Beichuan Zhonglian is only 3 kilometers away from the old county town of Beichuan, and the damage to roads and houses caused by earthquakes along the way is still clearly discernible. At the same time, large-scale construction is being carried out in various places, and the construction of roads, residential houses and public facilities is in full swing.
When the bus arrived at the toll booth, it was stopped by the traffic police. According to the explanation, because there are too many foreign vehicles coming to mourn and travel, the narrow streets are easy to cause congestion, so we have to change a local steamed stuffed bun to Wangxiangtai, where we can see the whole picture of Beichuan's old county, and the driver of the car also served as our commentator. There are not many pedestrians on the road, and temporary tents have been set up on both sides of the street.
Along the way, Renjiaping became the "end point" of our trip to Beichuan due to the restrictions of the opening up of the old county. There are some individuals called Wangxiangtai. After the earthquake, it became a place to pay homage to the dead on May 12. It is located halfway up the mountain between the old and new towns in Beichuan County, with a wide field of vision. You can overlook Beichuan and only pay tribute to it with your eyes. Many overturned and collapsed buildings are faintly visible in the mist. We record them with our cameras and recall the disasters here. According to local people, after the new county moved to other places, there were fewer residents living here, so there was no large-scale construction.
After coming down from Wangxiangtai, we walked into Beichuan Middle School, which left the deepest impression on the author. The banner "Deeply mourn the victims of the 512 earthquake" is still hanging at the school gate. Now the whole campus is covered with leaves and weeds, but it looks solemn. Although the disaster has passed, it is still heavy when we are here.
As time is tight, we can only leave the old county town of Beichuan soon. We used to see pictures of Beichuan on TV, but now our real feelings are even more unforgettable. Although the earthquake caused material losses and death, our spirit will be stronger and our nation will face, overcome and forge ahead more sincerely and bravely. ...
The dead rest in peace and the living prosper. On the anniversary of the "5. 12" Wenchuan earthquake, Sichuan earthquake-stricken areas paid homage to the victims in different ways, thanking the people of the whole country for their support, and the restoration and reconstruction work also entered a new stage, and the care and support of all sectors of society for Wenchuan reached a new climax.
Since April, the media at home and abroad have once again focused on this place. They recorded the changes of mountains and rivers here and the joys and sorrows of the world with paper and pen, sound and images. We found Kong Ngai, a reporter from Sichuan Branch of Xinhua News Agency, who told us many stories that touched him countless times in the past year. ...
New Beichuan Middle School lays the foundation for the hope of a new generation.
History has gone through a year of disaster and struggle. On the afternoon of May 2009, 12, the hour hand slowly and heavily pointed to 14: 28. In Yongchang Town, where the new county seat of Beichuan is located, the crowd gathered silently. In a short silence and the sound of the national anthem, the new Beichuan Middle School laid the first shovel.
"Few cities have suffered as badly as Beichuan. On May 2, 2008 14: 28, a great earthquake instantly destroyed this beautiful Qiang Autonomous County. 15645 people were killed and 431/people were missing. People in Beichuan lost themselves when they heard the sound of tears at night.
Immediately after the earthquake, Kong Ngai received an order from Xinhua News Agency to form a "news death squad" with his colleagues Cong Feng, deputy editor-in-chief of Xinhua News Agency Sichuan Branch, Xie Chen, director of photography department, Feng Changyong, director of external affairs, and Huang Kun, an intern from the head office to the branch, and went to Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County overnight on May 12. Therefore, for Kong Ngai, it is of great significance. "At that time, Liu Xinxin, our chairman, heard from the provincial party committee that since Wenchuan has completely become an' island', there is no news, and Beichuan is the most severely affected place known at present. The leader of the head office ordered our Sichuan branch to rush to Beichuan at all costs. "
Along the way, mountains collapsed, roads twisted, houses disappeared and there were cries everywhere. The cars of Kong Ngai and his party struggled in the night rain. 13 At about 5 o'clock on May, Kong Ngai wrote a press release, "Xinhua News Agency reporters rushed to the earthquake-stricken area overnight, more than 0 kilometers away from Beichuan County 10." This is the earliest live report of Beichuan earthquake-stricken area in the world. Kong Ngai said. As a reporter of Xinhua News Agency with a mission, I must rush to the scene of the disaster as quickly as possible and tell the world what happened here. Only a few hours later, Kong Ngai wrote the historical scene they saw in Beichuan County as "Fighting with Death-A Documentary Report on Rescuing the Trapped People in Beichuan", which is the first documentary report sent to the world in Beichuan earthquake-stricken area.
