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Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

This photo taken on Dec. 18, 2025 shows "Gutu" cooked at Jamyang Drolma's home in Khorchak Village, Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. While in Burang, "Gutu" is a sort of porridge with nine ingredients and also a distinctive dish on the dinner table of the "Gutu Eve." In Khorchak Village of Burang County, Jamyang Drolma's family is bustling with New Year preparations at home. A pot of "Gutu" steams on the stove, while the "chema," a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, is placed to pray for harvest in the next year. This year, the family rejoiced over a bumper harvest

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Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Local residents in Tibetan costumes celebrate the "Gutu Eve" in Khorchak Village, Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 18, 2025. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. While in Burang, "Gutu" is a sort of porridge with nine ingredients and also a distinctive dish on the dinner table of the "Gutu Eve." In Khorchak Village of Burang County, Jamyang Drolma's family is bustling with New Year preparations at home. A pot of "Gutu" steams on the stove, while the "chema," a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, is placed to pray for harvest in the next year. This year, the family rejoiced over a bumper harvest of

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Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

A resident shows a note denoting wishes and expectations for the New Year on the "Gutu Eve" in Khorchak Village, Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 18, 2025. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. While in Burang, "Gutu" is a sort of porridge with nine ingredients and also a distinctive dish on the dinner table of the "Gutu Eve." In Khorchak Village of Burang County, Jamyang Drolma's family is bustling with New Year preparations at home. A pot of "Gutu" steams on the stove, while the "chema," a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, is placed to pray for harvest in the next year. This year, the family re

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Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Local residents celebrate the "Gutu Eve" in Khorchak Village, Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 18, 2025. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. While in Burang, "Gutu" is a sort of porridge with nine ingredients and also a distinctive dish on the dinner table of the "Gutu Eve." In Khorchak Village of Burang County, Jamyang Drolma's family is bustling with New Year preparations at home. A pot of "Gutu" steams on the stove, while the "chema," a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, is placed to pray for harvest in the next year. This year, the family rejoiced over a bumper harvest of highland barley and

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Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Jamyang Drolma prepares "chema" at home in Khorchak Village, Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 18, 2025. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. While in Burang, "Gutu" is a sort of porridge with nine ingredients and also a distinctive dish on the dinner table of the "Gutu Eve." In Khorchak Village of Burang County, Jamyang Drolma's family is bustling with New Year preparations at home. A pot of "Gutu" steams on the stove, while the "chema," a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, is placed to pray for harvest in the next year. This year, the family rejoiced over a bumper harvest of highland barley and

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Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Jamyang Drolma's mother cooks "Gutu" at their home in Khorchak Village, Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 18, 2025. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. While in Burang, "Gutu" is a sort of porridge with nine ingredients and also a distinctive dish on the dinner table of the "Gutu Eve." In Khorchak Village of Burang County, Jamyang Drolma's family is bustling with New Year preparations at home. A pot of "Gutu" steams on the stove, while the "chema," a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, is placed to pray for harvest in the next year. This year, the family rejoiced over a bumper harvest of highland

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Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Jamyang Drolma (2nd L) poses for a group photo with her family in Khorchak Village, Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 18, 2025. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. While in Burang, "Gutu" is a sort of porridge with nine ingredients and also a distinctive dish on the dinner table of the "Gutu Eve." In Khorchak Village of Burang County, Jamyang Drolma's family is bustling with New Year preparations at home. A pot of "Gutu" steams on the stove, while the "chema," a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, is placed to pray for harvest in the next year. This year, the family rejoiced over a bumper harvest

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Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 18, 2025 shows a view of Khorchak Village in Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. While in Burang, "Gutu" is a sort of porridge with nine ingredients and also a distinctive dish on the dinner table of the "Gutu Eve." In Khorchak Village of Burang County, Jamyang Drolma's family is bustling with New Year preparations at home. A pot of "Gutu" steams on the stove, while the "chema," a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, is placed to pray for harvest in the next year. This year, the family rejoiced over a bumper harvest of highland barley

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Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 18, 2025 shows a view of Khorchak Village in Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. While in Burang, "Gutu" is a sort of porridge with nine ingredients and also a distinctive dish on the dinner table of the "Gutu Eve." In Khorchak Village of Burang County, Jamyang Drolma's family is bustling with New Year preparations at home. A pot of "Gutu" steams on the stove, while the "chema," a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, is placed to pray for harvest in the next year. This year, the family rejoiced over a bumper harvest of highland barley

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China: Black Swan Seen Scooping Leaves in Reverse at Zhaotong University

On November 15, 2025, in Zhaotong, Yunnan, a video captured the unusual sight of a black swan at Zhaotong University moving backward across a pond while repeatedly scooping leaves toward the shore.

