United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (front 3rd L) listens as a Chinese official explains during his visit to Yingxiu Town of Wenchuan County, epicenter of the May 12 earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 24, 2008.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (C) talks with a quake survivor during his visit to Yingxiu Town of Wenchuan County, epicenter of the May 12 earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 24, 2008.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (front R) shakes hands with a Chinese military doctor implementing epidemic prevention work as he visits Yingxiu Town of Wenchuan County, epicenter of the May 12 earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 24, 2008.

(Xinhua News Agency May 25, 2008)