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Shi Yongxin, the abbot at the Shaolin Temple, hands out Laba congee to visitors from across the country at an event taking place in front of the temple's Shaolin Medicine health unit, Jan. 13, 2019. The congee was cooked according to a traditional recipe and included five types of beans as well as more than 20 minor ingredients. Buddhist temples across China have started handing out free Laba congee, a special meal served during the Laba Festival, which falls on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month and ushers in China's Lunar New Year celebrations. (Photo: China News Service/Han Zhangyun)

A view of ingredients used to make Laba congee at the Shaolin Temple, Jan. 13, 2019. The congee was cooked according to a traditional recipe and included five types of beans as well as more than 20 minor ingredients. Buddhist temples across China have started handing out free Laba congee, a special meal served during the Laba Festival, which falls on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month and ushers in China's Lunar New Year celebrations. (Photo: China News Service/Han Zhangyun)

A view of ingredients used to make Laba congee at the Shaolin Temple, Jan. 13, 2019. The congee was cooked according to a traditional recipe and included five types of beans as well as more than 20 minor ingredients. Buddhist temples across China have started handing out free Laba congee, a special meal served during the Laba Festival, which falls on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month and ushers in China's Lunar New Year celebrations. (Photo: China News Service/Han Zhangyun)

A view of ingredients used to make Laba congee at the Shaolin Temple, Jan. 13, 2019. The congee was cooked according to a traditional recipe and included five types of beans as well as more than 20 minor ingredients. Buddhist temples across China have started handing out free Laba congee, a special meal served during the Laba Festival, which falls on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month and ushers in China's Lunar New Year celebrations. (Photo: China News Service/Han Zhangyun)

Visitors share Laba congee handed out for free during an event taking place in front of the temple's Shaolin Medicine health unit, Jan. 13, 2019. The congee was cooked according to a traditional recipe and included five types of beans as well as more than 20 minor ingredients. Buddhist temples across China have started handing out free Laba congee, a special meal served during the Laba Festival, which falls on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month and ushers in China's Lunar New Year celebrations. (Photo: China News Service/Han Zhangyun)

Visitors share Laba congee handed out for free during an event taking place in front of the temple's Shaolin Medicine health unit, Jan. 13, 2019. The congee was cooked according to a traditional recipe and included five types of beans as well as more than 20 minor ingredients. Buddhist temples across China have started handing out free Laba congee, a special meal served during the Laba Festival, which falls on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month and ushers in China's Lunar New Year celebrations. (Photo: China News Service/Han Zhangyun)

Visitors share Laba congee handed out for free during an event taking place in front of the temple's Shaolin Medicine health unit, Jan. 13, 2019. The congee was cooked according to a traditional recipe and included five types of beans as well as more than 20 minor ingredients. Buddhist temples across China have started handing out free Laba congee, a special meal served during the Laba Festival, which falls on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month and ushers in China's Lunar New Year celebrations. (Photo: China News Service/Han Zhangyun)

Visitors share Laba congee handed out for free during an event taking place in front of the temple's Shaolin Medicine health unit, Jan. 13, 2019. The congee was cooked according to a traditional recipe and included five types of beans as well as more than 20 minor ingredients. Buddhist temples across China have started handing out free Laba congee, a special meal served during the Laba Festival, which falls on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month and ushers in China's Lunar New Year celebrations. (Photo: China News Service/Han Zhangyun)

Visitors share Laba congee handed out for free during an event taking place in front of the temple's Shaolin Medicine health unit, Jan. 13, 2019. The congee was cooked according to a traditional recipe and included five types of beans as well as more than 20 minor ingredients. Buddhist temples across China have started handing out free Laba congee, a special meal served during the Laba Festival, which falls on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month and ushers in China's Lunar New Year celebrations. (Photo: China News Service/Han Zhangyun)

Visitors share Laba congee handed out for free during an event taking place in front of the temple's Shaolin Medicine health unit, Jan. 13, 2019. The congee was cooked according to a traditional recipe and included five types of beans as well as more than 20 minor ingredients. Buddhist temples across China have started handing out free Laba congee, a special meal served during the Laba Festival, which falls on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month and ushers in China's Lunar New Year celebrations. (Photo: China News Service/Han Zhangyun)

Visitors share Laba congee handed out for free during an event taking place in front of the temple's Shaolin Medicine health unit, Jan. 13, 2019. The congee was cooked according to a traditional recipe and included five types of beans as well as more than 20 minor ingredients. Buddhist temples across China have started handing out free Laba congee, a special meal served during the Laba Festival, which falls on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month and ushers in China's Lunar New Year celebrations. (Photo: China News Service/Han Zhangyun)

Visitors share Laba congee handed out for free during an event taking place in front of the temple's Shaolin Medicine health unit, Jan. 13, 2019. The congee was cooked according to a traditional recipe and included five types of beans as well as more than 20 minor ingredients. Buddhist temples across China have started handing out free Laba congee, a special meal served during the Laba Festival, which falls on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month and ushers in China's Lunar New Year celebrations. (Photo: China News Service/Han Zhangyun)

Visitors share Laba congee handed out for free during an event taking place in front of the temple's Shaolin Medicine health unit, Jan. 13, 2019. The congee was cooked according to a traditional recipe and included five types of beans as well as more than 20 minor ingredients. Buddhist temples across China have started handing out free Laba congee, a special meal served during the Laba Festival, which falls on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month and ushers in China's Lunar New Year celebrations. (Photo: China News Service/Han Zhangyun)