Fireworks explode in front of Tian Tan Buddha, Asia's largest bronze statue of seated Buddha, at Po Lin Monastery at Hong Kong's Lantau Island on Saturday, June 23, 2007. The event is part of the celebrations for the upcoming 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China. 

Buddhist monks take part in a ritual at Po Lin Monastery at Hong Kong's Lantau island June 23, 2007. The event is part of the celebrations for the upcoming 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China.

(China Daily June 25, 2007)