At noon on January 20, while visiting Beichuan Zhonglian Cement Co., Ltd., media reporters from the China Cement Miles Tour experienced the post-disaster reconstruction of the old Beichuan county.
Beichuan Zhonglian is only 3 kilometers away from the old county seat of Beichuan. The damage caused by the earthquake to roads and houses along the way is still clearly visible. At the same time, large-scale construction is going on everywhere, and the construction of roads, residential houses, public facilities, etc. is in full swing. In progress.
When the bus arrived at the toll station, it was stopped by the traffic police. It was explained that due to too many external and tourist vehicles, the narrow streets could easily cause congestion, so we had to change to another bus. We took a local minivan to Wangxiangtai, where we could see the whole picture of the old Beichuan County. The driver of the minivan also served as our guide. There were not many pedestrians on the road, and there were temporary tents on both sides of the street.
Along the way, due to the restrictions on opening up in the old county, Renjiaping became the "end" of our trip to Beichuan. There is a place called Wangxiang Terrace here, which became a centralized place of worship after the earthquake. The place where the souls died on May 12th. This place is located halfway up the mountain between the old and new cities of Beichuan County. It has a wide view. Looking at Beichuan from a distance, we can only pay homage with our eyes; in the mist, we can vaguely see many overturned and collapsed buildings. Use your camera to record and recall the past disasters here. According to local people, after the new county seat was located elsewhere, there were relatively few residents living here, so no large-scale construction was carried out.
From Wangwang After coming down from Xiangtai, we walked into Beichuan Middle School, which left the deepest impression on the author. The banner "deep condolences to the compatriots who died in the 5.12 earthquake" on the school gate is still there, and the entire campus is now covered with fallen leaves and overgrown weeds. But it looked solemn and solemn. Although the disaster has passed, it still makes people feel heavy when we are here.
Due to time constraints, we could only leave the old county town of Beichuan quickly. We have always seen images of Beichuan on TV, and now our real feelings are even more unforgettable. Although the earthquake caused material damage and loss of life, our spiritual power will be stronger and our nation will be more sincere. Together, we have the courage to face, overcome, and forge ahead...
The dead rest in peace, and the living strive to be strong. On the anniversary of the "5·12" Wenchuan earthquake, the Sichuan earthquake-stricken areas used different In this way, we pay tribute to the victims of the compatriots and thank the people across the country for their support. The restoration and reconstruction work has entered a new stage, and the care and support for Wenchuan from all walks of life has reached a new climax.
Starting from April, at home and abroad, The media once again focused their attention here. They used paper and pen, film, sound and images to record the changes in the mountains and rivers here over the past year, as well as the joys and sorrows of the world. We found Jiang Yi, a reporter from the Sichuan Branch of Xinhua News Agency, who told us about the past year. Many stories that he touched countless times...
New Beichuan Middle School, laying the foundation for the hope of a new generation
History has gone through a year of disaster and struggle, May 12, 2009 On the afternoon of the same day, the hour hand slowly and heavily pointed to 14:28. In Yongchang Town, where the new county seat of Beichuan is located, the crowd gathered silently. After a brief moment of silence and the national anthem, the first shovel of soil was laid for the foundation of New Beichuan Middle School.
“There are few cities that have endured such tremendous suffering like Beichuan. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a major earthquake instantly destroyed this beautiful Qiang Autonomous County, killing 15,645 people and leaving 4,311 people missing. Every household heard the cry of blood at night, and the people of Beichuan lost their homes. Beichuan became the only county town that needed to be completely rebuilt in another place during the Wenchuan earthquake." Reporter Jiang Yi tried his best to recall and try to make those data more accurate. < /p>
After the earthquake, Jiang Yi received the order from Xinhua News Agency immediately, and together with his colleagues, Cong Feng, deputy editor-in-chief of Xinhua News Agency Sichuan Branch, Chen Xie, director of the Photography Department, Feng Changyong, director of external affairs, and a general manager Huang Kun, an intern at the Shelai branch, was dispatched by the branch leader to form a "news death squad" and rushed to Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County overnight on the evening of May 12. Therefore, Beichuan was of great significance to Jiang Yi. "Our society at that time President Liu Xinxin received news from the Provincial Party Committee that since Wenchuan has become an 'isolated island' with no news at all, Beichuan is currently the most severely affected place. The head office leader ordered our Sichuan branch to rush to the scene in Beichuan at all costs."
