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Moments of Silence to Remember in China

Did you fill up with pride when seeing the shots of Sichuan’s minutes of silence from all over China?  From the mountaintops of Lhasa to the rolling hills of inner Mongolia, the scenes inspire great pride in China. Moments of Silence in China I... ...full story at The China Expat

from The China Expat on Thu, May 22 2008

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19 May 08 visit 3 minutes silence in China on May 19,2008 14:28  »  YouTube video3 minutes silence in China, Hong Kong, Macau on May 19,2008 14:28. mourning Sichuan earth quake. very very touching. OMG! but not Taiwan.
19 May 08 visit Emotions flow freely on first of three national mourning days  »  Shanghaiist Scenes captured across Chengdu during the three minutes of silence, when all of China ground to a halt yesterday. For many Chengdu-ites, this earthquake has hit very, very close to home: After the three minutes of silence at Tiananmen Square, the crowds...
19 May 08 visit After Three Minutes of Silence, China Roars  »  Opposite End of China The observation of three minutes of silence across China at 2:28pm today was incredibly powerful. Standing silently with a group of Chinese people, the eerie sound of sirens and car horns filling Beijing, I got a tingle up my spine. We were watching CCTV,...
26 May 08 visit China: Three Minutes Silence Reflected in Search Stats  »  Global Voices Jacky Peng blogs the search traffic stats of Google China on May 19 which showed the three minutes silence (mourning for earthquake victims) effect.
19 May 08 visit What China Twitterers said about the 3 minute "silence" that just took place  »  Shanghaiist China-based Twitterers too observed a 3 minute silence on the 3 minute silence that took place from 14:28 to 14:31 just now to mark the first of three days of national mourning, and this is what they said immediately afterwards. inwalkedbud There was...
27 Jul 08 visit Sichuan Earthquake reports recommend buying parents’ silence  »  Peking Duck Raj This is the likely conclusion of reports produced by at least local Chinese administrations in regards to the May earthquake - if indeed any of the promised investigations were ever held. China buys the silence of grieving parents “We were rounded ...

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