Zhang Qingshan and the China International Rescue Team had not had a proper dinner since their rescue work for the May 12 quake victims began - until last Wednesday.
CHENGDU: Seven-year-old Wang Jiaqi is a "very strong girl". That was the praise Premier Wen Jiabao gave the girl when he visited the Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital on May 24.
Monday, May 19. This was the 7th day our troops entered the earthquake-hit area. In the continuous drizzle, we headed for the mountains to search for survivors. I led the First Company to a small village, where most of the houses had collapsed.
In the shadow of skyscrapers at the Wangfujing shopping area, passers-by paused before the magnified images of suffering, resilience and hope.
BEICHUAN, Sichuan: It was the main highway leading to Beichuan, a town near the epicenter of the earthquake that rocked Sichuan province on May 12.
Olympic Games ceremonies maestro Ric Birch is leading a creative workshop in Beijing and his young Chinese students are hanging onto his every word. The Australian asks about the biggest change since China's opening up policy and economic miracle.
Liang Jinsheng just celebrated his 60th birthday. But rather than look forward to his retirement, the Beijinger has grown anxious about leaving his work - because it could mark the end of an imperial legend of sorts.
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