Father is watching us from heaven

From a hillside in Shifang, Zhang Huibing is watching his family and students as they slowly rebuild their lives. The 29-year-old teacher, who died while trying to save his class, has been laid to rest with 10 pupils near their Hongbai middle school.

Zhang was teaching a physics lesson when the quake began. The former basketball player sped to the door. He could have easily ducked out in a hurry. Instead, he held the swaying door open and propped up the doorframe until all his students ran out. Immediately after the last student escaped, the classroom collapsed.

"I was not fully awake from noon nap. But, I felt someone pushing me. No sooner had I opened my eyes and seen it was Mr. Zhang, than the earthquake came," said student Tang Zhangjian. "The classroom was swaying violently. Zhang shouted: 'Don't panic, everybody run out, quickly'.