More than 35,000 visitors in four days have been to the earthquake relief photo show, held here by the Chinese government to commemorate victims and survivors of the 8.0-magnitude earthquake that hit southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12.
The show opened on June 10 at the Chinese People's Revolutionary Military Museum.
Pictures were mostly taken by reporters and some were very popular online, such as the picture of a local policewoman who breast-fed an orphaned infant. Another picture showed a boy having been dug out from quake ruins saluting his rescuers.
Visitors appreciate the pictures on display at the quake relief news photo show held at the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution in Beijing, capital of China, on June 13, 2008. The news photo exhibition featuring the May 12 earthquake in China's Sichuan Province presented more than 200 photos and graphs chronicling the suffering of the people and joint relief efforts, attracting over 15,000 visitors since its opening on June 10.(Xinhua Photo) "When I see these pictures, I want to cry, but I cannot cry because I'm a soldier," said Zhang Pengfei from the Armed Police General Hospital.
Foreign students of the National Defense University write their opinions after visiting the quake relief news photo show held at the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution in Beijing, capital of China, on June 13, 2008. The news photo exhibition featuring the May 12 earthquake in China's Sichuan province presented more than 200 photos and graphs chronicling the suffering of the people and joint relief efforts, attracting over 15,000 visitors since its opening on June 10. (Xinhua Photo) The show was hosted by the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, the State Council Information Office and the Xinhua News Agency.
The death toll of the earthquake increased by four overnight to 69,163 as of Friday noon, the State Council Information Office said. A total of 374,142 people were injured and 17,445 were still missing.
Source: Xinhua
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