People watch tidal waves on the bank of the Qiantang River in Haining, east China's Zhejiang province, October 6, 2009. The spectacle, which comes around August 18 according to the Chinese lunar calendar, has attracted people from across the country every year since ancient times. This year, about 60,000 tourists swarm to cities the river flows through in the eastern Chinese province. [CFP]

Oct 6, 2009, 600 thousand tourists gether along the Qiantang River, People watch the tides on the bank of Qiantang River. Estimates said this year's tidal waves are to be the greatest of the century, but due to unfavorable astronomic and weather conditions, they might not bring the water level to a height as expected. [Xinhua]