A young Chinese tests a pair of brand-new glasses in preparation for the next day's total solar eclipse observation in Hefei, capital city of east China's Anhui Province, on July 21, 2009. [Xinhua]

Chinese photographers adjust their cameras in preparation for the next day's total solar eclipse observation on a hill near the Three Gorges Dam near Zigui County in central China's Hubei Province, on July 21, 2009. [Xinhua]