Cross-Strait memorial ceremony held to worship Emperor Yan in China's Hunan (1/5)

A cross-Strait memorial ceremony is held to worship Emperor Yan, a legendary ancestor of the Chinese nation, in Yanling County, where the mausoleum of Emperor Yan is located in central China's Hunan Province, Nov. 3, 2012. According to legends, Emperor Yan is widely believed to be an initiator of crop planting and herbal medicine in ancient China. (Xinhua/Bai Yu)