Qinghai province holds mourning ceremonies to honor quake dead

China is observing a day of national mourning for those killed in the earthquake last week in Yushu. Qinghai province has held mourning ceremonies to honor those victims.

Mourning activities have been held in China and particularly in Qinghai province.

People stand still. Sadness and condolences.

Cars, truck and train horns blared across Qinghai at 10 am Wednesday.

Traffic halted, work stopped and people bowed their heads for three minutes to honor the more than 2,000 people killed in the Yushu earthquake.

Qinghai province is now observing three minutes of silence.