"When we arrived in Beichuan County, it was almost dawn, and the traffic in front was not smooth. We had to walk into the county seat. Right here, I saw a man lying in the middle of the road. This is the first victim I saw in the "5. 12" earthquake. Until now, as soon as I close my eyes, I can think of plastic sheets, blue jeans and a barefoot to cover the victim's face. " Outside the school, there are crying parents. On the left side of the road, a group of students are walking through the school gate, and two young female teachers are walking at both ends of the team, greeting their students with hoarse voices. On the right side of the road, a group of militiamen are marching into the county seat, and everyone is looking at Beichuan Middle School, which is in ruins ... "
Today, the new Beichuan Middle School, aided by the China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, covers an area of 225 mu and can accommodate 5,200 students for study and accommodation. According to the 8-level seismic design, Beichuan teachers and students will start a new study and life in the new school on September 1 2000.
"Today, after the first anniversary, 1300 Beichuan teachers and students stood quietly, and some people were sobbing gently. There were 2,800 teachers and students in this school before the earthquake, and half of them will never see this scene today. "
The same rain, different mood.
Wind, rain and shouts still seem to echo in my ears, but history has gone through the troubled year of 2008. At the end of April, in order to welcome the upcoming anniversary, Kong Ngai once again set foot on the land of Beichuan. He said that although he was still faltering, he was steady and steady, and his heart was gradually full of vitality.
"I stood on the side of the road, and red and green caught my eye. Red is brick. Although it was raining that day, cars were still coming and going on the road. Every three to five minutes, trucks that pull bricks, steel bars and other building materials pass by. Although several uncleaned collapsed houses can be seen on both sides of the road, new houses have sprung up, and more people have piled up red bricks at the door. Even if it rained, it did not delay their progress in rebuilding the house. "
Green is farmland. During the earthquake, the stones falling in the ground have been completely cleaned up. Pieces of strong rape spread out from both sides of the road, giving Beichuan a thick green color. From time to time, farmers with hoes on their shoulders walk by in twos and threes, or hoe a few fields, or talk for a while.
There are still four board houses in Beichuan: Jianxin, Shengli, Liulin and Banggu. At present, there are 654.38+0.4 million people living in board houses. In every board house community, the square is the most lively place, supermarkets, communications, advertisements, beauty salons, restaurants and other shops are full, and there are stalls for snacks and fruits on the roadside. Even if it rains, people still go out to buy and sell things.
Han, a villager in Shengli Village, Gulei Town, sat on a small stool in front of Qiang embroidery factory in Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, embroidering a sachet intently, and the small basket at his feet was filled with red, yellow and green silk threads. Such a sachet can bring Han about 80 yuan's income.
"At the beginning of the earthquake, Han once fell into despair, her husband left, the pillar of the family collapsed, and a pair of twin daughters were in the sixth grade at Banggu Primary School. At that time, Han said in an interview with me that she fell asleep in tears every night, and there was no economic income at home except sadness, powerlessness and despair. What should a family do in the future ... "
In order to find a way out for everyone, Shengli Village invited teachers to train Qiang embroidery for women in the village, and more than 80 housewives with Han found jobs. Although life is still very difficult, their hearts have always been steadfast: "People can only live if they have hope, and two dolls are my greatest hope. Now I have something to do. I can give the dolls dozens of dollars a week to live on when they go home. Although they can only eat a little at school, they are nutritious.
"Smile, this should be the biggest change I have felt since I revisited Beichuan." Kong Ngai told us, "Yes, although not too many, although there may be only a shallow smile, Beichuan people do have a smile on their faces. Not only Han's face, but also the faces of people around her. "
Outside the window is the construction site of Xinlei Drum Middle School aided by jinan military area command. Two cantilever trucks were spinning slowly in the rain. From time to time, agricultural vehicles pull bricks and pour out red bricks with a bang. Dozens of "safety helmets" kept turning on the construction site. Chen Dong, Class 1, Grade 2, Gu Lei Middle School, looks out of the window of the classroom with a board room and throws a snack into his mouth from time to time.
Kong Ngai caught this lively outcast in Gu Lei Middle School. "His name is Chen Dong, and it has become his habit to lie on the windowsill and watch the excitement outside. This little guy seems to have gradually emerged from the shadow of the earthquake and exchanged snacks with his classmates from time to time. So, I said a few words to him. "
Kong Ngai asked Chen Dong if he was afraid of earthquakes. Chen Dong nodded: "Yes. We all ran out crying. The teacher dormitory collapsed and a teacher was killed. "
"Now, is it better?"
