Beijing, April 21 (Inditop.com) Chinese President Hu Jintao Wednesday paid tribute here to more than 2,000 victims of the devastating earthquake in northwest Qinghai province.
At Tiananmen Square, thousands of people watched the national flag hoisted to full height and then lowered to half-mast at about 5.33 a.m local time, Xinhua reported.
The 7.1-magnitude quake that struck Yushu in Qinghai province last Wednesday left 2,064 people dead. At least 175 people were still missing Tuesday. The quake also left 12,135 people injured.
Members of the Communist Party of China also joined the president in mourning the victims.
National flags flew at half-mast at government agencies in the Chinese capital and all public entertainment was suspended.
