(LUO XIAOGUANG)

People mourn deceased quake victims on April 27 in Baoxing County, Ya'an City in southwest China's Sichuan Province. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Ya'an on April 20.

Public mourning took place on April 27 in Sichuan. Transportation vehicles sounded their sirens at 8:02 a.m., the time of April 20's devastating first tremor, followed by a silent tribute of three minutes.

The quake claimed at least 196 lives.