Left-behind children in Cuitingyuan Primary School give Laba porridge to migrant workers in Hefei, southwestern China's Anhui Province, January 7, 2014. The Laba Festival which falls on January 8 this year is regarded as a prelude to the Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, the most important occasion of family reunion. Eating Laba porridge on the day of Laba is a traditional custom in China. (Xinhua/Guo Chen)