May 19, 2008 (April 15, Lunar New Year), the State Council decided May 19 to 21 national day of mourning.


ended at 2:00 p.m. on the 18th, the Wenchuan earthquake has caused 32,477 people were killed and 220,109 people were injured. In order to express the deep condolences of the people of all nationalities for the Wenchuan earthquake victims compatriots, the State Council decided May 19, 2008 to 21 as a national day of mourning "target =" _blank "> national day of mourning. During this period, the country and overseas mast at home, to stop public entertainment, the Foreign Ministry and Chinese embassies and consulates condolence book.
28 from May 19, 2011, the National People's silence for three minutes, when the car, (history The on. cn) trains, ships whistle, air raid sirens to.
This is the first time in accordance with Article XIV of the Act, "especially serious casualties occur after the implementation of the Flag Law of 1990, unfortunate events or severe natural disasters have caused heavy casualties, half-mast in mourning. "terms of national mourning. mast to the civilians killed in natural disasters, according to the decree of the law to the country's highest administrative organ in Chinese history first sense, which is held for all the earthquake victims of national mourning.
this is a country at this moment to extend my deepest condolences to the victims.