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Folk culture displayed in temple fair in China (5)

（Xinhua）  15:52, January 23, 2013  

File photo taken on Feb. 20, 2010 shows a folk artisan performs his unique skill of spitting fire from the mouth at a temple fair in Shangqiu City, central China's Henan Province. Temple fair in central China area is an important social activity for local people. The ancient temple fairs in central China were ceremonious sacrificial rituals. As time goes by, the focus of temple fair activities has shifted from "gods" to "people". The modern temple fair in central China is a platform of displaying folk culture as well as a channel for commodity circulation. According to statistics from the provincial cultural sector, there are about 35,000 temple fairs each year in Henan. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

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