Remembering the dead in Mianyang

Children at the memorial gathering Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

A child writes a message on the wall of remembrance Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

A volunteer wears a patriotic T-shirt Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

Children who survived the earthquake gather at a temporary school Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

Children are overcome by grief Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

A poster of a missing boy hangs next to memorial messages Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

Mourning children Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

Posters of missing adults Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

Children observe three minutes of silence while the Chinese flag flies at half-mast Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian