Expo grieves for Gansu

Shanghai, 16/8/2010

People crowded the Gansu Pavilion at the World Expo yesterday to pay their respects to the victims of the August 8 mudslide in the province. The pavilion was dark only a few lights were used to illuminate a banner saying "Deep Condolences to People Killed in the Zhouqu Mudslide."

Mourning events were also held outside the Gansu Pavilion. In the Pavilion of Public Participation, people gathered to fold paper cranes, a traditional symbol of good wishes, to pay tribute to the lives lost in the disaster.The pavilions for Italy, United Kingdom, France, Romania and Croatia, among others, lowered flags to commemorate the victims. The Gansu Pavilion will not hold any entertainment activities until September.