Citizens get free Laba porridge in front of a pharmacy in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, on the Laba Festival on Jan. 24, 2108. 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, which falls on Feb. 16 this year. (Xinhua/Lyu Bin)