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Air raid sirens, and car, train and ship horns wailed and people stood for three minutes in silence on Monday to mourn the tens of thousands who died in last week's earthquake.
The moment of grief was observed across the vast country of 1.3 billion people at 2:28 pm, exactly a week after the devastating magnitude-8 quake struck Sichuan.
The death toll is estimated to be above 50,000.
The silent tribute was the first of its kind for citizens killed in a natural disaster.
Flags were flying at half-mast across the country and all public entertainment has been suspended as the three-day mourning period started.
The Olympic torch relay is also suspended during the period.
From tent cities in Sichuan province to Beijing, cars, motorcycles and bicycles stopped on the road and sounded their horns. Pedestrians stood with their heads bowed.
In Tian'anmen Square the somber mood quickly turned into a vocal show of patriotism.
Thousands of flag-waving people chanted "Go China Go" and "Rebuild Sichuan", while singing the national anthem.
Across the country, people honored the quake dead in various ways: Some flew black kites, children stood with lit white candles, and villagers in the northwest burnt incense sticks and fake money in rituals to see off the dead.
In front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, capital of Tibet, residents prostrated while saying prayers for the dead.
Rescuers, including those from Japan, Russia, the Republic of Korea and Singapore, took off their helmets and briefly halted their work in quake-hit areas.
The Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges and the futures exchanges in Shanghai, Zhengzhou and Dalian suspended trading for three minutes from 2:28 pm.
Some of the stock traders said people volunteered to buy stocks of Sichuan-based companies to show their support, Xinhua reported.
China Central Television blacked out its screen for the three minutes.
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