A girl points at rice dumplings hung at a street stall in Shanghai June 4, 2008. The Dragon Boat Festival falls on June 8 this year. As a tradition, people eat rice dumplings with meat, peanut, egg yolk, or other fillings wrapped in bamboo leaves during the festival. [Xinhua]

Visitors look at perfume pouches in front of a store in Shanghai June 4, 2008. People in some parts of China have a tradition of carrying these sachets during the Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 8 this year. [Xinhua]