A boy lights candles at a memorial ceremony in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 19, 2008. China began on Monday a three-day mourning for the victims of the 8.0-magnitude quake on Richter scale hitting southwest and northwest China on May 12.

A woman mourns beside candles during a memorial ceremony in Shanghai, east China, May 19, 2008. China began on Monday a three-day mourning for the victims of the 8.0-magnitude quake on Richter scale hitting southwest and northwest China on May 12.