China Marks One Year of Wenchuan Quake
12 May 2009
Xinhua News
Chinese President Hu Jintao and Vice Premier Li Keqiang attended a ceremony Tuesday afternoon at Yingxiu Town, Wenchuan County in Sichuan Province, marking last year's massive quake.
Guards of honor placed 10 floral baskets in front of a symbolic clock showing the time of the quake. Hu then walked and stood with rapt attention in front of a floral basket dedicated by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to all victims of the earthquake.
All those inside the commemoration venue stood in silent tribute to the victims at 2:28 p.m. (Beijing Time), when the quake struck.
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