COSPLAY contest in Hangzhou

Fans dress up as cartoon characters during a COSPLAY contest in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, April 28, 2006. Hangzhou is hosting the Second China International Cartoon and Animation Festival. As a part of the festival, the COSPLAY (costume playing, in which fans dress up as cartoon characters) contest attracts participants from across the country.

Children play with a Japanese cartoon figure at the site of a COSPLAY contest in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, April 28, 2006. Hangzhou is hosting the Second China International Cartoon and Animation Festival. As a part of the festival, the COSPLAY (costume playing, in which fans dress up as cartoon characters) contest attracts participants from across the country.