A resident living in Shijingshan district clears snow on the road in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 17, 2009. Beijing welcomes its first snow after the Spring Festival. [Xinhua]
An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Sichuan Province at 2:28 PM on May 12.
![A resident living in Shijingshan district clears snow on the road in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 17, 2009. Beijing welcomes its first snow after the Spring Festival. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20090217/000cf1a48b7f0b045cbb05.jpg "A resident living in Shijingshan district clears snow on the road in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 17, 2009. Beijing welcomes its first snow after the Spring Festival. [Xinhua]")
