Performers troop across the Taiping Bridge in Quanjiao County, Anhui Province, yesterday, or the 16th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar year. The county held several traditional activities yesterday, including inviting a local parade to walk across the Taiping Bridge, a folk custom dating back to the East Han Dynasty, which means illnesses will be eliminated and all the blessings will come. Taiping means safe or peaceful and tranquil in Chinese.  Xinhua