Mourning for quake victims

enidwang928 · 05-19-2008, 08:53 AM

BEICHUAN, China (AP) -- Flags flew at half-staff, public entertainment was canceled and 1.3 billion people were asked to observe three minutes of silence as China began three days of mourning Monday for the victims of the nation's massive earthquake.
　　Officials asked for the horns of cars, trains and ships and air raid sirens to sound as people fell silent at 2:28 p.m. - exactly one week after the quake splintered thousands of buildings and killed an estimated 50,000 people. Chinese news portal sina.com said the government had ordered all visitors to online entertainment and game pages to be redirected to Web sites dedicated to commemorating earthquake victims.
　　The Olympic torch relay - a potent symbol of national pride in the countdown to August's much anticipated Beijing games - was also suspended during the mourning period.

enidwang928 · 05-19-2008, 09:30 AM

This is the very first time I have ever came across with such a nation-wide mourning for the devastating disaster – Sichuan earthquake – which killed a huge number of people during a few hours at a magnitude 8.0 Ms/ 7.9 Mw, followed by more than 5,000 aftershocks in less than a week.
And today at the precise 14:28 (the time the earthquake happened on May 12th), we paused the class and observed 3 minutes of silence standing in front of the TV set which was showing “Serious Mourning for the Earthquake Victims” in black and white of course.
During the process, none of us said a word. Some, with the most caring hearts, wept silently. We genuinely hoped that anyone who suffers from this disaster will still have the invincible courage and bravery to go on with a brilliant life, because WILL will take us to everywhere!

March on china!

龙凯锋 · 05-22-2008, 05:12 AM

Too late,China called in international help four days after the earthquake...

05-19-2008, 08:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
enidwang928 i love my parents Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: China Posts: 203 enidwang928 is a jewel in the rough enidwang928 is a jewel in the rough	Mourning for quake victims BEICHUAN, China (AP) -- Flags flew at half-staff, public entertainment was canceled and 1.3 billion people were asked to observe three minutes of silence as China began three days of mourning Monday for the victims of the nation's massive earthquake. 　　Officials asked for the horns of cars, trains and ships and air raid sirens to sound as people fell silent at 2:28 p.m. - exactly one week after the quake splintered thousands of buildings and killed an estimated 50,000 people. Chinese news portal sina.com said the government had ordered all visitors to online entertainment and game pages to be redirected to Web sites dedicated to commemorating earthquake victims. 　　The Olympic torch relay - a potent symbol of national pride in the countdown to August's much anticipated Beijing games - was also suspended during the mourning period. __________________ By Co-author - Translations: http://freechinesetranslations.blogspot.com
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05-19-2008, 09:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
enidwang928 i love my parents Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: China Posts: 203 enidwang928 is a jewel in the rough enidwang928 is a jewel in the rough	I feel proud of being a Chinese This is the very first time I have ever came across with such a nation-wide mourning for the devastating disaster – Sichuan earthquake – which killed a huge number of people during a few hours at a magnitude 8.0 Ms/ 7.9 Mw, followed by more than 5,000 aftershocks in less than a week. And today at the precise 14:28 (the time the earthquake happened on May 12th), we paused the class and observed 3 minutes of silence standing in front of the TV set which was showing “Serious Mourning for the Earthquake Victims” in black and white of course. During the process, none of us said a word. Some, with the most caring hearts, wept silently. We genuinely hoped that anyone who suffers from this disaster will still have the invincible courage and bravery to go on with a brilliant life, because WILL will take us to everywhere! March on china! __________________ By Co-author - Translations: http://freechinesetranslations.blogspot.com Last edited by enidwang928; 05-19-2008 at 09:34 AM.
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05-22-2008, 05:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
龙凯锋 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: 中国共产党人党 Posts: 5 龙凯锋 is an unknown character at this point	Boycott the 2008 Beijing Olympics! Too late,China called in international help four days after the earthquake... __________________ http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/...s-boycott.html Last edited by 龙凯锋; 05-22-2008 at 05:12 AM. Reason: 抵制北京奥运会!
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