The mass march in a procession onto the zigzag mountain road of Mount Huaying, in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 7, 2008. The fourth Mount Climbing Festival of Mount Huaying, concurrently the 2008 National Mass Mount Climbing Assembly, are held there to mark the traditional Chinese Double Ninth Festival, drawing some 109 delegations from the rest of the country and some 13,000 local people to partake in. Chinese bears the tradition on the Double Ninth Day to signify longevity, pay respect for the elderly and for the people to scale the height. (Xinhua/Qiu Haiying)