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Ramadan's Togetherness And Solidarity - Indonesia

Ramadan's Togetherness And Solidarity - Indonesia

Visitors take spicy porridge to break their fast in the Al Mashun Grand Mosque in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 1, 2025. In addition to the mosque's architecture, which often reflects Middle Eastern style, one of the important traditions during Ramadan in several Grand Mosques in Indonesia is sharing spicy porridge. This practice symbolizes togetherness and solidarity, which has deep religious and social meanings. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ramadan's Togetherness And Solidarity - Indonesia

Ramadan's Togetherness And Solidarity - Indonesia

Workers are preparing spicy porridge to break the fast in the Al Mashun Grand Mosque courtyard in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 1, 2025. Alongside the mosque's architecture, which often reflects Middle Eastern styles, one significant tradition during Ramadan at several Grand Mosques in Indonesia is the sharing of spicy porridge. This practice symbolizes togetherness and solidarity, carrying deep religious and social meanings. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ramadan's Togetherness And Solidarity - Indonesia

Ramadan's Togetherness And Solidarity - Indonesia

Workers are preparing spicy porridge to break the fast in the Al Mashun Grand Mosque courtyard in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 1, 2025. Alongside the mosque's architecture, which often reflects Middle Eastern styles, one significant tradition during Ramadan at several Grand Mosques in Indonesia is the sharing of spicy porridge. This practice symbolizes togetherness and solidarity, carrying deep religious and social meanings. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ramadan's Togetherness And Solidarity - Indonesia

Ramadan's Togetherness And Solidarity - Indonesia

Workers are preparing spicy porridge to break the fast in the Al Mashun Grand Mosque courtyard in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 1, 2025. Alongside the mosque's architecture, which often reflects Middle Eastern styles, one significant tradition during Ramadan at several Grand Mosques in Indonesia is the sharing of spicy porridge. This practice symbolizes togetherness and solidarity, carrying deep religious and social meanings. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ramadan's Togetherness And Solidarity - Indonesia

Ramadan's Togetherness And Solidarity - Indonesia

Visitors take spicy porridge to break their fast in the Al Mashun Grand Mosque in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 1, 2025. In addition to the mosque's architecture, which often reflects Middle Eastern style, one of the important traditions during Ramadan in several Grand Mosques in Indonesia is sharing spicy porridge. This practice symbolizes togetherness and solidarity, which has deep religious and social meanings. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ramadan's Togetherness And Solidarity - Indonesia

Ramadan's Togetherness And Solidarity - Indonesia

Visitors take spicy porridge to break their fast in the Al Mashun Grand Mosque in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 1, 2025. In addition to the mosque's architecture, which often reflects Middle Eastern style, one of the important traditions during Ramadan in several Grand Mosques in Indonesia is sharing spicy porridge. This practice symbolizes togetherness and solidarity, which has deep religious and social meanings. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ramadan's Togetherness And Solidarity - Indonesia

Ramadan's Togetherness And Solidarity - Indonesia

Visitors take spicy porridge to break their fast in the Al Mashun Grand Mosque in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 1, 2025. In addition to the mosque's architecture, which often reflects Middle Eastern style, one of the important traditions during Ramadan in several Grand Mosques in Indonesia is sharing spicy porridge. This practice symbolizes togetherness and solidarity, which has deep religious and social meanings. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ramadan's Togetherness And Solidarity - Indonesia

Ramadan's Togetherness And Solidarity - Indonesia

Workers are preparing spicy porridge to break the fast in the Al Mashun Grand Mosque courtyard in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 1, 2025. Alongside the mosque's architecture, which often reflects Middle Eastern styles, one significant tradition during Ramadan at several Grand Mosques in Indonesia is the sharing of spicy porridge. This practice symbolizes togetherness and solidarity, carrying deep religious and social meanings. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ramadan's Togetherness And Solidarity - Indonesia

Ramadan's Togetherness And Solidarity - Indonesia

Visitors take spicy porridge to break their fast in the Al Mashun Grand Mosque in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 1, 2025. In addition to the mosque's architecture, which often reflects Middle Eastern style, one of the important traditions during Ramadan in several Grand Mosques in Indonesia is sharing spicy porridge. This practice symbolizes togetherness and solidarity, which has deep religious and social meanings. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Camp for Russian prisoners of war

Camp for Russian prisoners of war

UKRAINE - JANUARY 30, 2025 - A lunch served to the Russian POWs includes vinaigrette salad, borscht, pearl barley porridge with a piece of meat in gravy and seven slices of bread per serving, on the premises of the prisoner-of-war camp, Ukraine(Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Camp for Russian prisoners of war

