A woman presents a Bagua (the Eight Diagrams) abacus of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in Huizhou County, east China's Anhui Province July 17, 2006. This abacus can be used for both calculation and entertainment. A special calculating tool in ancient China, the abacus has gradually faded away from people's life at a time when computers prevailed. In Huizhou, however,abacuses can still be found almost everywhere.

A boy presents an abacus embedded in an instrument in a shop in Huizhou County, east China's Anhui Province July 17, 2006. A special calculating tool in ancient China, the abacus has gradually faded away from people's life at a time when computers prevailed. In Huizhou, however,abacuses can still be found almost everywhere.

A man, with a baby in his arms, looks at a wall decorated with an abacus in Huizhou County, east China's Anhui Province July 17, 2006. A special calculating tool in ancient China, the abacus has gradually faded away from people's life at a time when computers prevailed. In Huizhou, however,abacuses can still be found almost everywhere.

A man moves the beads of an abacus on a silver ring of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) with a steel needle in Huizhou County, east China's Anhui Province July 17, 2006. The 1.2-cc-long, 0.7-cc-wide abacus is smaller than the thumb, but has all the parts of a regular one. A special calculating tool in ancient China, the abacus has gradually faded away from people's life at a time when computers prevailed. In Huizhou, however,abacuses can still be found almost everywhere.

An waitress uses computer infront of a giant abacus in a hotel in Huizhou County, east China's Anhui Province on July 17, 2006. A special calculating tool in ancient China, the abacus has gradually faded away from people's life at a time when computers prevailed. In Huizhou, however,abacuses can still be found almost everywhere. [Xinhua]