[[Image:National mourning for 2008 Sichuan earthquake victims - Tiananmen Square, Beijing, 2008-05-19 .jpg|200px|Flag being held at half mast in Tiananmen Square, Beijing]] At 2:28 PM, exactly a week after the initial earthquake, people throughout China held three minutes of silence with heads bowed, and government officials stood outside the government headquarters. Traffic came to a halt and horns were wailed in memoriam of the now at least 34,000 victims, with some officials reporting 50,000 likely dead. Afterwards in Tiananmen Square in Beijing and the provincial capital Chengdu, Sichuan, people held patriotic events with some shouting "Go! Go! China" in an attempt to boost national morale.
[[Image:National flag flying at half-mast on Tiananmen Squire .jpg|200px|Flag being held at half mast in Tiananmen Square, Beijing]] At 2:28 PM, exactly a week after the initial earthquake, people throughout China held three minutes of silence with heads bowed, and government officials stood outside the government headquarters. Traffic came to a halt and horns were wailed in memoriam of the now at least 34,000 victims, with some officials reporting 50,000 likely dead. Afterwards in Tiananmen Square in Beijing and the provincial capital Chengdu, Sichuan, people held patriotic events with some shouting "Go! Go! China" in an attempt to boost national morale.
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mourning for 2008 Sichuan earthquake victims - Tiananmen Square, Beijing, 2008-05-19
flag flying at half-mast on Tiananmen Squire