A flood of people walk to a bridge during the Bridge-treading Fair in Jushui Town, Mianyang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 25, 2007.The bridge has a history of 200 years, and some 100,000 people attend the fair, during which people throw old clothes or coins to the water from the bridge and pray for happiness and health.

A flood of people are on a bridge during the Bridge-treading Fair in Jushui Town, Mianyang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 25, 2007.The bridge has a history of 200 years, and some 100,000 people attend the fair, during which people throw old clothes or coins to the water from the bridge and pray for happiness and health.

People hold candles or incense sticks during the Bridge-treading Fair in Jushui Town, Mianyang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 25, 2007.The bridge has a history of 200 years, and some 100,000 people attend the fair, during which people throw old clothes or coins to the water from the bridge and pray for happiness and health.

A flood of people walk to a bridge during the Bridge-treading Fair in Jushui Town, Mianyang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 25, 2007.The bridge has a history of 200 years, and some 100,000 people attend the fair, during which people throw old clothes or coins to the water from the bridge and pray for happiness and health.

A flood of people are on a bridge during the Bridge-treading Fair in Jushui Town, Mianyang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 25, 2007.The bridge has a history of 200 years, and some 100,000 people attend the fair, during which people throw old clothes or coins to the water from the bridge and pray for happiness and health.

(China Daily March 26, 2007)