The photo, taken on February 9, shows villagers writing spring couplets at Maluogou Village, Shenzhou Community, Zhaoshi Town, Longshan County. Maluogou Village is among the fifth batch of China's traditional villages. As the Spring Festival approaches, villagers here gather together to showcase intangible cultural heritage of the Tujia ethnic group through folk activities such as writing Spring Festival couplets and making ciba (a delicious round-shaped glutinous rice cake) to welcome the Chinese New Year. (Photo/Zeng Xianghui)

The photo, taken on February 9, shows villagers making ciba, a delicious round-shaped glutinous rice cake, at Maluogou Village, Shenzhou Community, Zhaoshi Town, Longshan County. Maluogou Village is among the fifth batch of China's traditional villages. As the Spring Festival approaches, villagers here gather together to showcase intangible cultural heritage of the Tujia ethnic group through folk activities such as writing Spring Festival couplets and making ciba (a delicious round-shaped glutinous rice cake) to welcome the Chinese New Year. (Photo/Zeng Xianghui)

The photo, taken on February 9, shows villagers making ciba, a delicious round-shaped glutinous rice cake, at Maluogou Village, Shenzhou Community, Zhaoshi Town, Longshan County. Maluogou Village is among the fifth batch of China's traditional villages. As the Spring Festival approaches, villagers here gather together to showcase intangible cultural heritage of the Tujia ethnic group through folk activities such as writing Spring Festival couplets and making ciba (a delicious round-shaped glutinous rice cake) to welcome the Chinese New Year. (Photo/Zeng Xianghui)

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Xiao Juan

Chinese sources: hunan.gov.cn; hunantoday