Folk culture displayed in temple fair in China
File photo taken on April 12, 2007 shows a papercutting artisan displays his works at a temple fair in Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province. Temple fair in central China area is an important social activity for local people. The ancient temple fairs in central China were ceremonious sacrificial rituals. As time goes by, the focus of temple fair activities has shifted from "gods" to "people". The modern temple fair in central China is a platform of displaying folk culture as well as a channel for commodity circulation. According to statistics from the provincial cultural sector, there are about 35,000 temple fairs each year in Henan. (Xinhua/Wang Song)