Rising up after slide
The people of Zhouqu county, Gansu province, have been celebrating Spring Festival six months on from the devastating landslide that claimed more than 1,400 lives
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Three young women perform traditional dances for local residents in Zhouqu county in Northwest China's Gansu province on Feb 2 to celebrate Spring Festival. Wang Jing / China Daily |
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Six-year-old Tan Fei shows a painting she did of homes in Zhouqu county. Wang Jing / China Daily |
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Dong Mi, a 70-year-old local resident, burns paper offerings in memory of family members who she lost in the landslide that hit Zhouqu on Aug 7, last year. Wang Jing / China Daily |
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A vendor surnamed Li sells tofu at a local market in the lead-up to Spring Festival. Wang Jing / China Daily |
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In these photos, the contrast between the destruction seen on Aug 8 after the landslide hit the county and the way it looks today can clearly be seen. Wang Jing and Du Lianyi / China Daily |
(China Daily 02/08/2011 page6)
