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)