Ethnic Daur women from Tengke village of Daur Autonomous Banner of Morin Dawa, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, pick Chinese mugwort on Monday. [Photo by Jiang Xiwu/For chinadaily.com.cn]

To welcome the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on Thursday this year, a group of ethnic Daur women from Tengke village of Daur Autonomous Banner of Morin Dawa, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, went together to pick Chinese mugwort on Monday.

Ethnic Daur women from Tengke village of Daur Autonomous Banner of Morin Dawa, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, pick Chinese mugwort on Monday. [Photo by Jiang Xiwu/For chinadaily.com.cn]

Picking mugwort is a traditional custom for Daur women. After drying under the sun, the plant will be sent to seniors in local nursing homes.

Ethnic Daur women from Tengke village of Daur Autonomous Banner of Morin Dawa, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, pick Chinese mugwort on Monday. [Photo by Jiang Xiwu/For chinadaily.com.cn]