On January 7, citizens took photos of Laba Congee in the Yonghe Temple in Beijing. It was the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the traditional "Laba Festival" in China. People have the custom of drinking Laba Congee. On January 7, the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, people received Laba Congee in front of Kaifu Temple in Hefei, Anhui Province. The day ushered in the traditional Chinese "Laba Festival". Eating Laba Congee is an important custom of the Laba Festival. On January 7, the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, citizens lined up in front of Dongyue Temple in Beijing to receive Laba Congee. The day ushered in the traditional Chinese "Laba Festival", and the Beijing Folk Museum (Dongyue Temple Management Office in Beijing) held the activity of "Congee for blessing on the Laba Festival to welcome the Chinese New Year" and "Congee for blessing on the Laba Festival". On January 7, citizens received Laba Congee in Kunming, Yunnan. It was the traditional Chinese festival "Laba Festival". Baohua Temple in Kunming made Laba Congee with two giant copper pots and distributed it to the public free of charge. January 7 is the Laba Festival, a traditional Chinese festival. Nanjing Agricultural University carried out the theme activity of "Sharing Laba Congee and warming the heart" to provide teachers and students of the school with elaborately cooked Laba Congee free of charge to deliver the warmth of winter. (New Society)