Senior citizens present books to students in an elementary school in the countryside of Huaying city, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 18, 2007. Over 180 senior citizens in the city visited the students whose parents are migrant workers in other places, to greet the Double Ninth Festival in Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Oct. 19 this year. The festival emphasizes the Chinese tradition of paying respect to the aged. Old people are especially encouraged to improve their health by taking part in various activities on the day. (Xinhua Photo)
Senior citizens play games with students in an elementary school in the countryside of Huaying city, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 18, 2007. (Xinhua Photo)
Senior citizens play games with students in an elementary school in the countryside of Huaying city, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 18, 2007. (Xinhua Photo)
Members of an art troupe in Chaohu, east China's Anhui Province, perform dragon dance, Oct. 17, 2007, to greet the Double Ninth Festival in Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Oct. 19 this year. (Xinhua Photo)
Thousands of old people attend an activity of mountaineering in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 17, 2007, to greet the Double Ninth Festival in Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Oct. 19 this year. (Xinhua Photo)
A volunteer bathes feet for a centenarian on Hanjiang Road in Xiangfan city, central China's Hubei province, Oct. 18, 2007. Volunteers gave footbath or massage to 10,000 aged people in Xiangfan on Thursday to greet the Double Ninth Festival, which emphasizes the Chinese tradition of paying respect to the aged. (Xinhua Photo)
