Citizens mourn around candles during a memorial ceremony in Nanning, capital of South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, 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.

Three girls mourn around candles and flowers at a memorial ceremony in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou 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.