A boy eats Laba snacks at Yongxingfang community in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 20, 2021. 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/Liu Xiao)

Staff members of Yongxingfang community eat Laba porridge in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 20, 2021. 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/Liu Xiao)