Mountains collapsed along the way, roads were twisted, residential buildings were gone, and there were shouts and shouts everywhere. The car of Jiang Yi and his entourage was driving in the rainy night.
Ruzhong is moving forward with difficulty. At about 5:00 on May 13, Jiang Yi penned a news release "Xinhua News Agency reporters rushed to the earthquake-stricken area overnight and encountered obstacles when a mountain collapsed more than 10 kilometers away from Beichuan County." This was the earliest news release in the world. On-site reporting from the Beichuan earthquake-stricken area. Jiang Yi said that the disaster is an order. As a Xinhua News Agency reporter with a mission, I must rush to the disaster scene as quickly as possible and tell the world what happened here. And only a few Hours later, Jiang Yi wrote the historical scenes they saw in Beichuan County, which will forever be engraved in the hearts of every Chinese, into "Fighting Death - A Record of Rescuing Trapped People in Beichuan County", which was presented to the world. The first article was a close-up of the scene from the Beichuan earthquake-stricken area.
"It was almost dawn when we arrived in Beichuan County. Traffic was no longer accessible, and the only way to enter the county was on foot. Right here, I see I saw a person lying in the middle of the road. This was the first victim I saw during the "5·12" earthquake. To this day, I can think of this victim's face whenever I close my eyes. plastic sheet, blue jeans and one bare foot. It was outside the gate of Beichuan Middle School. At that time, the campus was crowded with rescuers, and the outside of the school was full of crying parents. On the left side of the road, a group of students were After walking through the school gate, two young female teachers walked at both ends of the team, greeting their students with hoarse voices; on the right side of the road, a group of militiamen were heading towards the county seat. Everyone looked sideways at Beichuan Middle School, where , is already in ruins..."
Today, the New Beichuan Middle School built with the aid of the China Overseas Chinese Federation covers an area of ??225 acres and can accommodate 5,200 students for study and accommodation. It is designed in accordance with an 8-level earthquake resistance. In September 2010 On March 1, Beichuan teachers and students will start a new study life in the new school.
“Today, one year later, more than 1,300 Beichuan teachers and students are standing quietly, and some are sobbing softly. This school There were 2,800 teachers and students before the earthquake, half of whom will never see this scene today."
Same rain, different mood
The sound of wind, rain, and shouting The sound seems to still be echoing in my ears, but history has gone through the troubled year of 2008. At the end of April, in order to welcome the upcoming first anniversary, Jiang Yi once again set foot on the land of Beichuan. He said that although he My steps are still a little staggering, but I have become much more steadfast and steady, and my heart is gradually full of vitality.
"I stood on the side of the road, and red and green jumped into my eyes. Red is brick, although that It was also raining one day, and there were still cars coming and going on the road. Every three to five minutes, trucks pulling bricks, steel bars and other building materials would pass by. Although you could still see a few collapsed houses that had not been cleaned up on both sides of the road, New houses have been built one after another, and more and more houses have red bricks piled at their doorways. Even if it rains, it has not delayed the progress of rebuilding their houses."
Green is farmland, and the fields were there during the earthquake. The crumbling stones everywhere have been cleaned up, and pieces of strong rapeseed are spread out from both sides of the road, giving the land of Beichuan a thick green color. From time to time, farmers carrying hoes on their shoulders walk in twos and threes. We passed by, hoeing the ground a few times, or chatting about home affairs.
