Tourists surf in man-made dead sea in Daying County, southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 2, 2006. The "dead sea" witnessed the first tourism peak Tuesday in the golden week following the May Day holiday, as more than 20,000 tourists from home and abroad had fun in it.

Tourists read newspaper as they float on man-made dead sea.

Tourists enjoy massage in man-made dead sea in Daying County.

Tourists flock in man-made dead sea in Daying County, southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 2, 2006.

(China Daily May 04, 2006)