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Beichuan quake victims mourned during Qingming Festival

2011-04-04 10:25:14 GMT2011-04-04 18:25:14(Beijing Time)  Xinhua English

A boy covers a candle while mourning for the deceased in Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, southwest China's Sichuan province, April 4, 2011. During the Qingming Festival, or the Tomb-sweeping Day, people come to the old town of Beichuan to mourn for those dead in the 8-magnitude earthquake in 2008.(Xinhua/Li Qiaoqiao)

People use flowers and candles to mourn for the deceased in front of ruins in Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, southwest China's Sichuan province, April 4, 2011. During the Qingming Festival, or the Tomb-sweeping Day, people come to the old town of Beichuan to mourn for those dead in the 8-magnitude earthquake in 2008.(Xinhua/Li Qiaoqiao)

Flowers used to mourn for the deceased in front of ruins in Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, southwest China's Sichuan province, April 4, 2011. During the Qingming Festival, or the Tomb-sweeping Day, people come to the old town of Beichuan to mourn for those dead in the 8-magnitude earthquake in 2008.(Xinhua/Li Qiaoqiao)

A piece of paper for mourning reads "I miss you, mama" in Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, southwest China's Sichuan province, April 4, 2011. During the Qingming Festival, or the Tomb-sweeping Day, people come to the old town of Beichuan to mourn for those dead in the 8-magnitude earthquake in 2008.(Xinhua/Li Qiaoqiao)

People mourn for the deceased in the old town of Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, southwest China's Sichuan province, April 4, 2011. During the Qingming Festival, or the Tomb-sweeping Day, people come to the old town of Beichuan to mourn for those dead in the 8-magnitude earthquake in 2008.(Xinhua/Li Qiaoqiao)

People from Shanxi come to mourn for the deceased in Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, southwest China's Sichuan province, April 4, 2011. During the Qingming Festival, or the Tomb-sweeping Day, people come to the old town of Beichuan to mourn for those dead in the 8-magnitude earthquake in 2008.(Xinhua/Li Qiaoqiao)

During the Qingming Festival, or the Tomb-sweeping Day, people come to the old town of Beichuan to mourn for those dead in the 8-magnitude earthquake in 2008.

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