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Relief troops mourn during a silent tribute in Mianzhu, quake-hit southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 19, 2008. Millions of people in China and overseas observed three minutes silence at 2:28 p.m. 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/Yang Ying)

Relief troops mourn during a silent tribute in Mianzhu, quake-hit southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 19, 2008. Millions of people in China and overseas observed three minutes silence at 2:28 p.m. 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/Yang Ying)
Pupils holding candles mourn during a silent tribute in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 19, 2008.

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 p.m. 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. 
Employees of different ethnic groups mourn during a silent tribute to the people killed in the earthquake, in Beijing, capital of China, May 19, 2008.

Employees of different ethnic groups mourn during a silent tribute to the people killed in the earthquake, in Beijing, capital of China, May 19, 2008.
Soldiers of frontier defence mourn during a silent tribute in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, May 19, 2008.

Soldiers of frontier defence mourn during a silent tribute in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, May 19, 2008. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)
Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, chief executive of the HKSAR and other officials mourn during a suspension at the government headquarters in Hong Kong, south China, May 19, 2008. Millions of people in China and overseas observed three minutes silence at 2:28 p.m. 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/Gong Lei)

Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, chief executive of the HKSAR and other officials mourn during a suspension at the government headquarters in Hong Kong, south China, May 19, 2008. (Xinhua/Gong Lei)
Donald Tsang Yam-kuen (C, Front), chief executive of the HKSAR and other officials mourn during a suspension at the government headquarterse in Hong Kong, south China, May 19, 2008

Donald Tsang Yam-kuen (C, Front), chief executive of the HKSAR and other officials mourn during a suspension at the government headquarterse in Hong Kong, south China, May 19, 2008. (Xinhua/Gong Lei)
Staffers of Xinhua News Agency mourn during a silent tribute in Beijing, capital of China, May 19, 2008. Millions of people in China and overseas observed three minutes silence at 2:28 p.m. Monday to mourn thousands of people killed in an earthquake which hit southwest China's Sichuan province a week ago. Across the country, air raid sirens, cars, trains and ship horns wailed in grief as the people fell silent. (Xinhua/Lu Shumei)

Staffers of Xinhua News Agency mourn during a silent tribute in Beijing, capital of China, May 19, 2008.(Xinhua/Lu Shumei)
Railway workers mourn and train horns wail in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan province, May 19, 2008. Millions of people in China and overseas observed three minutes silence at 2:28 p.m. Monday to mourn thousands of people killed in an earthquake which hit southwest China's Sichuan province a week ago. Across the country, air raid sirens, cars, trains and ship horns wailed in grief as the people fell silent. (Xinhua/Zhao Peng)

Railway workers mourn and train horns wail in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan province, May 19, 2008. (Xinhua/Zhao Peng)
People bang the bell during a silent tribute to the people killed in the earthquake at the China Millennium Monument in Beijing, capital of China, May 19, 2008.

People bang the bell during a silent tribute to the people killed in the earthquake at the China Millennium Monument in Beijing, capital of China, May 19, 2008.

 

The students of senior 3 at Beichuan Higher Middle School attend a ceremony of resuming classs at a temporary school in quake-hit Mianyang city, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 19, 2008.

The students of senior 3 at Beichuan Higher Middle School attend a ceremony of resuming classs at a temporary school in quake-hit Mianyang city, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 19, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
The students of senior 3 and their teachers at Beichuan Higher Middle School mourn for victims who died in the May-12 earthquake during a ceremony of resuing classes at a temporary school in quake-hit Mianyang city, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 19, 2008.

The students of senior 3 and their teachers at Beichuan Higher Middle School mourn for victims who died in the May-12 earthquake during a ceremony of resuing classes at a temporary school in quake-hit Mianyang city, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 19, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
Students of East China Jiaotong University mourn during a silent tribute in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, May 19, 2008. Millions of people in China and overseas observed three minutes silence at 2:28 p.m. 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/Song Zhenping)

Students of East China Jiaotong University mourn during a silent tribute in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, May 19, 2008.

Tourists mourn while visiting Ti'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, May 19, 2008.  (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
Staffers of the Zhengzhou commodity exchange mourn during a suspension in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan province, May 19, 2008.

Staffers of the Zhengzhou commodity exchange mourn during a suspension in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan province, May 19, 2008.  (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei) 
Citizens mourn while visiting Ti'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, May 19, 2008.

Citizens mourn while visiting Ti'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, May 19, 2008.   (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)
A senior citizen mourns in a silent tribute to the people killed in the earthquake during a suspension in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 19, 2008.

A senior citizen mourns in a silent tribute to the people killed in the earthquake during a suspension in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 19, 2008.  (Xinhua/Yang Junjiang)
A soldier mourns in a silent tribute to the people killed in the earthquake during a suspension at the Xiaoshan airport in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, May 19, 2008.

A soldier mourns in a silent tribute to the people killed in the earthquake during a suspension at the Xiaoshan airport in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, May 19, 2008.   (Xinhua/Huang Shengang)

People mourn during a silent tribute in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 19, 2008. Millions of people in China and overseas observed three minutes silence at 2:28 p.m. 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/Gesang Dawa)

People mourn during a silent tribute in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 19, 2008. (Xinhua/Gesang Dawa)
Passengers about to board a train mourn during a silent tribute at the platform of the Harbin Railway Station in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 19, 2008.

Passengers about to board a train mourn during a silent tribute at the platform of the Harbin Railway Station in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 19, 2008.  (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)
People mourn during a silent tribute in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, May 19, 2008.

People mourn during a silent tribute in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, May 19, 2008.  (Xinhua/Gong Zhihong) 

Passengers about to board a train mourn during a silent tribute at the platform of the Harbin Railway Station in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 19, 2008.  (Xinhua/Ding Haitao) 
Source: Xinhua News AgencyEditor: Lydia
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