
Two dressed-up girls of Miao ethnic minority make preparation for roasting carp in a village of Rongshui county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, November 1, 2007. It is the local tradition that people release fry into paddy fields when transplanting rice seedlings. The carp will grow much larger at the time of harvesting paddy. Then local residents catch the carp and roast them to enjoy the happiness of harvesting. [newsphoto]

Farmers roast carp in a village of Rongshui county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, November 1, 2007. [newsphoto]

Two girls of Miao ethnic minority catch carp in the paddy field in a village of Rongshui county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, November 1, 2007. [newsphoto]

Farmers eat roast carp in a village of Rongshui county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, November 1, 2007. [newsphoto]

A girl of Miao ethnic minority catches carp in the paddy field in a village of Rongshui county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, November 1, 2007. [newsphoto]