At 2:28 pm on Monday, the students at our school spontaneously mourned in front of the national flag on the campus.

All of us stood in lines. Keeping silent under a blazing sun, we heard only the drawing of breath and sobbing.

Immersed in great pain, we stayed there quietly after observing the three-minute silence.

The Chinese people's hearts are beating together. Come on, China!

China Daily mobile news reader 138****3378

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I'm a college student in Xi'an. On Monday when the sirens rang at 2:28 pm, we all observed a three-minute silence.

Everything seemed to stop at that time. For us, the short three minutes were as long as three centuries.

Facing up to the calamity, we the Chinese people are not to be easily defeated. Let's join hands to get through the hard times.

China Daily mobile news reader 134****5656

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I'm a college student and experienced a strong earthquake a decade ago.

At that time I was greatly frightened at seeing my classmates' bodies pulled out by rescuers.

But somebody patted me on my back, saying "kid, don't be afraid, everything will finally pass." Then I felt a little better.

Facing the great damages brought by the earthquake, I just want to tell the children in the quake-hit regions that "please don't worry, everything will pass someday".

We are all families. We are all siblings. All those who fought in the frontline moved us all. Wish you all success.

China Daily mobile news reader 158****3876

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If I were a bird, I would fly to the earthquake-hit region with hope and encouragement. If I were a huge umbrella, I would want to protect my fellow-victims under my arms.

China Daily mobile news reader 139****2157

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The small girl at a kindergarten in Beichuan county moved me to tears.

Despite her thighs locked in the rubble and bleeding, the resolute child didn't cry but comforted the rescuers in turn.

After the calamity happened, we all hope that the victims can get out of their plight, moved as we are by numerous people like the little girl.

I sincerely pray for the girl and wish all victims safety and peace.

China Daily mobile news reader 139****9351

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An injured earthquake survivor in Beichuan reads a magazine at a temporary shelter in Mianyang on Monday.

I am a German and have been a member of the German-Chinese Friendship Association since the late 1970s. I have two sponsorships for Chinese pupils in Shanghai and Shandong and naturally I donated to two funds in Germany who will support the victims in China (Oxfam and Caritas International).

I know that the German Red Cross will be sending a mobile hospital to Sichuan which can treat 30 patients in beds and ten thousands of other patients. Many newspapers give reports on the earthquake and publish addresses where people can make a donation for china.

So please believe me: you have many friends in Germany and I am sure expats in China will donate too or help in other ways. I know that many people here are also trying to help the victims in Myanmar too. What counts is friendship between many people in Germany and China.

Agathe

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