>>>沪江汶川地震专题 

德阳市汉旺镇汉旺广场上的一座大钟将时间定格在地震发生的那一刻 

BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Millions of people in China and overseas observed three minutes silence at 2:28 p.m. Monday to mourn thousands of people killed in an earthquake which hit the nation's southwest a week ago.

Across the country, air raid sirens, cars, trains and ship horns wailed in grief as the people fell silent.

Chinese bourses and commodities exchanges also suspended trading for three minutes in remembrance of the earthquake dead.

The three-minute remembrance is part of three-day national mourning for those who died in the 8.0-magnitude earthquake. More than 32,000 people have been confirmed dead and the estimated death toll could top 50,000.

National flags flew at half mast, public entertainments were cancelled and the Olympic torch relay was suspended during the three-day mourning period.

中新网5月19日电 14时28分起，中国全国人民为四川汶川大地震遇难者默哀3分钟。各地汽车、火车、舰船笛声长鸣，防空警报在各城市上空鸣响。

胡锦涛、吴邦国、温家宝、贾庆林、李长春、习近平、贺国强、周永康等领导同志在中南海怀仁堂前肃立默哀3分钟。

全国人大常委会、国务院、全国政协、中央军委有关负责同志同时哀悼。

19日下午2时28分，香港的轮船、火车和非运营状态中的公交车辆同时鸣笛，向四川地震遇难者致哀。行政长官曾荫权率全体公务员默哀。

北京时间19日14时28分，中国驻外使领馆、驻国际组织代表处、中资机构等举行悼念活动，参加活动全体人员默哀3分钟，沉痛悼念四川汶川大地震遇难者。

为表达全国各族人民对四川汶川大地震遇难同胞的深切哀悼，中国国务院决定，2008年5月19日至21日为全国哀悼日。在此期间，全国和各驻外机构下半旗志哀，停止公共娱乐活动，外交部和中国驻外使领馆设立吊唁簿。5月19日14时28分起，全国人民默哀3分钟，届时汽车、火车、舰船鸣笛，防空警报鸣响。

>>>沪江汶川地震专题