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Rites of porridge: Buddhists with ingredients for Laba porridge at Pilu Temple in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Jan 7. The Laba Festival, the 8th day of the 12th Chinese lunar month, fell the next day. Eating Laba porridge during the festival to amplify good fortune is an important custom in many parts of China. Yang Duoduo / For China Daily |
Cold splendor: Part of the largest ice and snow art exhibition at Harbin Ice and Snow World on Jan 5, the first day of the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival. Liu Yang / For China Daily |
Panda present: Yuan Zai, the first cub of a pair of giant pandas given as a goodwill gift to Taiwan by the mainland, makes her first public appearance at the Taipei Zoo on Jan 6. Ji Zhixiang / For China Daily |
From stable to post: A resident of Binzhou, Shandong province, shows stamps of horses issued by China Post on Jan 5. The year 2014 is the Year of the Horse. Zhang Binbin/ For China Daily |
Camel pageantry: Nomads take part in a camel race during a cultural festival in Xi Ujimqin Banner in Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Jan 5. The event featured a camel pageant, camel race and Mongolian folk dancing. Ren Junchuan / For China Daily |
(China Daily Africa Weekly 01/10/2014 page5)
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