Xinhua photos of the day

A child is seen with his ear and eyes protected by a villager during a gun salute in Dongtou Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 8, 2019. A folk event was held to celebrate "Er Yue Er", or the second day of the second month in the Chinese lunar calendar, fell on March 8 this year. Various folk activities are held in many parts of China to mark the day. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)