There are many other options for celebrating the Laba Festival. For instance, in the city of Nanjing, people cook rice with vegetables. By mixing green vegetables, sausages and rashers with rice, it smells and tastes no less appetizing than the Laba congee. (Photo/CGTN)
In south China's Guangdong Province, residents traditionally eat sticky rice. The rice is usually mixed with sausage, meat and peanuts to add flavor and keep it from being too sticky.