Earthquake memorial sites in Yingxiu, Wenchuan County, prior to the 10th anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake
By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2018-04-14 20:16:47
Pictured is an earthquake memorial site of the 8.0 magnitude quake which hit the area on May 12, 2008, in Yingxiu, Wenchuan County, in SW China’s Sichuan Province. Photo: Yang Hui/GT
Editor's Note:
Pictured are the earthquake memorial sites in Yingxiu, Wenchuan county, which shed light on how people in the area recovered from the 8.0 magnitude earthquake which hit the region in 2008, and embark on their new life after the disaster in the ensuing years. (Photos: Yang Hui/GT)
Pictured is Yingxiu at night after the post-disaster reconstruction work after the 8.0 magnitude earthquake hit the area on May 12, 2008. Photo: Yang Hui/GT 
A woman walks a dog at dawn in Yingxiu, Wenchuan County, SW China’s Sichuan Province. Photo: Yang Hui/GT 
A new bridge was put into use at the site where the former one collapsed during the massive earthquake in 2008. Photo: Yang Hui/GT 
A small restaurant with Chinese Bacon hanging at the front entrance is preparing to close for the night. Photo: Yang Hui/GT 
Students do their homework in front of the earthquake memorial site of Xuankou Middle School at Yingxiu, Wenchuan County, in SW China’s Sichuan Province. Photo: Yang Hui/GT 
People wait in the rain so as to pay a visit to the Memorial Hall of Wenchuan Earthquake Epicenter in Yingxiu, Wenchuan county, Sichuan Province. Photo: Yang Hui/GT 
Local residents enjoy their time leisurely at a tea house in Yingxiu, Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province prior to the 10th anniversary of the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake. Photo: Yang Hui/GT