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Locals attend the traditional "wine gods meeting" in Shaoxing on Sept 13. [Photo provided to ezhejiang.gov.cn]

The "wine gods meeting" was held in Dongpu subdistrict, Yuecheng district, Shaoxing on Sept 13.

Statues of wine gods are placed at an altar in Shaoxing on Sept 13. [Photo provided to ezhejiang.gov.cn]

The annual event falls on the 18th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

In the past, the event was held to worship gods and pray for good fortune. Nowadays, it has become a temple fair to promote Shaoxing yellow rice wine, which locals have been producing since the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC).

A yellow rice wine-tasting activity is held. [Photo provided to ezhejiang.gov.cn]

The time-honored event was officially revived by the local government in 2010 before it was listed as a Shaoxing intangible cultural heritage item in 2012.

A woman in tradition Chinese clothing serves wine during the event in Shaoxing on Sept 13. [Photo provided to ezhejiang.gov.cn]