How is Wenchuan now?

When batches of relief supplies arrived in the disaster area, new buildings sprang up and broken families were re-established. Our imaginary Wenchuan should be brand-new. What about the people in the disaster area? Are they doing well? Four years later, LUQIU LUWEI came back here again. Before, "I just heard what it was like over there, and I haven't had a chance to go there in person." I went to Wenchuan County and Yingxiu Town this time, which was actually quite unexpected. "In addition to the familiar bell tower, LuQiu already didn't recognize this is Wenchuan. Among them, Qiu also asked passers-by: "Is this the county seat? Is it a new county seat? "This time, Lu Qiu came to Yingxiu Town together with the column group" Towards Greater China "because on February 16, Wenchuan County announced the launch of" Wenchuan Yingxiu 512 Earthquake Memorial Site "to strive for a national 5A-level tourist attraction. The news caused a lot of questions. Many people think that this is "the wealth of the dead" and a "national disaster", which is emotionally unacceptable. We came to Yingxiu to listen to the voices of Yingxiu people. Of course, we also came back to Yingxiu to see their lives with our own eyes. " Yingxiu town is so neat that there is no breath of life! "When I arrived at Yingxiu, I saw rows of brand-new houses, neat and beautiful." It's like entering a beautiful residential area. "Because Yingxiu Town is very small and there are very few people, only more than 4,000 people." But I am a reporter after all. "Qiu said," after a few minutes, I will feel a little empty. Too neat! Neat, lack of life breath. "The streets are full of small restaurants and inns that look similar, and there are several small shops selling souvenirs, which are similar to those sold all over the country. Although many tourists came to Yingxiu, most of them got off the tourist bus and went directly to the ruins and the earthquake museum under construction. They took some commemorative photos and left, even rarely staying for dinner. Instead, I went to Dujiangyan by bus, only ten minutes' drive from Yingxiu. So Yingxiu local restaurant is not doing well. Due to the lack of local materials, many restaurants have to go to Dujiangyan to buy raw materials. There are not many locals, so even chefs have to be hired from other places. After deducting the expenses of chefs, coolies and raw materials, a small restaurant can barely make a living. Because of this, Lu Qiu and his colleagues often joked that it is not cheaper to eat farm food in Yingxiu than in Beijing, but to have a cup of tea 15 yuan. It is estimated that Dujiangyan only needs 10 yuan. Yingxiu has only one or two small teahouses. It turned out that there was a "One-meter Sunshine" coffee shop invested by foreigners, but it finally closed down because of too much loss. There is also a closed hotel, which was also invested by foreigners. Finally unable to operate. Lu Qiu told reporters that the basic ones that are still in business are local people's own small shops. Lu Qiu lives in Yingxiu's biggest hotel, and basically all people from other places who come to Yingxiu for business stay here. In this way, the inn will not make any money. A surnamed Zeng interviewed the owner of an inn. The master rented out all his bedrooms, while he slept in the stairwell. Small inns usually receive three or five groups of donkey friends, because the houses here are all the same, not too different, and the design is a bit like a maze, so it is often not easy to find some inns booked by donkey friends. Chunyuchang himself almost got lost in Yingxiu town. "Too neat!" A surnamed Zeng said with emotion. Lu Qiu told reporters that the park was built in Yingxiu Primary School, and the local government is going to build a tourism distribution center there, so that buses can at least drive to the street, and tourists will not leave in a hurry to take photos at the Earthquake Museum. And the new Yingxiu primary school has been there, but it has not entered the classroom. But from the outside, the school is very new and beautiful, but considering the number of students, the school seems a bit empty. Compared with Yingxiu's population, many buildings in Yingxiu are a bit "super standard". "People always want to live! The accusation of outsiders is hypocritical and cruel. " Yingxiu is like a sleeping beauty. "Local government officials told Lu Qiu jokingly. Besides the bus stops, there are some tourists. The whole Yingxiu town is very quiet, and the more you go inside, the quieter you get. At nine o'clock in the evening, Lu Qiu found that there were almost no people in the street, and even the lights were basically out. Yingxiu's natural environment was not very good, and there was less cultivated land, which made it more difficult after the earthquake. "Lu Qiu told reporters that there are no agricultural products, no agriculture and no industry in the local area. Except for civil servants who have relatively stable jobs, they are all middle-aged and elderly people in their forties, and many young people have gone to work in other places. Some older people sweep the streets and pick up rubbish, while younger people become commentators. New houses have been built, but opportunities have not followed. People here can hardly support their families with a little income from receiving tourists, let alone providing children with opportunities to go to school. Recently, Lu Qiu heard that someone was going to plant flowers, because she found that there were more people offering flowers. This may be a new way to make money. Source: Beijing Youth