Across China: Sichuan

Quake objects collected

A special team has been formed to collect quake-related items in Sichuan province's Beichuan county, one of the areas most devastated by the May 12 earthquake, local authorities announced on Sunday.

Officials from the Qiang ethnic minority's autonomous county assigned the team to salvage objects that serve as reminders of the earthquake, relief operations, international assistance and post-quake reconstruction.