Volunteers serve free Laba porridge for sanitation workers in Haigang District of Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 6, 2025. Various activities were held across the country to welcome the upcoming Laba Festival that falls on Jan. 7 this year. (Photo by Cao Jianxiong/Xinhua)

　　Staff members serve Laba porridge for passengers at Hefei South Railway Station in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 6, 2025. Various activities were held across the country to welcome the upcoming Laba Festival that falls on Jan. 7 this year. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

　　Staff members serve Laba porridge for passengers at Hefei South Railway Station in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 6, 2025. Various activities were held across the country to welcome the upcoming Laba Festival that falls on Jan. 7 this year. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

　　A teacher explains the knowledge of making Laba porridge to children at a kindergarten in Huai'an, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 6, 2025. Various activities were held across the country to welcome the upcoming Laba Festival that falls on Jan. 7 this year. (Photo by Yin Chao/Xinhua)