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(230208) -- TAIYUAN, Feb. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 6, 2023 shows a horse racing festival in Xiadongzhai Village, Pingding County of north China's Shanxi Province. The horse racing festival, held on the 16th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar in the village, is a Spring Festival custom with a history of over 1,800 years. It has also been listed as a national intangible cultural heritage. TO GO WITH "Across China: Horse racing vitalizes ancient village in north China" (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)