China unveiled an exhibition on Saturday to commemorate the victims of the massive earthquake in southwest Sichuan Province and those who fell down in rescuing work.

Li Changchun, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, announced the opening of the exhibition which shows the Chinese government and people's relief efforts as well.

Addressing the opening ceremony, Liu Yunshan, head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, said the exhibition, which featured pictures, objects collected in the quake, would serve as a lively lesson to promote patriotism and the selfless spirit displayed in quake-relief work.

The exhibition was jointly sponsored by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, the National Development and Reform Commission and the General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army.

On May 12, a quake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale struck Wenchuan County in the southwest Sichuan Province. The quake, which has left more than 80,000 dead or missing, was the deadliest and strongest tremor to hit China since the 1976 Tangshan earthquake.

(Xinhua News Agency September 22, 2008)