New semester begins in mudslide-hit Zhouqu

A flag-raising ceremony is held at the No 1 Primary School in Zhouqu county, Northwest China's Gansu province, Aug 25, 2010. More than 7,000 primary and middle school students in the mudslide-battered county began their new semester Wednesday, after the disaster claimed 1,447 lives on Aug 8. [Photo/Xinhua]

A flag-raising ceremony is held at the No 1 Primary School in Zhouqu county, Northwest China's Gansu province, Aug 25, 2010. [Photo/Xinhua]