A number of activities were held across the country to commemorate Mother's Day on May 9 in China. Many children make kites with their mothers at Nanhu Park in Xinhe County, North China’s Hebei Province. (Photos: Xinhua, compiled by Lin Xiaojie)

A volunteer draws images of mothers on the wall during a painting activity in Huangxiang Community of Liangxi district, East China’s Jiangsu Province.

A mother plays a game with her child during a Mother's Day activity at the Olympic Park in Handan, North China’s Hebei Province.

A child joins a competition with her mother during a Mother's Day activity at a kindergarten in Lianyungang, East China’s Jiangsu Province.

A girl presents flowers to her mother during an activity advocating the traditional value of filial piety on Mother's Day in Hezhou, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

The Cheongsam Association in Taizhou, East China’s Jiangsu Province, organizes dozens of mothers to perform a cheongsam show at the Fengcheng River Scenic Spot.