Monday, May 19, 2008

China Mourns Dead Earthquake Victims

Chinese websites have changed to black and white color schemes in memorial.


http://www.google.cn/
http://www.tudou.com/
http://www.baidu.com/
http://www.taobao.com/
http://www.myspace.cn/ (black and white logo with candles)


Alarms blared at 2:28pm today as everyone stood in silence for 3 minutes to mourn those dead from the Sichuan earthquake that struck on May 12th.

Outside, a siren was sounded whilst cars, trains, and ships joined in by sounding their horns in a "wail of grief". From the inside of our classroom, everyone stood up in silence and gave a thought to those who have perished.

The period of Earthquake National Mourning will last from May 19th, 2008 - May 21st, 2008.

My prayers go out to the victims of the disaster, to those who have lost their families and friends, and those affected by the earthquake.

To those lost,
May they rest in peace.

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