Passengers walk forward against chill and gale to railway station in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 23, 2009. [Photo: Xinhua]
An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Sichuan Province at 2:28 PM on May 12.
![Passengers walk forward against chill and gale to railway station in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 23, 2009. [Photo: Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20090124/001109b42f730ae4ba2e38.jpg "Passengers walk forward against chill and gale to railway station in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 23, 2009. [Photo: Xinhua]")
