China's Quake
Superstitious Chinese have looked for cosmic explanations for the earthquake, the country's deadliest natural disaster in three decades. Many noted that the earthquake occurred exactly 88 days before the Beijing Olympics, which opens on August 8 - 8/8/8 - at 8:08 pm, in line with Chinese numerology which considers eight a lucky number.
Speculation was heightened when China's seismological authority revised up the magnitude of the May 12 earthquake to 8.0 on the Richter scale.
A deserted Catholic seminary outside Pengzhou, China - shown in 2007 - was a popular spot for wedding pictures.
The century-old seminary in Pengzhou was destroyed after an earthquake struck China's Sichuan province on 12 May.
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