The people of Zhouqu county, Gansu province, have been celebrating Spring Festival six months on from the devastating landslide that claimed more than 1,400 lives.

Three young women perform traditional dances for local residents in Zhouqu county in Northwest China's Gansu province on Feb. 2 to celebrate Spring Festival. Wang Jing / China Daily

Six-year-old Tan Fei shows a painting she did about homes in Zhouqu county. Wang Jing / China Daily

Dong Mi, a 70-year-old local resident, burns paper offerings in memory of family members who she lost in the landslide that hit Zhouqu on Aug. 7, last year. Wang Jing / China Daily

A vendor surnamed Li sells tofu at a local market in the lead-up to the Spring Festival. Wang Jing / China Daily

In these photos, the contrast between the destruction seen on Aug. 8 after the landslide hit the county and the way it looks today can clearly be seen. Wang Jing and Du Lianyi / China Daily