Ceremonies to commemorate 5.12 quake

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Source: CCTV.com | 05-13-2009 09:27

People across the Chinese mainland have held ceremonies in the last few days to commemorate victims of the Sichuan earthquake. Students from affected areas have also received aid packages from all over the country.

Video: Memorial for One-year Anniversary of Wenchuan Earthquake

Students gather around candles displaying "Wenchuan" and  "512" during an activity to mourn for the victims of the  May 12, 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, at the Harbin Institute  of Technology in Harbin, capital of northeast China's  Heilongjiang Province, May 12, 2009, the anniversary of  the fatal Wenchuan earthquake. (Xinhua Photo)

In the playground of Xinhua school in Shangqiu, in central China's Henan province, 512 students lit candles, to remember the victims.

Also in Chaohu city, in east China's Anhui province, students have released 512 lanterns in the sky, and wished that those who died will rest in peace.

On Monday, an exhibition of pictures drawn by students during art therapy sessions in Dujiangyan, one of the areas badly hit areas by the May 12 earthquake, showed the devastation.

A visiting Shanghai student said, "We should remember that day, but we must also try to move on."