People taste Laba porridge to celebrate Laba Festival across China

Two children eat Laba porridge at the Pilu Temple in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 13, 2019. The Laba Festival, literally the eighth day of the 12th lunar month, is considered a prelude to the Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year. (Xinhua/Sun Zhongnan)