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Wenchuan regains life after ten years of hard work
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On May 12, 2008, the magnitude-8.0 quake that hit Wenchuan of Sichuan killed more than 69,000 people and left nearly 18,000 missing and millions homeless. After ten years of hard work, Wenchuan has regained life.
Xinhua丨Updated: May 11, 2018
Aerial photo taken on April 17, 2018 shows the Qingchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Qingchuan was one of the worst-hit areas when a catastrophic earthquake struck Sichuan's Wenchuan County in 2008. On May 12, 2008, an 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck Wenchuan, razing almost the whole county to the ground. After ten years of hard work, Wenchuan has regained life. [Photo/Xinhua]