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.

Candles are lit 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 21, 2008)