Chinese people mourn for quake victims during a silent tribute at the Chinese Embassy in Singapore May 19, 2008. China began on May 19 a three-day mourning for the victims of the 8.0-magnitude quake hitting southwest and northwest China on May 12.

Soldiers mourn during a silent tribute at the rescue site in Yinhua town of Shifang, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 19, 2008. China began on May 19 a three-day mourning for the victims of the 8.0-magnitude quake hitting southwest and northwest China on May 12.