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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

Combo photo shows rescuers clearing the rubbles at Haoping Village on May 16, 2008 (up) and the new Gan'en Village of Longnan City, northwest China's Gansu Province, May 9, 2018. Gan'en Village is a new village built to relocate villagers of Haoping Village, which was badly damaged by the 8.0-magnitude 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in neighboring Sichuan Province. The village was named "Gan'en" at the end of 2008 to express gratitude for the reconstruction efforts. After ten years of hard work, Gan'en Village has regained life. [Photo/Xinhua]
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