400th anniv. of 1st African landing at Old Point Comfort in Virginia marked in Hampton

A girl holding a bouquet of flowers waits for the cleansing ceremony to begin at Buckroe Beach in Hampton, Virginia, on Aug. 24, 2019. Activities are held from Aug. 23 to 25 in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the first African landing which occurred at Old Point Comfort in Virginia in 1619. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)