The photo, taken on May 6, shows a tea worship ceremony at Nanyue Temple, Nanyue Town, Nanyue District, Hengyang City. On the same day, the district held a tea worship ceremony and organized folk activities at Nanyue Temple to greet Lixia, or the Start of Summer, the seventh of the 24 solar terms on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. The Nanyue tea worship ceremony originated in the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty (around AD 740) and has a history of more than 1,200 years. (Photo/Cao Zhengping and Wen Lan)

On May 6, a tea worship ceremony was held to greet the solar term Lixia at Nanyue Temple in Nanyue Town, Nanyue District, Hengyang City. (Photo/Cao Zhengping and Wen Lan)

On May 6, artists staged performances during the ceremony at Nanyue Town, Nanyue District, Hengyang City. (Photo/Cao Zhengping and Wen Lan)

On May 6, artists staged performances during the ceremony at Nanyue Town, Nanyue District, Hengyang City. (Photo/Cao Zhengping and Wen Lan)

On May 6, artists staged performances during the ceremony at Nanyue Town, Nanyue District, Hengyang City. (Photo/Cao Zhengping and Wen Lan)

On May 6, a tea-worship team walked on the South Street in front of the Nanyue Temple at Nanyue Town, Nanyue District, Hengyang City. (Photo/Cao Zhengping and Wen Lan)

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Xiao Juan

Chinese source: hunantoday