XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240119) -- BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People queue up for Laba porridge at the Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 18, 2024. The Laba Festival, literally the eighth day of the 12th lunar month, is considered a prelude to the Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year. It is customary to eat Laba porridge on this day. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

CHINA-LABA FESTIVAL-PORRIDGE (CN)

CHINA-LABA FESTIVAL-PORRIDGE (CN)

(240118) -- BEIJING, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People eat Laba porridge at the Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 18, 2024. The Laba Festival, literally the eighth day of the 12th lunar month, is considered a prelude to the Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year. It is customary to eat Laba porridge on this day. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

CHINA-LABA FESTIVAL-PORRIDGE (CN)

CHINA-LABA FESTIVAL-PORRIDGE (CN)

(240118) -- BEIJING, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People queue up for Laba porridge at the Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 18, 2024. The Laba Festival, literally the eighth day of the 12th lunar month, is considered a prelude to the Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year. It is customary to eat Laba porridge on this day. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

CHINA-LABA FESTIVAL-PORRIDGE (CN)

CHINA-LABA FESTIVAL-PORRIDGE (CN)

(240118) -- BEIJING, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A citizen shows a bowl of Laba porridge at the Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 18, 2024. The Laba Festival, literally the eighth day of the 12th lunar month, is considered a prelude to the Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year. It is customary to eat Laba porridge on this day. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

CHINA-LABA FESTIVAL-PORRIDGE (CN)

CHINA-LABA FESTIVAL-PORRIDGE (CN)

(240118) -- BEIJING, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People queue up for Laba porridge at the Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 18, 2024. The Laba Festival, literally the eighth day of the 12th lunar month, is considered a prelude to the Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year. It is customary to eat Laba porridge on this day. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

CHINA-LABA FESTIVAL-PORRIDGE (CN)

CHINA-LABA FESTIVAL-PORRIDGE (CN)

(240118) -- BEIJING, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People queue up for Laba porridge at the Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 18, 2024. The Laba Festival, literally the eighth day of the 12th lunar month, is considered a prelude to the Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year. It is customary to eat Laba porridge on this day. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

CHINA-LABA FESTIVAL-PORRIDGE (CN)

CHINA-LABA FESTIVAL-PORRIDGE (CN)

(240118) -- BEIJING, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Laba porridge is served at the Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 18, 2024. The Laba Festival, literally the eighth day of the 12th lunar month, is considered a prelude to the Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year. It is customary to eat Laba porridge on this day. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Passengers wait for trains at Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing, capital of China, June 20, 2023. The pillars of the Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing Metro are all red.

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Passengers wait for trains at Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing, capital of China, June 20, 2023. The pillars of the Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing Metro are all red.

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Passengers wait for trains at Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing, capital of China, June 20, 2023. The pillars of the Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing Metro are all red.

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Passengers wait for trains at Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing, capital of China, June 20, 2023. The pillars of the Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing Metro are all red.

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Passengers wait for trains at Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing, capital of China, June 20, 2023. The pillars of the Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing Metro are all red.

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Passengers wait for trains at Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing, capital of China, June 20, 2023. The pillars of the Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing Metro are all red.

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Passengers wait for trains at Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing, capital of China, June 20, 2023. The pillars of the Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing Metro are all red.

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Passengers wait for trains at Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing, capital of China, June 20, 2023. The pillars of the Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing Metro are all red.

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Passengers wait for trains at Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing, capital of China, June 20, 2023. The pillars of the Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing Metro are all red.

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Passengers wait for trains at Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing, capital of China, June 20, 2023. The pillars of the Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing Metro are all red.

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Passengers wait for trains at Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing, capital of China, June 20, 2023. The pillars of the Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing Metro are all red.

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Passengers wait for trains at Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing, capital of China, June 20, 2023. The pillars of the Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing Metro are all red.

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Passengers wait for trains at Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing, capital of China, June 20, 2023. The pillars of the Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing Metro are all red.

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Passengers wait for trains at Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing, capital of China, June 20, 2023. The pillars of the Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing Metro are all red.

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Passengers wait for trains at Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing, capital of China, June 20, 2023. The pillars of the Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing Metro are all red.

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing

Passengers wait for trains at Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing, capital of China, June 20, 2023. The pillars of the Yonghegong Lama Temple Station in Beijing Metro are all red.

Women's cycling road race at the Beijing Olympics

Women's cycling road race at the Beijing Olympics

BEIJING, China - Cyclists ride past the Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing in the women's 102.6-kilometer cycling road race of the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 10. (Kyodo)