions of rose-red Yuanxiao with chocolate filling.

Emeijiujia Restaurant not only makes "colorful" Tangyuan with vegetable and fruit juice, but now introduces a special ice-and-snow-panda version for the snow season. In addition to the black sesame flavor, the brand also provides Tangyuan of chocolate, lava salted egg yolk, glycols peanut, hawthorn, etc.

Hongbinlou Restaurant not only sells Yuanxiao and Tangyuan individually, but also in mixed gift boxes. The 300-year-old Kaorouyuan provides gift boxes of 30 to 60 packs. What's more, time-honored Youyishun, Kaorouji, Liuquanju, Yuhuatai, Xilaishun, Makai Restaurant on Changchun Street and others all provide Yuanxiao or Tangyuan at their locations.

（Source: Beijing Youth Daily）