Chengdu reconstruction is widely praised

Three years ago, a devastating earthquake hit Sichuan province and laid Wenchuan county in ruins. The city of Chengdu also suffered, as several of its counties, namely Dujiangyan, Pengzhou and Chongzhou were also badly hit. According to official data, the direct economic loss for Chengdu city reached 127.7 billion yuan ($19.65 billion).

However, during the past three years, Chengdu has made tremendous recovery efforts. By the end of 2010, 2,866, or 91 percent of its 3,147 reconstruction programs, had been completed, with the total investment reaching 82.35 billion yuan.

Most of the houses damaged in the quake have already been rebuilt or repaired, with living conditions in the damaged areas greatly improved, even surpassing those before the earthquake in some aspects. Various signs show that the people, as well as the city, are recovering from the tragedy, which is gradually becoming a memory of the past.