
A couple make self-portraits in front of a work displayed at a salt sculpture festival held at the Cigu salt mountain in Tainan, southeast China's Taiwan, June 2, 2012. The Cigu salt mountain launched a salt sculpture festival on Saturday. Using 1,000 tons of salt, sculptors from the Chinese mainland, Taiwan, Japan and other places created 22 large-scale salt sculptures for the festival. [Photo: Xinhua]

A visitor walks past a salt castle at a salt sculpture festival held at the Cigu salt mountain in Tainan, southeast China's Taiwan, June 2, 2012. The Cigu salt mountain launched a salt sculpture festival on Saturday. Using 1,000 tons of salt, sculptors from the Chinese mainland, Taiwan, Japan and other places created 22 large-scale salt sculptures for the festival. [Photo: Xinhua]

A salt effigy of Jeremy Shu-How Lin, an NBA player, is displayed at a salt sculpture festival held at the Cigu salt mountain in Tainan, southeast China's Taiwan, June 2, 2012. The Cigu salt mountain launched a salt sculpture festival on Saturday. Using 1,000 tons of salt, sculptors from the Chinese mainland, Taiwan, Japan and other places created 22 large-scale salt sculptures for the festival. [Photo: Xinhua]