After the quake

By Jiang Dong | China Daily | Updated: 2014-05-03 07:06

Residents of communities in Sichuan province are rebuilding their lives. China Daily photographer Jiang Dong reports.

An earthquake struck Lushan, Sichuan province, on April 20, 2013, wreaking havoc on quiet villages. For the past year, the local government has been engaged in a major reconstruction effort on behalf of those who lost their homes and livelihoods. Liming village, with 128 families, is typical of the 40 reconstruction sites. Now the village is coming back to life. Its new houses were all finished before April 20. Liming features agricultural production, ecological tourism and a farm with rare animals. From April 17 to 19, China Daily visited Liming and other reconstruction sites to check on progress one year after the catastrophe. Here we present a few glimpses.

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Liming villagers have had plenty of work to do - including planting trees.

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Immigrant Wang Mingrong prepares a garden in a greenhouse in Rong town.

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Li Hong waters flowers at a plantation greenhouse in Sanqiang village, another reconstruction site.

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Villagers dancing in Xiebaozi town, another reconstruction site.

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Immigrant Du Zhengquan feeding swans at the Tianxi Rare Animal Farm in Hanyuan county. He has taken up the job since 2009.

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Adding a personal touch, Yang Jinhui and her son Zhu Zhijun work on their new house in Liming village.

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Yang Jinhui and her daughter-in-law Leng Yan share sunshine Leng's 6-month-old, Zhu Xiaobei, beside their new house in Liming village.

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Dai Hao performs the art of tea for audiences at Mengding Mountain. He left the province after last year's earthquake but has returned. Background photo by Guo Liliang / For China Daily Graphic Design by Shen Wei / China Daily

(China Daily 05/03/2014 page6)