People mark Laba Festival across China

Chefs prepare Laba porridge at the Wenshu Monastery in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, January 12, 2019. The Laba Festival, which is marked on the eighth day of the 12th month of the lunar calendar, fell on January 13, 2019. People in China traditionally eat Laba porridge to celebrate the event, which is a prelude to the coming Lunar New Year. [Photo: VCG]