"I'm not afraid now, much better." Chen Dong pointed to the opposite construction site. "Well, it's an eight-level earthquake."
On an introduction board in front of the construction site, Kong Ngai saw the profile of Gu Lei Middle School: the new school covers an area of 108 mu, with a building area of 32,000 square meters. All buildings are fortified according to the 8-degree seismic grade and built according to the 9-degree seismic grade. The student dormitory was completed on April 65, 438+03, and all students can move into the new school within the time limit.
"The concept of earthquake resistance of 8 degrees seems to have been deeply rooted in people's hearts here. I interviewed a 72-year-old grandfather, Xi Huaying, who was in charge of guarding the building materials on the construction site. Regarding the quality of the school building, he has his own observation angle:' the materials are really used, and the foundation of a gate is so deep, with several floors and dense steel bars.' Another parent who came to see the doll, He China, a 39-year-old villager in Shangping Village, Gulei Town, was more determined.
Looking at this construction site, everyone in Beichuan smiled with relief. They all said: "The school is so strong, I feel much more at ease working outside, at least I don't have to worry about the safety of the dolls, hehe."
"Walking on the land of Beichuan, my mood can't be calm for a long time. I saw the destruction of Beichuan in a drizzle a year ago. I climbed through pieces of ruins and passed through piles of bodies; A year later, it was another rain in Mao Mao, but it touched me like a spring breeze. Although there are still traces of trauma here, the wound is healing at a speed visible to the naked eye, and Beichuan people's faces are smiling again. Even the green farmland on the horizon composes the beautiful melody of Beichuan's rebirth, and even the roar of trucks on the road and the noise of construction sites are harmoniously integrated into it, becoming a powerful beating note in Beichuan's new music.
Children are the hope of the future, and schools are the cradle of national pillars. Just from the construction of the new school and the children's expectant eyes, we can see that time flies, one year has passed since the earthquake, homes have been destroyed, and the great trauma of the death of loved ones is self-evident, and they are still aching, but the people in the disaster areas have chosen to be strong, for their loved ones and for their warm homes, and they are still persisting, no matter how difficult the conditions are and how thin their bodies are.
May heaven be full of flowers in all seasons.
The end of spring and the beginning of summer are the most green seasons in Bashu. The spring breeze is blowing, and grass and wild flowers are swaying in the wind.
From the afternoon of May 10 to the afternoon of May 13, the closed old county town of Beichuan was closed for four consecutive days. On may 10, Beichuan earthquake site was opened for residents to pay homage. With the increase of people, the temperature gradually increased. While maintaining order, the careful Beichuan police did not forget to move boxes of mineral water and distribute them to the residents who came to pay homage.
On the first anniversary of the earthquake, there were more flowers in Beichuan than ever before. Just after May 10/3, the vehicles coming to pay homage have stopped at Liangfengya Qiangzhai, 3 kilometers away from the entrance of the old county. Bundles of yellow and white chrysanthemums in their hands have merged into rivers and quietly flowed to Beichuan.
Wangxiangtai site, Beichuan county government, Beichuan bus station, etc. It's full of flowers. Residents who come to pay homage to their loved ones and even media reporters who come to interview will first present a bunch of flowers in front of the ruins. Several newly-built cement pots are convenient places for people to set off firecrackers and offer incense sticks and paper money. On the walls of several ruins, huge slogans with white characters on a black background were painted: "Mourning' 5.65438+".
Compared with the Tomb-Sweeping Day held a month ago, there is no warning line in the old county town of Beichuan today. The police who maintain order are scattered in front of the ruins everywhere, trying to stand in a place that does not block the line of sight. Few people are too close to the ruins, and placards are everywhere in the ruins to remind people that their loved ones have rested. Do you have the heart to disturb them?
This is the purest, purest and warmest love in the world. When the first anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake comes, never giving up and remembering with gratitude is the truest emotion in the hearts of the people in the disaster area, which is precisely the quality of a nation in the face of catastrophe!
Green dyes the earth, and everything in the disaster area is reborn: disabled people who try to commit suicide become psychological volunteers; People who lost loved ones began to reorganize new families; In Qiangzhai village, which was destroyed by the earthquake, the yellow mud wrapped in steel bars stood up again; Mianzhu New Year pictures, Qiang embroidery art and other cultural heritage has never stopped. ...
A year ago, there was a landslide and the river was cut off; A year later, I saw peanut trees and warblers flying. Endless earth, endless life and endless hope!
The happiness of the living is not the best relief for the dead.