Midnight dinner was usually eaten in the middle of the night on the eve of the Chinese New Year. Midnight meal was also known as the New Year's dinner or the New Year's dinner. It referred to the dumplings that were eaten in the middle of the night on the eve of the New Year. People would cook the dumplings before midnight, and then the family would sit around and enjoy the meal. This meal symbolized the reunion between the old and the new. Different places had different customs. In some places, they would eat New Year's Eve dinner again at five or six in the morning or four or five in the morning. However, in recent years, this custom had changed. Most people would get up at six o'clock to enjoy the New Year's Eve dinner. In short, no matter how the specific time changed, the importance of reunion and family was always the core of the Midnight Dinner.
The TV series " Midnight Return " was expected to air in 2024. The exact broadcast time had not been announced yet, but according to relevant reports, it might not be able to meet the audience until the second half of this year at the earliest.