Unforgotten memory: 9th anniversary of Wenchuan earthquake
By CFP-Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2017-05-12 16:11:22
The remains of buildings from the devastating 2008 Sichuan earthquake still stand in Beichuan Qiang Autonomous county in Southwest China's Sichuan Province on April 24, 2017. The quake occurred on May 12, 2008 and left a total of 87,000 people dead or missing. The empty and dilapidated buildings have now become a memorial site. Photo: CFP
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A building shattered during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake is still left standing at the site in Beichuan Qiang Autonomous county in Southwest China's Sichuan Province on April 24, 2017. Photo: CFP Only a flagpole and a basketball stand remain at what used to be the site of Maoba Middle School after the 2008 quake in Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, Sichuan Province on April 25, 2017. Photo: CFP
The remains of Xuankou Middle School in Yingxiu township of Sichuan Province have now become a memorial site on April 24, 2017. Photo: CFP A couple, Li Fuyou and Wang Guiying, poses for a photo in front of the ruins of their house after the earthquake in Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province on May 18, 2008. The quake killed their son, who was a middle school student. Photo: CFP
Li and Wang sit in their new home in May of 2013. Photo: CFP Tourists mourn for quake victims at the remains of Xuankou Middle School in Yingxiu township of Sichuan Province on May 11, 2017. Photo: CFP
A woman bows and mourns for the quake victims at the remains of Xuankou Middle School in Yingxiu township of Sichuan Province on May 11, 2017. Photo: CFP