Ferocious tsunami starts donation drives across China

Two girls donate their pocket money for the Indian Ocean tsunami victims during a New Year concert in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on December 31, 2004.

Buddhists make donations at a prayer service in Beijing January 1, 2005. Buddhists from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan have donated a total of 9.93 million yuan (US$1.2 million) in the prayer service to the tsunami-hit countries in Southeast Asia.

Buddhist monks donate money a a prayer service in Beijing on January 1, 2005. About 1,000 monks from across the country and kindhearted people donated 9.93 million yuan (US$1.2 million) for the tsunami victims.