Villager Zhai Zailai (L) and his neighbors make "ciba", a traditional glutinous rice food, in Ximi Village of Yongshun County, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 17, 2012. Making "ciba" is a convention for people of ethnic minorities in western areas of Hunan to celebrate the day of Xiaonian festival which falls on the 24th day of the 12th month of the Chinese traditional lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Li Ga)