Laba Festival marked around China

(180124) -- XI'AN, Jan. 24, 2018 (Xinhua) -- A monk offers Laba porridge to citizens outside Dacien Temple in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 24, 2018. The Laba Festival, a traditional Chinese festival on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month, fell on Jan. 24 this year. It's customary on this day to eat a special Laba porridge, usually made with at least eight ingredients, representing people's prayers for harvest. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)