Beichuan now has four prefabricated housing areas: Jianxin, Shengli, Liulin and Leigu. Currently, more than 14,000 people live here. In the Banfang District. In every cabin community, the square is the busiest place. It is full of supermarkets, communications, advertising, beauty, catering and other stores. There are also snacks, fruits and other stalls on the roadside. It's raining, but there are still a lot of people coming out to buy and sell things.
Han Yumei, a villager in Shengli Village, Leigu Town, sits on a small stool in front of the store of "Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County Qiang Embroidery Products Factory" and concentrates on She is embroidering a sachet, and the small basket at her feet is filled with red, yellow and green silk threads. Such a sachet can bring an income of about 80 yuan to Han Yumei.
"Han Yumei was once in the early days of the earthquake She fell into despair, her husband left, the backbone of the family collapsed, and her twin daughters were in sixth grade at Leigu Primary School. In an interview with me at that time, Han Yumei said that she fell asleep in tears every night. In addition to being sad, she also With powerlessness and despair, the family has no financial income, what will the family do in the future..."
In order to find a way for everyone to survive, Shengli Village invited teachers to train the women in the village in Qiang embroidery, and Han Yumei More than 80 housewives together have found work. Although life is still very difficult, they feel a lot more at ease in their hearts: "Only when people have hope can they survive, and my two children are my greatest hope. Now I have something to do. Doll comes home every week
I can give them dozens of yuan for living expenses. Although I can only let them eat simply at school, nutrition can be guaranteed." Speaking of this, a faint smile appeared on Han Yumei's face.
“Smile, this should be the biggest change I feel after revisiting Beichuan.” Jiang Yi told us, “Yes, although there are not too many, although it may only be a shallow smile, the Beichuan people’s A smile indeed reappeared on her face. Not only on Han Yumei’s face, but also on the faces of the people around her.”
Outside the window is the construction site of the new Leigu Middle School aided by the Jinan Military Region. , two crane trucks were slowly turning in the rain, and from time to time agricultural vehicles pulling bricks would come and pour out red bricks with a "crash" sound. Dozens of "safety hats" kept turning around on the construction site. Chen Dong, a member of Class 1, Grade 2 of Gu Middle School, lay on the window of the wooden classroom and looked out, throwing a snack into his mouth from time to time.
Jiang Yi "caught" this lively and deserting student at Leigu Middle School. "His name is Chen Dong. It has become his habit to lie on the window sill and watch the excitement outside. This little guy seems to have gradually come out of the shadow of the earthquake, and he happily exchanges snacks with his classmates from time to time." So, I said a few words to him."
Jiang Yi asked Chen Dong if he was afraid of the earthquake. Chen Dong nodded: "Afraid. We all ran out of the teacher's dormitory crying. One floor of the building collapsed, and a teacher was killed."
"Now, is it better?"
"I'm not afraid now, it's much better." Chen Dong pointed to the opposite side. At the construction site, "Here, it's earthquake-resistant to level 8."
On an introduction board in front of the construction site, Jiang Yi saw the introduction of Leigu Middle School: the new school covers an area of ??108 acres and has a construction area of ??32,000 square meters. meters, all buildings are fortified according to an 8-degree earthquake resistance level and constructed according to a 9-degree earthquake resistance level. The student dormitory building was completed on April 13. According to the construction schedule, all students will be able to move into the new school this fall.
“The concept of 8-degree earthquake resistance seems to have been deeply rooted here. I interviewed a 72-year-old uncle Xi Yinghua here. He is responsible for guarding building materials on the construction site. He has his own perspective on the quality of school construction: "The materials used are solid. The foundation for building a gate is so deep, it is laid several layers, and the steel bars are densely packed." Another parent who came to see his baby was 39-year-old He Zhongguo, a resident of Pingshang Village, Leigu Town. The tone was more firm: 'There is definitely no problem with 8-degree earthquake resistance. I have worked on this construction site for a while. I can't say that I am professional, but I can see that the materials and steel bars are very solid.'"