Camp for Russian prisoners of war

UKRAINE - JANUARY 30, 2025 - Employees of the canteen serve lunch, which consists of vinaigrette salad, borscht, pearl barley porridge with a piece of meat in gravy and seven slices of bread per serving, to the Russian POWs on the premises of the prisoner-of-war camp, Ukraine(Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Camp for Russian prisoners of war

Camp for Russian prisoners of war

UKRAINE - JANUARY 30, 2025 - A lunch served to the Russian POWs includes vinaigrette salad, borscht, pearl barley porridge with a piece of meat in gravy and seven slices of bread per serving, on the premises of the prisoner-of-war camp, Ukraine(Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Camp for Russian prisoners of war

Camp for Russian prisoners of war

UKRAINE - JANUARY 30, 2025 - Russian POWs have lunch, which consists of vinaigrette salad, borscht, pearl barley porridge with a piece of meat in gravy and seven slices of bread per serving, in the canteen on the premises of the prisoner-of-war camp, Ukraine(Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Camp for Russian prisoners of war

Camp for Russian prisoners of war

UKRAINE - JANUARY 30, 2025 - A casserole of vinaigrette salad served for lunch to the Russian POWs, together with borscht, pearl barley porridge with a piece of meat in gravy and seven slices of bread, on the premises of the prisoner-of-war camp, Ukraine(Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Laba Festival Celebration Event - China

Laba Festival Celebration Event - China

An aerial drone photo shows a celebration event of Laba Festival in Langzhong ancient town in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 7, 2025. This year's Laba Festival falls on Tuesday. A celebration event was held in the ancient town during which free Laba porridge was served to tourists and local residents. Photo by Jiang Hongjing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Laba Festival

Laba Festival

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2025 - Citizens line up to receive Laba porridge at Pilu Temple in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 7, 2025.

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Laba Festival

Laba Festival

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2025 - Citizens line up to receive Laba porridge at Pilu Temple in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 7, 2025.

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Laba Festival

Laba Festival

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2025 - A volunteer serves Laba porridge to a citizen in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 7, 2025.

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Laba Festival

Laba Festival

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2025 - Citizens line up to receive Laba porridge at Pilu Temple in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 7, 2025.

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Laba Festival

Laba Festival

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2025 - Citizens line up to receive Laba porridge at Pilu Temple in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 7, 2025.

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Laba Festival

Laba Festival

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2025 - Citizens line up to receive Laba porridge at Pilu Temple in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 7, 2025.

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Laba Festival

Laba Festival

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2025 - Citizens line up to receive Laba porridge at Pilu Temple in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 7, 2025.

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Laba Festival

Laba Festival

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2025 - A volunteer serves Laba porridge to a citizen in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 7, 2025.

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Laba Festival

Laba Festival

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2025 - Citizens line up to receive Laba porridge at Pilu Temple in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 7, 2025.

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Laba Festival

Laba Festival

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2025 - Citizens line up to receive Laba porridge at Pilu Temple in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 7, 2025.

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Laba Festival

Laba Festival

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2025 - A volunteer serves Laba porridge to a citizen in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 7, 2025.

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Laba Festival

Laba Festival

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2025 - Citizens line up to receive Laba porridge at Pilu Temple in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 7, 2025.

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Laba Festival

Laba Festival

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2025 - Citizens line up to receive Laba porridge at Pilu Temple in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 7, 2025.

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Laba Festival

Laba Festival

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2025 - A citizen eats Laba porridge at Pilu Temple in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 7, 2025.

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Laba Festival

Laba Festival

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2025 - Citizens line up to receive Laba porridge at Pilu Temple in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 7, 2025.

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Laba Festival

Laba Festival

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2025 - Citizens line up to receive Laba porridge at Pilu Temple in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 7, 2025.

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Laba Festival

Laba Festival

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2025 - Citizens line up to receive Laba porridge at Pilu Temple in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 7, 2025.

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Laba Festival

Laba Festival

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2025 - A child eats Laba porridge at Pilu Temple in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 7, 2025.

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Laba Festival

Laba Festival

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2025 - A citizen eats Laba porridge at Pilu Temple in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 7, 2025.

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Laba Festival

Laba Festival

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2025 - Citizens line up to receive Laba porridge at Pilu Temple in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 7, 2025.

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Laba Porridge

Laba Porridge

A volunteer serves Laba porridge to a citizen in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 7, 2025.

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Laba Porridge

Laba Porridge

A volunteer serves Laba porridge to a citizen in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 7, 2025.

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Laba Porridge

Laba Porridge

A citizen drinks Laba porridge in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 7, 2025.

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Laba Porridge

Laba Porridge

People line up to receive Laba porridge at Pilu Temple in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, Jan 7, 2025.

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Laba Porridge

Laba Porridge

A volunteer serves Laba porridge to a citizen in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 7, 2025.

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