Participants run on the streets of Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province during a running event in celebration of the 2008 New Year, January 1, 2008.

Participants run on the streets of Guiyang, south China's Guizhou Province during a running event in celebration of the 2008 New Year, January 1, 2008.

Participants run on the streets of Guiyang, south China's Guizhou Province during a running event in celebration of the 2008 New Year, January 1, 2008.

Participants run on the streets of Kaifeng, central China's Henan Province during a running event in celebration of the 2008 New Year, January 1, 2008.

(Xinhua News Agency January 2, 2008)