Temblor teaches lessons of gratitude

"My dream is to become a teacher when I grow up so I can help teach more people," said Gao Yuyan, a fourth-grader at Longxing Central Primary School in Lushan county, Sichuan province.

Gao made the comment during a class meeting themed "learn to be grateful". The pupils talked about the people to whom they are thankful, including family members, teachers and the kindhearted people who helped them after the magnitude-7.0 Lushan earthquake. They also made thank-you cards by hand.

School buildings were severely damaged in the quake. With the help of the People's Liberation Army, the school built the first "tent school" in the quake-stricken area.