Public mourning was held on Saturday morning in Southwest China's Sichuan province for those who died in a 7.0-magnitude quake a week ago.

The public mourning began with all transportation vehicles sounding their sirens at 8:02 am, the time the devastating earthquake hit on April 20, and was followed by a silent tribute of 3 minutes.

The quake has claimed nearly 200 lives and destroyed about 126,000 homes, according to official figures.

On Friday, the National Health and Family Planning Commission said in a statement that 1,516 wounded people, including 43 terminally-ill patients and 69 severe cases, are being treated in hospital in Sichuan.

More than 1.5 billion yuan has been allocated to quake victims, with 10 yuan and 0.5 kilograms of grain distributed daily to each person.

More than 87,000 tents, 233,000 quilts, 25,000 items of clothing and 3,393 tons of food have been provided by local governments. And 426 medical centers and 1,015 relocation sites have been set up as of Friday.

China's beverage maker JDB Group has announced a donation of 100 million yuan to Lushan, the largest donation thus far from any company in China.

Shu Yuhui, chairman of the Quan Jian Natural Medicine Science and Technology Development Co Ltd, also made a donation of 100 million yuan, making it the largest individual contribution for earthquake relief efforts.

滬江快訊：

為悼念地震遇難同胞（compatriot），四川省政府決定2013年4月27日為全省哀悼日（mourning day ）。當(dāng)天，四川省停止公共娛樂活動(dòng)（recreational activities），上午8點(diǎn)02分，四川省各地汽車、船舶鳴笛，防空警報(bào)鳴響，人民默哀3分鐘。

26日是四川省蘆山“4·20”7.0級(jí)強(qiáng)烈地震發(fā)生后的第七天，也是地震遇難者的“頭七”。當(dāng)晚8點(diǎn)30分左右，記者在雅安南橋廣場(chǎng)看到，百余名市民點(diǎn)燃了蠟燭，為地震遇難者哀悼。在蘆山、寶興、龍門等地，也有部分民眾自發(fā)進(jìn)行哀悼。

按照中國人“燒七”的習(xí)俗，從逝者卒日算起，喪家每隔7天就要舉行一次燒紙祭奠，共有7次。在雅安市蘆山等地，當(dāng)?shù)赜小胺昶卟粺摺钡娘L(fēng)俗（custom），一些遇難者家屬已在逝者卒日七天前燒紙祭奠親人。

截至4月26日，“4·20”四川蘆山7.0級(jí)強(qiáng)烈地震已造成196人遇難、21人失蹤、13484人受傷，其中重傷995人。其中，雅安8個(gè)縣有176人遇難、19人失蹤、12030人受傷。

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頭七：中國的喪殯習(xí)俗，現(xiàn)在人們習(xí)慣上認(rèn)為“頭七”指的是人去世后的第七日。
Chinese funeral has several main traditions. There are Buddhist ceremonies that last at least for 49 days. First 7 days are believed to be the most important. Prayers are said every 7 days for 49 days. If a family of the deceased is poor this period can be short, lasting for only 3 days.