(CRI September 3, 2008)
An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Sichuan Province at 2:28 PM on May 12.
![The 2010 Shanghai Expo mascot, Haibao, is unveiled in the Changchun International Conference and Exhibition Center in the capital of Northeast China's Jilin Province, on Tuesday, September 2, 2008. [Photo: CRIENGLISH.com]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20080903/001109b42f730a28280e03.jpg "The 2010 Shanghai Expo mascot, Haibao, is unveiled in the Changchun International Conference and Exhibition Center in the capital of Northeast China's Jilin Province, on Tuesday, September 2, 2008. [Photo: CRIENGLISH.com]")
