Traditional new year candy box

I met aunt Rebecca and her family this morning for dim sum. We meet every year during Chinese year so my mom and Rebecca can exchange red pockets for the children. :D

The children being me and Rene and Ernest. They are practically my family when I stayed in Vancouver for that few years before I went to Edmonton. :D

The restaurant has all sorts of decorations for the Chinese New Year. One especially drew my attention was the Chinese Candy Box.

I haven't seen such a traditional candy box for a long time. This box contained all kinds of sweet stuffs, such as, candied lotus seeds, chocolates, assorted candies, candied lotus root slices, candied winter melons and watermelon seeds.

The candy box we have it's not even as festive as the above.

Less sweets, more seeds :D