
The Giant Bell and Stele Garden outside of the Hanshan Temple flare and scintillate in grand illumination, in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 29, 2009. The bell tower, pagoda, the Giant Bell and Stele Garden and other major scenic spots of the Hanshan Temple are invariably lightened on in an ebullient illumination to usher in the traditional New Year's Eve Bell Ringing activity on the night of Dec 31, as some 6,000 guests and sightseers are set to take part in. (Xinhua/Wang Jianzhong)

A man takes photo of the stone archway at the facade of the Hanshan Temple which flares and scintillates in grand illumination, in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 29, 2009.(Xinhua/Wang Jianzhong)

The belfry of the Hanshan Temple flare and scintillate in grand illumination, in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 29, 2009.(Xinhua/Wang Jianzhong)

Several sightseers walk past the Fengqiao (Maple) Bridge, outside the Hanshan Temple, in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 29, 2009.(Xinhua/Wang Jianzhong)

Two visitors walk past the avenue of the Fengqiao (Maple) Bridge of the Hanshan Temple which are illuminated and festooned with lanterns and colored streamers, in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 29, 2009.(Xinhua/Wang Jianzhong)