A teacher shows the ingredients of Laba congee to children at a kindergarten in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 4, 2017. The Laba Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday on the eighth day of the 12th lunar monthr, will fall on Jan. 5 this year. It's customary on this day to eat a special Laba congee, or eight treasure porridge, usually made with at least eight ingredients, representing people's prayers for harvest, happiness and peace. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)
