Qianggu ceremony during the Ghost Festival in Yilan, Taiwan (5/10)

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. [Photo: CNS / Liu Zhen]