Sugar painting at the Baotou temple fair attracts a child’s attention, Feb 7, 2017. Sugar painting is a Chinese folk art. Buyers spin an arrow on a wheel to determine a figure and the two-dimensional pieces are created by using hot liquid sugar. [Photo/culture, sports and tourism bureau of Donghe district]

Residents try to guess the answers to riddles written on red lanterns at the Baotou temple fair. The temple fair ran from Feb 7 to the Lantern Festival which fell on the 15^th day of the first lunar month on the Chinese calendar. Lantern riddle guessing is one of the traditional activities held on the Lantern Festival. [Photo/culture, sports and tourism bureau of Donghe district]

The temple fair in Baotou attracts participation by residents from all over the city of 2.6 million people. [Photo/culture, sports and tourism bureau of Donghe district]