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Honoring ancestors, feeding ghosts

We are right in the middle of the Ghost Month, which reaches its peak on Wednesday with the Zhong Yu[Full report]

Beijing Int'l Light Festival kicks off

A girl is silhouetted behind a light device on the lawn at the "2013 Switch on Beijing International Light Festival" in the Ditan Park, Beijing, China, Aug. 17, 2013. The art event is held here on Aug. 16 -18. (Xinhua)

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Pepper festival kicks off in Xinjiang

People have fun at a pepper festival in Anjihai Town of Shawan County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on August 15, 2013. The festival kicked off yesterday at Anjihai Town, which is the largest pepper-trading hub in Xinjiang. (Photo/Yan Wenlu]

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Couples from 56 ethnic groups create new Guinness record of proposal

Zhuang couples sing love song on Qixi Festival, Aug 13. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

Edited and translated by Li Qian, People's Daily Online In Laolongtou, Shanhaiguan, 133 couples fro[Full report]

Stock up on tea to go with festival mooncakes

With the Mid-Autumn Festival just around the corner, it is the time to enjoy some sumptuously soft a[Full report]

Heavenly handmade mooncakes

Handmade mooncakes are rare these days since they are very labor-intensive and not many dim sum chef[Full report]

Heavenly pairings of mooncakes and wine

The Mid-Autumn Festival is so synonymous with mooncakes that I have even heard friends refer to this[Full report]

What Chinese do on Qixi Festival

Special coverage: Qixi, Chinese Valentine's Day >> Festival should stay with tradition >> Modern Ch[Full report]

Festival should stay with tradition

Special coverage: Qixi, Chinese Valentine's Day Romantic words on shopping malls and various gifts [Full report]

Taiwan coffee shop prints lovers' photos on latte froth

A Taiwanese coffee chain is offering the option to print photographs of couples onto their latte fro[Full report]

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