China Grieves

A rescue crew stands in the rubble of a collapsed building for three minutes silence as a mark of respect to the victims of the devastating earthquake, in the town of Tashui, in China's southwest Sichuan Province Monday, May 19, 2008. China stood still and sirens wailed Monday to mourn the country's tens of thousands of earthquake victims, exactly one week after the powerful earthquake devastated parts of Sichuan.

Chinese tourists stand watching as the Chinese national flag flies at half-mast in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, Monday, May 19, 2008. China stood still and sirens wailed Monday to mourn tens of thousands of earthquake victims in the country's deadliest natural disaster in a generation.

Chinese rescuers observe three minutes of silence at as they pay tribute to the May 12 earthquake victims as China started a national mourning period in Dujiangyan, in southwest China's Sichuan Province Monday, May 19, 2008.

Chinese tourists mourn for the victims of last week's massive earthquake, in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, China, Monday, May 19, 2008. All in China stopped and sirens wailed Monday to mourn tens of thousands of earthquake victims.

People offer three minutes of silence for Sichuan earthquake victims at the Bund, the landmark of the city, Monday May 19, 2008 in Shanghai, China. Flags flew at half-mast, public entertainment was canceled and 1.3 billion people were asked to observe three minutes of silence Monday as China began three days of mourning for victims of the country's massive earthquake.

A Beijing taxi driver cries while standing beside his car honking his horn for three minutes to honor the victims of last week's devastating earthquake, Monday, May 19, 2008. Across the country traffic stopped and people stood in silence at 2:28 PM, the one-week anniversary of the quake.

Relatives of earthquake victims cry at a funeral house in Dujiangyan, in southwest China's Sichuan Province Thursday, May 15, 2008. China warned the death toll from this week's earthquake could soar to 50,000, while the government issued a rare public appeal Thursday for rescue equipment as it struggled to cope with the disaster.

Relatives cry as rescuers search for victims in earthquake-ravaged Dujiangyan in southwest China's Sichuan province Wednesday, May 14, 2008. Soldiers have rushed to shore up a dam cracked by the powerful earthquake, and rescuers came by helicopter and ship into the isolated epicenter but still were forced to dig for survivors with their bare hands.

Relatives of earthquake victims weep near a collapsed building in Dujiangyan, in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Thursday, May 15, 2008.

Relatives of earthquake victims grieve at a funeral house in Dujiangyan, in southwest China's Sichuan Province Thursday, May 15, 2008.

A relative of an earthquake victim weeps near the rubble of a collapsed building in Dujiangyan, in southwest China's Sichuan Province Thursday, May 15, 2008.

Relatives of earthquake victims hold hands at a funeral house in Dujiangyan, in southwest China's Sichuan Province Thursday, May 15, 2008.

Relatives of earthquake victims cry at a funeral house in Dujiangyan, in southwest China's Sichuan Province Thursday, May 15, 2008.

A woman holds a picture of an earthquake victim at a funeral house in Dujiangyan, in southwest China's Sichuan Province Thursday, May 15, 2008.

A relative weeps next to the dead body of an earthquake victim at a funeral house in Dujiangyan, in southwest China's Sichuan Province Thursday, May 15, 2008.

Relatives of earthquake victims cry at a funeral house in Dujiangyan, in southwest China's Sichuan Province Thursday, May 15, 2008.

Relatives mourn the dead students at the collapsed Xiang'e Middle School in earthquake-ravaged Dujiangyan in southwest China's Sichuan Province Wednesday, May 14, 2008. Soldiers have rushed to shore up a dam cracked by the powerful earthquake, and rescuers came by helicopter and ship into the isolated epicenter but still were forced to dig for survivors with their bare hands.

Earthquake survivors look for the names of their missing relatives on a board listing patients admitted into the No. 404 Hospital in Mianyang, in southwest China's Sichuan Province Thursday, May 15, 2008.