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People around the country

are contributing to the eart hquake-affected areas, and?non-communist political parties in China are doing their part.

Members from the Zhigong Party Beijing Council are showing their love for the quake-hit areas?by selling their calligraphy and paintings and donating the income to the quake-hit areas.

According to a Xinhua report, members of China's democratic parties, people without party affiliation, religious personnel, business owners and overseas Chinese had donated nearly 8 billion yuan ($1.14 billion) to quake-affected areas by the end of May.

The figure reflects preliminary statistics from t

he United Front Work Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.