Tahukah kamu? Banyak spesies laba-laba memakan kembali jaringnya sendiri sebelum pindah tempat. Namun, ini sering disalahpahami sebagai “jika jaringnya masih utuh tapi laba-labanya hilang, berarti ia mati”. Faktanya: tidak selalu begitu. Beberapa jenis laba-laba—terutama orb-weavers (pembuat jaring lingkaran klasik)—memiliki kebiasaan membongkar dan memakan kembali sutra jaring mereka di pagi hari. Tujuannya? Menghemat energi. Memproduksi sutra itu mahal secara biologis: butuh protein tinggi, ai

Zambia’s Shaolin Temple distributed 300 bowls of free Laba congee for the Laba Festival, combining African rice with an ancient Shaolin formula to cook a China-Africa "Congee of Harmonious Coexistence". | Beautiful places in China

As an old saying goes, "After Laba, it's the Chinese New Year!" Falling on the 8th day of the 12th month of the lunar calendar, the Laba Festival is regarded as a warm-up celebration for the subsequent Spring Festival. Laba congee is a traditional element of the festival that originates in Buddhism, and the custom of eating it dates back more than 1,000 years. The earliest form of this dish was cooked with red beans and has since developed into many different varieties. It serves as a symbol of