Two students at a vocational school in Xiangfan, Hubei Province, arrange strings of paper cranes at a memorial ceremony to mourn the Wenchuan earthquake victims May 20, 2008. Their prayers for the dead and best wishes for the survivors are written on the cranes.

Two students at a vocational school in Xiangfan, Hubei Province, arrange strings of paper cranes at a memorial ceremony to mourn the Wenchuan earthquake victims May 20, 2008. Their prayers for the dead and best wishes for the survivors are written on the cranes.

A student of Fudan University in Shanghai adjusts paper cranes on campus to mourn the Wenchuan earthquake victims May 20, 2008.

Children in a kindergarten in Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province hold paper cranes to mourn the Wenchuan earthquake victims May 20, 2008.

Pupils in a primary school in Xingtan City, Hebei Province hold paper cranes with prayers written on them to mourn the Wenchuan earthquake victims May 19, 2008.

(Xinhua News Agency May 21, 2008)