China mourns quake victims
China Daily | Updated: 2011-04-15 07:31
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Relatives of victims of the Yushu earthquake remember their loved ones on Thursday while kneeling in front of ghee lamps, which are believed by Tibetan Buddhists to have the power to enlighten the world and relieve sufferings. Wu Guangyu / Xinhua |
XINING - Large crowds stood in silence on early Thursday to mourn the deaths of the nearly 2,700 victims of a quake that razed the plateau township of Gyegu, in Northwest China's Qinghai province, exactly a year ago.
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