
A priest waits at a desk at the Qingyanggong Taoist Temple in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province September 17, 2007. The temple is the oldest in the Chengdu area, dating back to around 620 AD during the Tang Dynasty. [Reuters]

A priest reads as he waits at a desk behind red lanterns at the Qingyanggong Taoist Temple in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province September 17, 2007. The temple is the oldest in the Chengdu area, dating back to around 620 AD during the Tang Dynasty. [Reuters]

A woman prays while incense sticks burn around her at the Qingyanggong Taoist Temple in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province September 17, 2007. The temple is the oldest in the Chengdu area, dating back to around 620 AD during the Tang Dynasty. [Reuters]

A woman kneels to pray on a cushion at the Qingyanggong Taoist Temple in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province September 17, 2007. The temple is the oldest in the Chengdu area, dating back to around 620 AD during the Tang Dynasty. [Reuters]