A light installation entitled "Memory" at the Switch on Beijing International Light Festival in Beijing on Saturday. The light festival, held on Aug 17-18, brought together representatives of all fields of the creative industry to showcase light design projects on topics ranging from environmental protection to childhood leisure. [Photo by Uking Sun/chinadaily.com.cn]

People read Buddhism scripture for more than 2 hours after the noon break at the Ci'en Temple, in Taizhou, Zhejiang province on August 16, 2013. Men and women sit separately, and they will also take a short break during the reading period.[Photo/CFP]