Paper cranes carry prayers for quake victims

Two students at a vocational school in Xiangfan, Hubei Province, arrange strings of paper cranes at a memorial ceremony on Tuesday. Their prayers for the dead and best wishes for the survivors are written on the cranes. [Xinhua]

Two students at a vocational school in Xiangfan, Hubei Province, arrange strings of paper cranes at a memorial ceremony on Tuesday. Their prayers for the dead and best wishes for the survivors are written on the cranes. [Xinhua]

Children in a kindergarten in Mudanjiang city, Heilongjiang Province hold paper cranes to mourn the Wenchuan earthquake victims on Tuesday. [Xinhua]

A student of Fudan University in Shanghai adjusts paper cranes on campus to mourn the Wenchuan earthquake victims on Tuesday. [Xinhua]

Pupils in a primary school in Xingtan City, Hebei Province hold paper cranes with prayers written on them to mourn the Wenchuan earthquake victims on Monday. [Xinhua]