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Shehuo parade in Xi'an
Artists in a Shehuo parade at Daming Palace National Heritage Park in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, Feb. 11, 2016, the fourth day of Chinese lunar year of the monkey. The performance of Shehuo can be traced back to ancient rituals to worship the earth, which they believe could bring good harvests and fortunes in return.

ahojunk said:

Shehuo parade in Xi'an
Artists in a Shehuo parade at Daming Palace National Heritage Park in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, Feb. 11, 2016, the fourth day of Chinese lunar year of the monkey. The performance of Shehuo can be traced back to ancient rituals to worship the earth, which they believe could bring good harvests and fortunes in return.

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The performers look rather miserable... from the cold?

SteelBird said:

I don't understand this. I haven't follow the case recently. Can you tell me what happens?

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There were a series of posts about this in the What The Heck News thread starting with this post:
https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/what-the-heck-news.t6588/page-170#post-388051

Somewhere along the way in that thread I posted a local TV news report that has the most thorough footage of what happened so you can see for yourself who is aggravating who, and who is blatantly lying:
https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/what-the-heck-news.t6588/page-172#post-388196

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Miao ethnic group celebrating Spring Festival
The local Miao ethnic group in Jianhe County, Guizhou Province, celebrated the Spring Festival on Feb. 11, 2016. They celebrated with an array of festival activities.

PanAsian said:

The performers look rather miserable... from the cold?

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I don't think they are miserable. It's the make-up that makes them look that way.

Aerial View of Vegetable Fields in Nanning
Aerial photos taken on Feb. 10, 2016 show the vegetable fields in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

ahojunk said:

Aerial View of Vegetable Fields in Nanning
Aerial photos taken on Feb. 10, 2016 show the vegetable fields in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

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They look like sticks of charcoal color.

Snow Scenery of Dajiuhu National Wetland Park in Hubei
Photos taken on Jan. 8, 2016 of the Dajiuhu National Wetland Park in Shennongjia in central China's Hubei Province. The Dajiuhu wetlands, made up of nine lakes, is the largest wetlands with highest altitude in central China.

"Hit the Horn" to Celebrate Tibetan New Year in Lhasa
Participants in a game called "hit the horn", in celebration of Losar, the Tibetan New Year, in Dagze County, Lhasa, Tibet, Feb. 12, 2016.
The game, which literally means hitting the horn of an ox, is a traditional sports game in Tibet, symbolizes good luck if anyone successfully hits tip of the horn at a distance of more than 30 meters.