Memorial services held to mourn victims of 6.8-magnitude Sichuan quake

CHENGDU, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday held memorial services to mourn the victims of a 6.8-magnitude earthquake happened on Sept. 5.

Services were simultaneously held in Moxi Township in Luding County, the quake's epicenter, and the hard-hit Shimian County in the city of Ya'an. Participants in the services included officials from the central and local governments, rescuers, m