Today is the one-year anniversary of Wenchuan earthquake,all staff of steellong company stopped working for 3 minutes to mourns quake victims.
The whole country are mourning the quake victims.The following is the report from Sichuan.
Top leaders joined millions of Chinese to mourn quake victims Tuesday afternoon on the one year anniversary of the massive earthquake in southwest Sichuan province.
President Hu Jintao and Vice Premier Li Keqiang attended a ceremony in the quake's epicenter Yingxiu Town, Wenchuan County at 2:28 pm -- the exact time when the 8.0-magnitude deadly tremor struck.
Chinese President Hu Jintao speaks during the ceremony marking the first anniversary of May 12 Earthquake in Yingxiu Town of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 12, 2009.
All those attending the commemoration stood in a silent tribute to the victims of the earthquake, which left nearly 87,000 people dead or missing.
Ten floral baskets were put in front of a symbolic clock, with its hands stopped at 2:28 pm, May 12, 2008, the day of the tragedy.
Hu, standing before a floral basket dedicated by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), expressed condolences to the victims and those who sacrificed their lives during the quake relief.
He also walked to a commemorative wall and placed a white chrysanthemum.
The Chinese president thanked foreign diplomats who were invited to the ceremony for their contributions to relief efforts, saying they had demonstrated "grand humanitarianism and friendship with the Chinese people.