People lay candles forming a map of China and the characters of "Wenchuan, China" at the square in front of the assembly building during a candlelight memorial activity in Berlin, capital of Germany, May 19, 2008. People held a candlelight memorial here Monday to mourn thousands of victims killed in the 8.0-magnitude earthquake on Richter scale which hit southwest and northwest China's regions.

People lay candles on the square in front of the assembly building during a candlelight memorial activity in Berlin, capital of Germany, May 19, 2008. People held a candlelight memorial here Monday to mourn thousands of victims killed in the 8.0-magnitude earthquake on Richter scale which hit southwest and northwest China's regions.

(Xinhua News Agency May 20, 2008)