China mourns victims of Wenchuan earthquake
On May 12, people across China visited the ruins of the old Beichuan county to mourn the victims of the 8.0-magnitude earthquake that devastated Wenchuan, Sichuan Province 10 years ago.
Retired rescue dog, firefighter return to Wenchuanearthquake ruins
Shen Long was a sniffer dog with Jiangsu Provincial Fire and Rescue Service. In 2008, it helped rescued 15 people in SW China's Beichuan county following the Wenchuan earthquake. On May 12, Shen Long and its trainer Shen Peng, a retired firefighter, returned to the old county in remembrance of those who perished.
Families return to mourn at Wenchuan earthquake ruins
As early as 7 am on May 12, the 10th anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake, victims' families started arriving at the remains of the Beichuan township.
Ten years, 30 banners: A mother's grieving for her son lost to the Wenchuan earthquake
Cheng Xingfeng mourns her deceased son at the ruins of Beichuan Middle School on May 12, 2018. Cheng's son perished in the 8.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Wenchuan, Southwest China's Sichuan Province 10 years ago, destroying the school as he attended class.
China more prepared for quakes since 2008 Wenchuan disaster
China's technologies and experience in earthquake preparedness and disaster mitigation have achieved qualitative results in the decade that followed the powerful earthquake in Wenchuan, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, experts said.
Wenchuan earthquake remembered on 10th anniversary
On the 10th anniversary of the 8.0-magnitude Wenchuan earthquake, which took place on May 12, 2008, claiming more than 80,000 lives, tourists, Buddhists, victims' families and officials returned to old sites in the town to commemorate the tragic event.
Wenchuan 10 years on: The old Beichuan County revisited
May 12, 2018 marks the 10th anniversary of an 8.0-magnitude earthquake in SW China's Wenchuan. As the date approaches, GT reporters revisited the ruins in Beichuan County.
Wenchuan quake remembered on 10th anniversary
On the 10th anniversary of the 8.0-magnitude Wenchuan earthquake, which took place on May 12, 2008, claiming more than 80,000 lives, tourists, Buddhists, victims' families and officials returned to old sites in the town to commemorate the tragic event.
Bingjie the dog: a Wenchuan earthquake hero
Rescue dog Bingjie, now 11 years old, is known as a hero who helped save 13 lives from the rubble of a fatal earthquake that hit Wenchuan county of Sichuan Province 10 years ago.
Gan'en Village regains life through reconstruction after Wenchuan earthquake
Gan'en Village regains life through reconstruction after Wenchuan earthquake
Economic Development of the Wenchuan quake-hit areas in the past ten years
The Wenchuan Earthquake in Southwest China's Sichuan Province in 2008 claimed more than 80,000 lives and caused great economic losses to the disaster-hit areas. After 10 years' of reconstruction, significant achievements have been made in economic development in the affected areas.
Ten years on, Wenchuan spirit revisited
Months after the Wenchuan earthquake, China successfully held the Olympic Games in Beijing. The disaster brought huge pain to China, but meanwhile pushed the country to weather difficulties and come out stronger.
In memory of Wenchuan: The ruin and renewal of Xige Qiang village (1)
When Sichuan's Qiang ethnic group moved away from earthquake rubble, they said goodbye to age-old traditions
When the sun is warm, 78-year-old Yang Shuisheng sits on a stone near his new home in Mucun village in Qionglai, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, sometimes for hours, just staring far off into the distance.
Museum keeps memory of Wenchuan Earthquake alive as 10-year anniversary nears
The rooms in the Wenchuan Earthquake Museum are exact replicas of those that were struck by disaster 10 years ago. The clocks on the walls are pointed to 2:28 pm, the exact time the quake hit. In one exhibition hall, piles of debris lie on the floor recreating the scene, and a television repeatedly plays a short video of the deadly shake.
A decade to grow up: children who survived the 2008 earthquake
Fang Junjie, a 5-year-old survivor of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, eats a bowl of noodles in front of the ruins of his house in Renhe village, Yinghua county of Sichuan Province, on May 19, 2008. When the earthquake struck, Fang Junjie's kindergarten teacher led him and the other students out of the classroom to escape the disaster. Photo: VCG
Artist uses ashes of the dead to create artwork commemorating Wenchuan earthquake victims
A white flower sculpture created by Chinese artist Shu Yong using the ashes earthquake victims was donated to the Wenchuan Earthquake Yinxiu Museum on Wednesday as part of commemorative activities remembering those that died during the May 12 Wenchuan earthquake 10 years ago.
Man saved in Wenchuan earthquake saves more people's lives
Jiang Yuhang, an officer of a firefighting force, salutes in Kaili City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 7, 2018. On May 17, 2008, Jiang, a 20-year-old highway administration employee, was extricated by firefighters, 123 hours after he was trapped in the rubble at quake-hit Yingxiu Township of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province.