Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli arrived in Beijing on Monday night for a four-day official visit to China.
Leading an 87-member delegation, the Nepali Prime Minister is embarking on an official visit to China from Monday to Thursday at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang.
Oli will hold bilateral talks with Premier Li and discuss matters of mutual interest. He is also scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, and Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China.
The Prime Minister will deliver a keynote address at Peking University and speak at the Nepal-China Business Forum.
Oli has visited China twice as Nepal's Prime Minister and made important contributions to advancing the growth of China-Nepal relations. With Prime Minister Oli's visit, China stands ready to work with Nepal to enhance strategic mutual trust, and strive for new progress in the China-Nepal strategic partnership.
Nepali PM arrives in Beijing for official visit
Nepali PM Oli arrives in Beijing for four-day official visit
Residents in Anyang City, central China's Henan Province have been flocking to shops to purchase ingredients for congee, a must-have meal for the upcoming traditional Laba Festival.
Celebrated on the eighth day of the 12th month on the lunar Chinese calendar, the festival is a time to partake in Laba Congee, a thick, dark-colored porridge made with beans and glutinous rice.
"With the Laba Festival approaching, I am here to buy some black beans and glutinous rice to make Laba Congee so we can enjoy the festive atmosphere," said a local resident surnamed Hou.
To meet demand, local supermarkets have prepared ready-made congee packs in addition to high-quality glutinous rice, red beans, green beans, and other ingredients for making Laba Congee from scratch.
"We put these items on the shelves a week ago, and we now have a wider variety available, including ready-made packs, others flavors including mixed nuts and purple sweet potato, lotus seed, and sweet white fungus," said Zhang Cuihong, a staff member at a local supermarket.
As the festival draws near, sales of the ingredients have increased significantly compared to previous years.
Sales of porridge ingredients surge ahead of China's Laba Festival
