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Hungry Ghost Festival: China's Halloween (1/4)

2011-08-16 09:17    Ecns.cn     Web Editor:Wang Haining

Young people dress up as ghosts in Chinese myths, folklore and ancient stories at the East Imperial Tomb of Qing Dynasty. [CNS Photo/Wang Zhongju]

China's Ghost Festival, also known as Zhongyuan Festival or Hungry Ghost Festival, falls on the 15th night of the seventh lunar month in the Chinese calendar. This year, it comes on 14th August

 

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