Celebrating 'Liqiu'

By VCG Published: Aug 08, 2025 10:36 PM

Ahead of “Liqiu,” the beginning of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar which falls on August 7 this year, a child in Changxing County, Huzhou, East China’s Zhejiang Province, eats watermelon to celebrate the festival on August 6, 2025. Photo: VCG

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