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Remembering Wenchuan earthquake, 15 years later

By Cao Zinan | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2023-05-12 14:58

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Editor's note: History will never forget May 12, 2008, when, at 2:28 pm, a magnitude-8 earthquake rocked Wenchuan county in Sichuan province and caused countless lives to come to a sudden end.

Today commemorates the 15th anniversary of the catastrophic earthquake. This group of photos present some of the heart-touching moments, the concerted efforts made by Chinese people to organize rescue, and how the earthquake-ravaged region has taken on a whole new aspect.

A parent kneels on the ground, tightly holding the muddy hand of their child who had passed away, as if trying to pull their son's life back from the hands of death, at Juyuan Middle School in Dujiangyan city, Southwest China's Sichuan province on May 13, 2008. [Photo/Xinhua]

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