A volunteer serves freshly cooked Laba porridge to locals in Rugao, a county-level city in Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province, on Jan 13. The porridge was provided by the city's Fahua Temple free of charge. Laba is the eighth day of the 12th month in the Chinese lunar calendar, and according to Chinese culture people traditionally eat Laba porridge to obtain blessings in the following year. [Photo/IC]