A woman mourns beside candles during a memorial ceremony in Shanghai, East China, May 19, 2008. China began on Monday a three-day mourning for the victims of the 8.0-magnitude quake on Richter scale hitting Southwest and Northwest China on May 12.

People holding candles mourn at a memorial ceremony in Changchun, capital of Northeast China's Jilin Province, May 19, 2008. China began on Monday a three-day mourning for the victims of the 8.0-magnitude quake on Richter scale hitting southwest and northwest China on May 12.