Strength from facts

The ancient Chinese saying, "Calamities may help a nation flourish" should work not only to stimulate the morale of this nation in overcoming difficulties in disaster relief and reconstruction, but also to ensure that the reconstruction work does not compromise quality.

When Premier Wen Jiabao wrote the four Chinese characters, duonan xingbang, on the blackboard in a temporary classroom of Beichuan High School, which was devastated in the quake, all present knew what the premier meant.

Premier Wen wanted these students to know that they should never succumb to the wrathful face of nature. Instead, they need to get even greater strength from the sufferings they had experienced to build an even better future.