flags fly at half-mast

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1、Flagsflyathalf-masttomournquakedeadChinaonMonday(May19)beganathree-daynationalmourningforthetensofthousandsofpeoplekilledinapowerfulearthquakewhichstruckthecountry'ssouthwestonMay12.At4:58a.m.,thenationalflagattheTian'anmenSquareindowntownBeijingflewatha

2、lf-mastafteracompleteflag-raisingceremony.PresidentHuJintaoandothermemberspayathree-minutesilenttributetovictimsofthequakeinthecentralgovernmentcompoundofZhongnanhaiinBeijingonMondayTheChinesenationalflagisflownathalf-mastinfrontofXinhuamen,theformalgate

3、totheZhongnanhaiinBeijing.TheStateCouncil,theCabinet,orderedflagstobeflownathalf-mastandallpublicentertainmentsuspendedforthreedaysasthecountrybeginsanofficialmourningperiodforvictimsoftheearthquake.TheChinesenationalflagisflownathalf-mastinfrontoftheMin

4、istryofForeignAffairsinBeijing.CondolencebookswillbeopenedattheForeignMinistryandChineseembassiesandconsulatesaroundtheworld.TheChinesenationalflagisflownathalf-mastinfrontofPotalaPalaceinLhasaofTibetAutonomousRegion.InfrontofthePotalaPalaceinLhasa,capit

5、alofTibet,residentsprostratedwhilesayingprayersforthedead.TheChinesenationalflagisflownathalf-mastinfrontofTsinghuaUniversityinBeijing.Peopleareaskedtostandinsilenceforthreeminutesfrom2:28pm,whileautomobiles,trains,andshipswillsoundtheirhornsorsirens.The

6、Chinesenationalflagisflownathalf-mastinfrontoftheGoldenBauhiniaSquareinHongKong.TheChinesenationalflagisflownathalf-mastattheBadalingsectoroftheGreatWallontheoutskirtsofBeijing.Thesilenttributewasthefirstofitskindforcitizenskilledinanaturaldisaster.TheCh

7、inesenationalflagisflownathalf-mastinfrontoftheChineseconsulategeneralinNewYork.Chinesediplomaticmissionsabroadalsoobservedthemourning,someholdingthesilenttributesimultaneouslydespitethetimedifference.Ingravegrief,Chinamournsquakedead!TheQuakedisasteruni

8、tesChinesenation!Wherethere'slife,there'shope!COMEON,CHINA!