Photo taken on Jan. 4, 2017 shows the ingredients of Laba congee in Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Laba Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month, will fall on Jan. 5 this year. It's customary on this day to eat a special Laba congee, or eight treasure porridge, usually made with at least eight ingredients, representing people's prayers for harvest, happiness and peace. (Xinhua/Ding Genhou)
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A teacher shows the ingredients of Laba congee to children at the Qunying Kindergarten in Kaifeng, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 4, 2017. The Laba Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month, will fall on Jan. 5 this year. It's customary on this day to eat a special Laba congee, or eight treasure porridge, usually made with at least eight ingredients, representing people's prayers for harvest, happiness and peace. (Xinhua/Li Junsheng)
Photo taken on Jan. 4, 2017 shows the ingredients of Laba congee in Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Laba Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month, will fall on Jan. 5 this year. It's customary on this day to eat a special Laba congee, or eight treasure porridge, usually made with at least eight ingredients, representing people's prayers for harvest, happiness and peace. (Xinhua/Ding Genhou)
A cook makes Laba congee at the Daming Temple in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 4, 2017. The Laba Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month, will fall on Jan. 5 this year. It's customary on this day to eat a special Laba congee, or eight treasure porridge, usually made with at least eight ingredients, representing people's prayers for harvest, happiness and peace. (Xinhua/Meng Delong)
An old woman shows the ingredients of Laba congee in Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 4, 2017. The Laba Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month, will fall on Jan. 5 this year. It's customary on this day to eat a special Laba congee, or eight treasure porridge, usually made with at least eight ingredients, representing people's prayers for harvest, happiness and peace. (Xinhua/Ding Genhou)
Residents eat Laba congee in Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 4, 2017. The Laba Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month, will fall on Jan. 5 this year. It's customary on this day to eat a special Laba congee, or eight treasure porridge, usually made with at least eight ingredients, representing people's prayers for harvest, happiness and peace. (Xinhua/Ding Genhou)
Children eat Laba congee at a kindergarten in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 4, 2017. The Laba Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month, will fall on Jan. 5 this year. It's customary on this day to eat a special Laba congee, or eight treasure porridge, usually made with at least eight ingredients, representing people's prayers for harvest, happiness and peace. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)
A teacher shows the ingredients of Laba congee to children at a kindergarten in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 4, 2017. The Laba Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday on the eighth day of the 12th lunar monthr, will fall on Jan. 5 this year. It's customary on this day to eat a special Laba congee, or eight treasure porridge, usually made with at least eight ingredients, representing people's prayers for harvest, happiness and peace. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)
Children view Laba garlic at a kindergarten in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 4, 2017. The Laba Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month, will fall on Jan. 5 this year. It's customary on this day to eat a special Laba congee, or eight treasure porridge, usually made with at least eight ingredients, representing people's prayers for harvest, happiness and peace. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)
Children view the ingredients of Laba congee at a kindergarten in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 4, 2017. The Laba Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month, will fall on Jan. 5 this year. It's customary on this day to eat a special Laba congee, or eight treasure porridge, usually made with at least eight ingredients, representing people's prayers for harvest, happiness and peace. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)
