Upcoming 'Liqiu' marked in Zhejiang
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Children take part in a competition of eating watermelons to mark the upcoming "Liqiu", literally meaning the first day of autumn which falls on Aug. 8 this year, in Xiaopu Town, Changxing County of east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 6, 2019. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
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Children search and collect ginkgo leaves which have turned yellow, to mark the upcoming "Liqiu", literally meaning the first day of autumn which falls on Aug. 8 this year, in Xiaopu Town, Changxing County of east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 6, 2019. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
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Children search and collect ginkgo leaves which have turned yellow, to mark the upcoming "Liqiu", literally meaning the first day of autumn which falls on Aug. 8 this year, in Xiaopu Town, Changxing County of east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 6, 2019. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
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Children take part in a competition of eating watermelons to mark the upcoming "Liqiu", literally meaning the first day of autumn which falls on Aug. 8 this year, in Xiaopu Town, Changxing County of east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 6, 2019. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
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Children look on as people take part in a weighing game to mark the upcoming "Liqiu", literally meaning the first day of autumn which falls on Aug. 8 this year, in Xiaopu Town, Changxing County of east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 6, 2019. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)