"A cured meat eating contest was held at the Donghu Zhai Tourism Zone in east China's Jiangxi Province on January 31, 2019 to welcome the upcoming Chinese New Year."
Perhaps they had to eat a certain amount is a specified period of time. I don't really know.
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A panda at the Tianjin Zoo enjoys dumplings, Feb. 2, 2019. Nutritionists have prepared dumplings with different filling for the animals in the zoo.(Photos: China News Service/Tong Yu)
Train attendants offer gifts to passengers aboard a bullet train from Hangzhou of east China's Zhejiang Province to Huangshan of east China's Anhui Province, on Feb. 2, 2019.
Attendants in costumes pose for photos with passengers aboard a bullet train from Hangzhou of east China's Zhejiang Province to Huangshan of east China's Anhui Province, on Feb. 2, 2019.
An attendant performs aboard a bullet train from Hangzhou of east China's Zhejiang Province to Huangshan of east China's Anhui Province, on Feb. 2, 2019.
Staff members aboard the train staged a performance Saturday to extend greetings to the passengers, ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 5 this year. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
People participate in Spring Festival-themed activities at a museum in Dongsi community of Dongcheng District in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 3, 2019. Residents in Beijing's Dongsi community took part in activities to greet the upcoming Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 5 this year. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
A diver practices underwater dragon dance to be performed during the Spring Festival holiday at Ningbo Ocean World in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 3, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Peijian)
Train conductor Yin Li poses for a photo before the high-speed train G529 departs from the Beijing West Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019.
Train conductor Yin Li (R) serves a passenger aboard the high-speed train G529, Feb. 1, 2019.
Bullet Train G529/530 runs over 15 hours, the longest travel time of China's high-speed railway, between China's capital Beijing and Beihai of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The railway line covers a total length of about 2,675 kilometers.
Train conductor Yin Li (1st R) and his colleagues gather at the platform after the high-speed train G529 arrived at the Beihai Railway Station in Beihai, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 1, 2019.
Train conductor Yin Li, a 30-year-old army veteran, is strict with himself and his colleagues. He inspects the bullet train G529/530 every day to ensure travel safety.