Team members climb the pillars of the "Gu rack" at a Qianggu ceremony in Toucheng of Yilan, Taiwan on September 4, 2013. Each pillar is about 15 storeys high and has a thick layer of oil on it. The traditional ceremony takes place at the end of every ghost month, lunar July. This year a total of 16 teams participate in the competition. (CNS/Liu Zhen) |