Beichuan county

Lin hao Hero's starring role

At first glance, he seems like any other 10-year-old boy who's fallen asleep on an airport-bound bus. Nudged from his dreams, he yawns, almost starts to pout - until fellow passengers produce cellphones and begin snapping pictures. He quickly rouses himself and responds with big, friendly smiles.

School tries to move on

Each time Tan Guoqiang raises his eyes to the picture hanging on the wall of his office, the principal sees the beaming faces of his 437 pupils and teachers.

Yingxiu township

Xue xiao 'Cola boy' Full of fizz

After being trapped for 80 hours underneath the rubble of a school building, Xue Xiao uttered two sentences that he has been reminded of every day since the Sichuan earthquake.

A man for all disasters

Chen Yan has had a lot to handle during the recent run-up to the first anniversary of the earthquake in Wenchuan.

Hanwang township

Mother of mercy

It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words, and since the early 20th century, photographs have helped define the key moments and people in history.

Catching up with her 'baby'

Mu Yaoyao refused her mother's embrace the first few days she saw her.

Jiangyou city

March to the frontline

In a formal black suit, the quiet, tanned emcee had just taken part in an annual group wedding in Luoyang, the second largest city of central China's Henan province.

Strength for the future

When Song Yanmei recently visited An Le in Luoyang, Henan province, she did not talk much about the quake last May, when the soldier rescued her from the rubble.