< p>Looking at the construction site, everyone in Beichuan showed a happy smile. They all said: "The school is so solid. I feel more relieved when I work outside. At least I don't have to worry about the safety of my dolls, haha."“Walking on the land of Beichuan, I couldn’t calm down for a long time. In a drizzle a year ago, I saw the destruction of Beichuan. I crawled through the ruins and walked through the piles of ruins. A year later, another drizzle touched me like a spring breeze. Although there are still traces of trauma here, the wound is healing at a speed visible to the naked eye. , the smiles have returned to the faces of Beichuan people. The green farmland stretching to the horizon composes the beautiful melody of Beichuan's rejuvenation. Even the roar of trucks on the road and the noise of construction sites are harmoniously integrated into it, forming a perfect atmosphere. The powerful beating notes in Beichuan's new song."
Children are the hope of the future, and schools are the cradle of the country's pillars. Just from the construction of the new school and the expectant eyes of the children, we can see that : Time flies, and it has been a year since the earthquake. Needless to say, the huge trauma of the destruction of their homes and the death of their loved ones is still aching. However, the people in the disaster area have chosen to be strong, for their loved ones, and for the warm home in their hearts, no matter how difficult the conditions are, no matter how difficult the conditions are. No matter how thin their bodies are, they still persevere.
May heaven be full of flowers all year round
Every year in late spring and early summer, it is the most green season in Bashu. The spring breeze blows , and there are green grass all over the mountains and wild flowers swaying in the wind.
From the afternoon of May 10th to 13th, in order to facilitate the people to pay tribute to their loved ones, the closed Beichuan old county town was opened for 4 consecutive days. May The 10th was the first day that the Beichuan earthquake site was opened for residents to pay their respects. The temperature gradually rose with the increase in the flow of people. While maintaining order, the attentive Beichuan policemen did not forget to bring boxes of mineral water and distribute them to visitors for free. Residents paying homage. A simple gesture of passing water can often make sad eyes and stiff faces look more tender.
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At the Beichuan memorial ceremony on the first anniversary of the earthquake, there were more flowers than ever before. Just after 13:00 on May 10, the vehicles coming to pay homage had stopped at the entrance of the old county seat to 3 Liangfengya Qiang Village, kilometers away. Bunches of yellow and white chrysanthemums held in hands merged into a river, flowing quietly towards Beichuan.
Wangxiangtai, Beichuan County Government, Beichuan bus station and other ruins are already filled with flowers. Residents who come to pay homage to their loved ones, and even media reporters who come to interview, will first lay a bouquet of flowers in front of the ruins. Several newly built cement troughs are convenient for people to set off firecrackers. , a place where joss sticks and paper money are offered. On the walls of several ruins, huge slogans with white characters on a black background are painted: "Sorrows for the compatriots who died in the '5·12' Wenchuan earthquake", reminding people of the anniversary of the earthquake. < /p>
Compared with the Tomb Sweeping Day memorial ceremony a month ago, there are no cordons in the old Beichuan County today. Police officers maintaining order are scattered in front of the ruins, trying to stand in places that do not block the view. There are very few people. If you are too close to the ruins, there are placards like this everywhere in the ruins reminding people: Your loved ones have rested in peace, do you have the heart to disturb them?
This is the simplest, most innocent, and warmest in the world. Love. As the first anniversary of the Wenchuan Earthquake approaches, perseverance and gratitude are the truest emotions in the hearts of the people in the disaster area, and this is exactly the quality of a nation in the face of a huge disaster!
The earth is dyed green. , everything in the disaster area is reborn in Nirvana: the disabled who had wanted to commit suicide became psychological volunteers; people who lost their loved ones began to reorganize new families; the Qiangzhai villages that were destroyed by the earthquake stood up again with yellow mud wrapped in steel bars; Mianzhu The pace of cultural inheritance such as New Year paintings and Qiang embroidery art has not stopped for a moment...
A year ago, landslides and ground cracks occurred here, and rivers dried up. A year later, only mixed peanut trees and flocks of orioles were seen flying. The earth is endless, the life is endless, and the hope is endless!
The happiness of the living is not the best comfort for the dead.