The Laba Rice Porridge Festival is a traditional Chinese festival celebrated on the eighth day of the twelfth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. In China, people usually drink Laba rice porridge in honor of praying for health, safety and auspice on this day.

It has been a tradition that many temples and Chinese Medicne Phamacies in Zhejiang’s Hangzhou would hand out free Laba rice porridge to local citizens on Laba Day.

From early morning, long queques would be seen in front of Hu Qing Yu Tang Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicines on Hefang street, Zhangtongtai Traditional Chinese Medicine phamacy, and Jingci Temple for a share of Laba rice porridge.

People quere up in front of Hu Qing Yu Tang Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicines on Hefang street.