The city of Yulin, China celebrates the summer solstice with an annual dog-eating festival where over 10,000 dogs are killed. According to Chinese lore, eating dog meat during the summer is believed to ward off winter's cold and bring good health and luck. While the festival involves eating dog meat in hotpots and drinking liquor, it is controversial and animal activists oppose the large-scale killing of dogs for the tradition.

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China’s Dog-Eating Festival
In Yulin, summer solstice marks the coming of the hottest days for the Chinese city. The
remote, woody city (literally "jade forest") celebrates the astronomical event—this year, June
21 in the Northern Hemisphere—with its annual dog-eating festival. The local tradition
reportedly began in the 1990s, but the local practice of eating dog meat outdates written
history. According to Chinese lore, eating dog meat stimulates internal heat, making it a food
that wards off winters' cold. But on this inaugural day of summer, it's a superstition that’s
driving dog consumption: the meat is believed to bring good luck and health. At the festival,
hotpots are fired up, lychees peeled and liquors poured. Animal activists estimate over 10,000
dogs are killed for the festival, according to China Daily, the government's English-language
mouthpiece.
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