Local villagers pray while attending an annual Taoism ceremony to celebrate the birthday of Bixia Yuanjun, known as the "Lady of Mount Tai”, one of the most important Taoism goddesses in Northern China, in Liutong village, Rongcheng county, one of the three counties composing Xiongan New Area in Hebei Province, China on April 09, 2017. With Chinese government suddenly announced the location of the special economic zone (SEZ) which would effectively serve as an extension of capital Beijing one week ago, such ceremony of Liutong maybe the last one.
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