YA'AN, Sichuan, May
6 (Xinhua) -- School classes fully resumed
on Monday in China's quake zone
16 days after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake
jolted Sichuan Province, according to
local education authorities.
In
the city of Ya'an, the
epicenter, 329 elementary and secondary
schools had been forced to suspend
classes due to damaged
buildings.
Lessons resumed after
safety checks were carried out by
an expert panel consisting of more
than 100 people.
The panel has
advised 114 schools to use makeshift
classrooms. More than half of the
rooms that are needed have been
set up, said an education official
with the Sichuan provincial
government.
Wei Chenglin, living
in a 28-bed dormitory, said he
was pleased classes have
resumed.
"My biggest concern
after the quake was getting back
to my studying. I'm entering
the final year of high school,"
said Wei, an 11th grade student in
Lushan High School.
Students in
the 12th grade were among the first
to resume classes as this
year's college entrance exam, set
for June 7 and 8,
approaches.
So far, the quake
has left 196 people dead and more
than 12,000 others injured.
>>>Quake-hit China grows in
painThe principle of sparing no
efforts to save lives cannot be
more stressed. No minute or even
second should be delayed during the
"golden rescue period" in the first 72
hours after the
quake.>>>Pilot cancels wedding to
participate in quake reliefWhen the 7.0-magnitude quake
happened, Zhang Shangnian, a pilot
from an aviation brigade of Chengdu
Military Region, was about to hold
his wedding. >>>Nurse returns to work
after losing motherJust likes other medical
staff, she was busy with rescuing
people injured in the earthquake in
SW China, but no one knew her
mother just died in the
quake. >>>Wedding ceremony without
bridegroom held on schedule Zhuo Jia, the bridegroom, is
a solider of the Chengdu Military
Region; he had to leave his
beautiful bride behind to participate
in earthquake relief. >>>An injured girl's smile
moves many "Your smile makes the entire
world beautiful,” a photo of a
smiling girl with bandage on her
head has moved so many Chinese
netizens.>>>Teenager saves mom with
his bare handsThe mother moves away a
precast slab weighing over 50 kilograms
alone to save her son in the
earthquake. She said she did not
know where her strength came
from.
（Editor：HuangJin、Gao
Yinan）
