Representatives of the Chinese communities across the globe attend a wreath-laying session during a sacrifice ceremony at "the Temple of Fu Xi" in Tianshui, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 22, 2011. More than 5,000 Chinese from China and abroad attended a sacrifice ceremony held here Wednesday to pay tribute to Fu Xi, a culture hero who is believed to be the inventor of writing, fishing and hunting. Fu Xi is regarded as one of the ancestors of the Chinese nation. (Xinhua/Li Changxiang)
Children dressed in ancient costume read an eulogy to "Fu Xi" during a sacrifice ceremony at "the Temple of Fu Xi" in Tianshui, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 22, 2011. (Xinhua/Li Changxiang)
Dancers dressed in ancient costumes perform during a sacrifice ceremony at "the Temple of Fu Xi" in Tianshui, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 22, 2011. (Xinhua/Li Changxiang)
A man dressed in ancient costume tolls a bell during a sacrifice ceremony at "the Temple of Fu Xi" in Tianshui, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 22, 2011. (Xinhua/Li Changxiang)
