Running with a pig for New Year (1/7)

A contestant carrying a Ningxiang pig races on an icy track in Changsha, Central China’s Hunan province, Feb 8, 2015. The winner needs to carry a pig to finish a 20.15-meter-long track in two minutes and then kisses the animal at the finish line. The trophy, ”New Year pack”, are meat products processed from the Ningxiang pig. With a good reputation in market, the breed of pig, normally housed and hand-fed year round, has been described as "black clouds overhanging snows with a silver ring around the neck". [Photo: China News Service/Yang Huafeng]