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An attendant on the bullet train G8526 gave a bowl of glutinous rice balls to a passenger March 1, to celebrate the upcoming Lantern Festival, which falls on March 2 this year. On the bullet train from Chongqing to Chengdu, the crew celebrated the festival with passengers through activities like guessing lantern riddles, performing dragon and lion dances, eating glutinous rice balls and giving gifts. [Photo by Su Zhigang / provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

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Two attendants explain the origin of Lantern Festival and related customs to passengers. [Photo by Su Zhigang / provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

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A dragon and lion dance was performed on the train. [Photo by Su Zhigang / provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

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A performer, an attendant and two passengers pose for a photo on the train. [Photo by Su Zhigang / provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

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Two attendants serve a bowl of glutinous rice balls to a passenger. [Photo by Su Zhigang / provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

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(From L to R) Director of China Cultural Center in Fiji Deng Xianfu, Chinese Ambassador to Fiji Qian Bo, Permanent Secretary for Fiji's Education, Heritage & Arts Alison Burchell and Post Fiji Limited's Acting CEO Isaac Mow cut a ribbon during the launching ceremony of the Year of the Dog Stamps and First Day Cover in Suva, Fiji, on March 2, 2018. South Pacific Island state Fiji held on Friday a grand launching ceremony of the Year of the Dog Stamps and First Day Cover, which were officially issued on February 28 this year. (Xinhua/Zhang Yongxing)

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People watch the lion dance during celebrations of the Lantern Festival, a traditional Chinese festival celebrated on the 15th day of the first Chinese lunar month, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 2, 2018.(Xinhua/Chong Voon Chung)

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Children play in a kindergarten in Liuji Township in Jishishan County of the Hui Autonomous Prefecture of Linxia in northwest China's Gansu Province

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Elders buy food in a dinning hall of Kangle Community in Guangyang District of Langfang, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 11, 2018.

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After returning from a UN peacekeeping mission in Liberia that began last March, a peacekeeper reunites with her family at an airport in Nanning, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, March 1. [Photo/VCG]

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Hakka villagers carrying a golden statue of the ancient Chinese general Guan Yu dash through waterlogged fields during a mud-splattered celebration to "awaken" the farmland for the coming spring in Juhe village, Tongfang town, Changting county, East China's Fujian province, Feb 27. [Photo/IC]

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A pedestrian finds a convenient way to carry his pet in Haikou, Hainan province, Feb 24. [QIAN HAN/FOR CHINA DAILY]

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Villagers set off firecrackers to blast the "whiskers" off a Buddha statue carried by four men to repel evil spirits and bad luck during the Lunar New Year celebration in Yanfeng village, Quanzhou city, Fujian province, Feb 26. [Photo/IC]

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Spectators take a peek at the stage during a folk performance at Shexian county, Handan city, North China’s Hebei province, Feb 28. [Photo/VCG]

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A candidate participating in the entrance exam for Beijing Film Academy, one of China’s top performing arts schools, performs a Latin dance March 1. [Photo/VCG]

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The first session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) opens at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 3, 2018. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

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A worker clears snow at a residential area in the Nanguan District of Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province. Heavy snowfall hit Jilin Province Saturday. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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Sanitation workers clear snow on a road in the Chaoyang District of Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province. Heavy snowfall hit Jilin Province Saturday. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

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Butter sculptures are displayed in an exhibition at the Kumbum Monastery in Huangzhong County of Xining, capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 2, 2018. The butter sculptures are handmade by lamas in shapes of Buddha figurines, trees, flowers, birds and animals. (Xinhua/Qi Zheng)

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People experience lantern making at the Lantern Festival in Vancouver, Canada, March 2, 2018. The Lantern Festival is hosted by Sun Yat-Sen Chinese Garden in Vancouver's Chinatown. (Xinhua/Liang Sen)

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Children perform lion dance to celebrate the Lantern Festival at a kindergarten in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, March 2, 2018. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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Residents dance during a celebration of the Lantern Festival in Puxing Township of Emeishan, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 2, 2018. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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Residents perform during a celebration of the Lantern Festival in Emeishan, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 2, 2018. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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Visitors watch the slips hanging on the wishing tree at the Lantern Festival in Vancouver, Canada, March 2, 2018. The Lantern Festival is hosted by Sun Yat-Sen Chinese Garden in Vancouver's Chinatown. (Xinhua/Liang Sen)

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Chinese actress Zhou Dongyu arrives at the British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain, February 18, 2018. [Photo/VCG]

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Pop singer Stefanie Sun promotes her latest album A Dancing Van Gogh on Feb 24 in Malaysia. [Photo/VCG]

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The first policewomen unit on motorcycles in Central China’s Henan province has patrolled in Luohe city, Central China’s Henan province, since Feb 24.

The average height of the officers was 170 cm. They were selected through strict procedures, the police said.

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03.04.2018.....Villagers attend a local costume competition festival in Yongren county, Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture in Yunnan province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Saizhuang Jie, or the "costume competition festival", is held in Yongren county of Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture in Yunnan province each year on the 15th day of the first lunar month. It originated in Zhiju. The young people of a remote village in Southwest China's Yunnan province attended a local mass-dating event, following a tradition that dates back about 1,350 years. The festival is not only an occasion to celebrate，but also a chance for single people to meet each other.

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Chinese Minister of Justice Zhang Jun receives an interview after the opening meeting of the first session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 3, 2018. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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Gong Lijiao of China poses with her bronze medal during the medal ceremony for the women's shot put final at the IAAF World Indoor Championships at Arena Birmingham in Birmingham, Britain, on March 3, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]

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A pupil dances to celebrate the Lantern Festival in Xuyi County, east China's Jiangsu Province, March 2, 2018. (Xinhua/Zhou Haijun)

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China's telecom giant Huawei displays 5G technology at the 2018 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Feb. 26, 2018. (Xinhua/Guo Qiuda)

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China's Su Bingtian (2nd R) sprints with Christian Coleman (2nd L) of the United States during the men's 60m final of the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Britain, March 3, 2018. (Xinhua/Tim Ireland)

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