In pictures: Chinese quake memorial

A private Chinese museum in Jianchuan, Sichuan province, is commemorating last month's earthquake. It has collected artefacts and images from soldiers, volunteers, hospitals and survivors.

Here a woman walks past pictures of victims of the quake on display at the museum.

A shattered bust of Chairman Mao Zedong sits alongside broken crockery in a display case.

A girl writes down a few words of blessing for the victims.

The glaring absence of the quake-salvaged items' 70,000 dead owners gives the display a powerful poignancy.

Meanwhile, people in Sichuan's shaken capital Chengdu set lotus lights floating down the river in memory of the victims.

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