Monks attend a ceremony to celebrate Buddha's birthday at the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, central China's Henan province May 24.

Buddhists take part in a ceremony to celebrate Buddha's birthday at the Longhua Temple in Shanghai.

Monks pray at the Yufo Temple.

A Chinese Buddhist holds candle as she prays.

A monk pours a kind of liquid medicine onto a statue of Buddha.

(China Daily May 25, 2007)