Students stretch a pose under the blue sky after taking part in a sports meet named "Crazy for Mud" on a beach of Xiushan Island in Daishan County, east China's Zhejiang Pronvince, July 18, 2006. Programs including speed skating, hula hoop, and tug-of-war are all carried out on sea mud, attracting tens of thousands of tourists from home and abroad. The sports meet also marks the opening of the Sea Mud Carnival on the island beach. [newsphoto]

A group of young men play in the sea mud during a sports meet named "Crazy for Mud" on a beach of Xiushan Island in Daishan County, east China's Zhejiang Pronvince, July 18, 2006. Programs including speed skating, hula hoop, and tug-of-war are all carried out on sea mud, attracting tens of thousands of visitors from home and abroad. The sports meet also marks the opening of the Sea Mud Carnival on the island beach. [newsphoto]

A woman washes her face after playing in the sea mud during a sports meet named "Crazy for Mud" on a beach of Xiushan Island in Daishan County, east China's Zhejiang Pronvince, July 18, 2006. Programs including speed skating, hula hoop, and tug-of-war are all carried out on sea mud, attracting tens of thousands of visitors from home and abroad. The sports meet also marks the opening of the Sea Mud Carnival on the island beach. [newsphoto]

Young men crawl over the sea mud during a sports meet named "Crazy for Mud" on a beach of Xiushan Island in Daishan County, east China's Zhejiang Pronvince, July 18, 2006. Programs including speed skating, hula hoop, and tug-of-war are all carried out on sea mud, attracting tens of thousands of visitors from home and abroad. The sports meet also marks the opening of the Sea Mud Carnival on the island beach. [newsphoto]

Visitors participate in the wife-carrying competition during a sports meet named "Crazy for Mud" on a beach of Xiushan Island in Daishan County, east China's Zhejiang Pronvince, July 18, 2006. Programs including speed skating, hula hoop, and tug-of-war are all carried out on sea mud, attracting tens of thousands of visitors from home and abroad. The sports meet also marks the opening of the Sea Mud Carnival on the island beach. [newsphoto]