Dressing as famed folklore figures, children continue an old tradition of riding through the Yangwei village streets on the 26th day of firstlunar month. [Photo by Zhang Guojun/Xinhua]

As the procession skirts through village, a clear contrast between old and new, bright and dull, is made; modern high-rises clash with simple village houses and the colorful attire of the youngsters jars with the surrounding grey. [Photo by Zhang Guojun/Xinhua]