Festival air surrounds Quyuan's hometown

People give senior citizens a foot bath with wild wormwood as protection against evil spirits, in Zigui county, Central China's Hubei province, June 9, 2010. Various activities were held as the day of Duanwu Festival (Dragon Boat Festival) drew near, which falls on June 16, such as putting up poetic couplets and wild wormwood, and wrapping zongzi. [Photo/Xinhua]