Foreign students from Russia and Ukraine look at vegetable-skinned dumplings in Jinan, capital city of east China's Shandong province on December 21, 2008, the winter solstice day according to Chinese lunar calendar. It is also known as the first day of winter in the lunar calendar, when it is customary to eat dumplings in north China. [Xinhua]
Volunteers make dumplings with mentally retarded children in a children's welfare home in Yuncheng, north China's Shanxi province, December 21, 2008, the winter solstice day in Chinese lunar calendar. It is also known as the first day of winter according to lunar calendar, when it is customary to eat dumplings in north China. [Xinhua]
Teachers and students make dumplings to celebrate the winter solstice day in May-quake-hit Qingchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, December 21, 2008, the winter solstice day in Chinese lunar calendar. It is also known as the first day of winter according to lunar calendar, when it is customary to eat dumplings in north China. [Xinhau]
Local residents raise high a red lantern to celebrate the winter solstice day in Weifang, east China's Shandong province, December 21, 2008. The winter solstice day is known as the first day of winter in the Chinese lunar calendar, when it is customary to eat dumplings in north China. [Xinhua]
