Ancestral temple of Xibe ethnic group in NE China reopens

People visit the ancestral temple of Xibe ethnic group in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 25, 2011. People of the Xibe ethnic group built the ancestral temple in 1707 in Shenyang, which was called Shengjing at that time, to commemorate their ancestry. It was reopened to the public Thursday since its renovation in 2003. (Xinhua/Zhang Wenkui)

Photo taken on Aug. 25, 2011 shows an overlook of the ancestral temple of Xibe ethnic group in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province. People of the Xibe ethnic group built the ancestral temple in 1707 in Shenyang, which was called Shengjing at that time, to commemorate their ancestry. It was reopened to the public Thursday since its renovation in 2003. (Xinhua/Zhang Wenkui)

Visitors look at the exhibits in the ancestral temple of Xibe ethnic group in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 25, 2011. People of the Xibe ethnic group built the ancestral temple in 1707 in Shenyang, which was called Shengjing at that time, to commemorate their ancestry. It was reopened to the public Thursday since its renovation in 2003. (Xinhua/Zhang Wenkui)

A visitor looks at the scene of wedding in the ancestral temple of Xibe ethnic group in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 25, 2011. People of the Xibe ethnic group built the ancestral temple in 1707 in Shenyang, which was called Shengjing at that time, to commemorate their ancestry. It was reopened to the public Thursday since its renovation in 2003. (Xinhua/Zhang Wenkui)