Be in peace, our beloved
President Hu Jintao and other members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, as well as other officials pay a three-minute silent tribute to victims of the quake in the central government compound of Zhongnanhai in Beijing yesterday. The Chinese characters on the banner read: Deep mourning for Wenchuan quake victims.
Rescuers pay tribute to those who died in a massive earthquake, in front of a clock which stopped at the time the earthquake hit, in the township of Hanwang in Mianzhu city, north of Chengdu in Sichuan Province May 19, 2008. A nation-wide ceremony was held on 14:28 on Monday, exactly one week after a massive earthquake hit Sichuan.
Duan Jinsheng (L), 83, and Cai Xiaoyu (R), a student of Renmin University, mourn during a silent tribute in Tian'anmen Square in central Beijing, capital of China, May 19, 2008. Millions of people in China and overseas observed three minutes silence at 2:28 pm Monday to mourn thousands of people killed in an earthquake which hit the nation's southwestern regions a week ago. Across the country, air raid sirens, cars, trains and ship horns wailed in grief as the people fell silent. (Xinhua) |
Pupils holding candles mourn during a silent tribute in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 19, 2008. Millions of people in China and overseas observed three minutes silence at 2:28 pm Monday to mourn thousands of people killed in an earthquake which hit the nation's southwestern regions a week ago. Across the country, air raid sirens, cars, trains and ship horns wailed in grief as the people fell silent. (Xinhua) |