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“Longevity noodles”—known as changshou mian in Mandarin Chinese—date back more that 4,000 years in Chinese diets, according to history.com. According to Chinese lore, the tradition of eating them for Chinese New Year (January 29 in 2025) is said to have begun during the Han dynasty in 206 BCE. The emperor at the time associated long life with a long face. In Chinese, the word for face is similar to the word for noodle, hence the tradition.