Making Buns across a Henan Village

People are drying ingredients for the traditional snack known as tumo in an ancient street at the foot of Wangwu Mountain in Jiyuan, Henan province, Oct 25, 2019. [Photo by Wang Zhongju/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Tumo, which literally means "dirt fried bun" in English, is a local snack popular in Henan province. Villagers in Jiyuan, Henan, gathered together and dried the buns on Oct 25 in an ancient street at the foot of Wangwu Mountain, creating an amazing bun-making scene stretching hundreds of meters in length.

The small buns are roasted in fine-grain soil. When done, they're simply scooped up, given a few taps to dust off the soil and eaten warm. The snack has been sold across the country.

People are drying ingredients for the traditional snack known as tumo in an ancient street at the foot of Wangwu Mountain in Jiyuan, Henan province, Oct 25, 2019. [Photo by Wang Zhongju/for chinadaily.com.cn]

An aerial photo of an ancient street serving up the traditional snack known as tumo at the foot of Wangwu Mountain in Jiyuan, Henan province, on Oct 25, 2019. [Photo by Wang Zhongju/for chinadaily.com.cn]

People are preparing the traditional snack known as tumo in an ancient street at the foot of Wangwu Mountain in Jiyuan, Henan province, Oct 25, 2019. [Photo by Wang Zhongju/for chinadaily.com.cn]

An aerial photo of an ancient street at the foot of Wangwu Mountain in Jiyuan, Henan province, on Oct 25, 2019. [Photo by Wang Zhongju/for chinadaily.com.cn]