Custom of "beat the spring cattle"

Apart from "bite the spring," in some rural parts, "beat the spring cattle" is also a folk tradition for farmers. A "cow" made of paper, mud or clay, is beaten by farmers with a colorful club or a whip, dispelling winter laziness of the cattle and praying for the good harvest.

People take part in a celebration for Lichun in Guangnan Village, Guilin City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 4, 2016. The Dong people here have a tradition of dancing the "spring cattle", a cattle-like symbol made with bamboo and colourful cloth, along the streets to wish for good harvest in the coming new year on the first day of Lichun. (Xinhua/Shi Nongbing)