Folk culture displayed in temple fair in China

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CHINA-HENAN-TEMPLE FAIR-FOLK CULTURE (CN)

File photo taken on Feb. 8, 2005 shows a man dressed as the "Kitchen God" serves visitors with dumplings at a temple fair in Zhengzhou, capital of 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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