Attendees pay a silent tribute to the earthquake victims before a press conference presenting the current situation of the recovery and rebuilding operation in Sichuan Province, the epicenter of the May 12 magnitude-8.0 earthquake, in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on May 7, 2009. [Xinhua]

Yu Wei, secretary-general of Sichuan Provincial Government, speaks in a press conference presenting the current situation of the recovery and rebuilding operation in Sichuan Province, the epicenter of the May 12 magnitude-8.0 earthquake, in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on May 7, 2009. [Xinhua]