A participant licks a sword during the 'Farewell to the King's Boat' ceremony in Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province on November 19, 2006. The ceremony is an ancient folk custom common in Fujian and Taiwan provinces and was listed as a provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage this year. Locals bid farewell to the king and burn a boat in this ceremony to ensure a good harvest, and national peace. [Newsphoto]

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