Visiting the Beichuan Earthquake Relics Area Essay on Impressions 1000

Reflections after visiting the Beichuan Earthquake Site

From September 1st to 4th, 2010, I went to Mianyang City to participate in the Fifth Doctoral Expert Forum of Sichuan Province. During the meeting, the Mianyang Municipal Government organized delegates to visit the old Beichuan county seat that was severely damaged by the 2008 "5.12" Wenchuan earthquake and the new Beichuan county seat that was rebuilt after the disaster.

On September 3, Mianyang City, the weather was beautiful. Early in the morning, a special bus took the representatives to Beichuan. As soon as the car drove out of the Jiulong Hotel where they were staying, the announcer's cordial welcome and introduction to the effectiveness of Mianyang City's post-disaster reconstruction work came from the car radio. It was the first time for me to see and hear the introduction of visitors using the car radio simultaneously, and it felt very fresh. In the "5-12" devastating earthquake, Mianyang was the area that was hardest hit, had the largest number of casualties, and had the heaviest reconstruction tasks. Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, the State Council and the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government, with the counterpart assistance from Shandong, Hebei, Liaoning, Henan, as well as Neijiang, Nanchong, Dazhou, Ziyang and other sister provinces and cities, and with the strong support from all walks of life, After more than two years of arduous efforts, the post-disaster reconstruction work has achieved remarkable results, basically achieving housing and employment for every household, security for everyone, improved facilities, economic development, and ecological improvement. Mianyang City has included a total of 7,318 projects in the three-year reconstruction plan, with a total investment of 226.63 billion yuan. Currently, 7,235 units have been started, with an operating rate of 98.9%, and 6,071 units have been completed, with a completion rate of 82.9%. While listening to the announcer's introduction, I was walking on Liao'an Avenue and Shandong Avenue. I was dazzled by the beautiful new homes and new factories rebuilt after the disaster, which made me deeply feel the power of the whole country!

As the car approached the mountainous area, the sky began to darken and a drizzle began, which quickly turned into a downpour. With the sound of rain outside the window, my mood gradually began to become heavy... The tragic scene after the "5·12" Beichuan earthquake swam in my mind. The gloomy sky and the pouring rain may be God's memorial to the souls of the "5.12" Beichuan earthquake!

Due to the recent mudslide, the old county town of Beichuan was flooded again. The county's "three turns" stopped. Standing in the rain, overlooking the ruins of Beichuan County, I saw landslides, collapsed buildings, damaged streets, and entire buildings sinking into the ground. I was deeply shocked by the power of nature, and no trace of the beautiful scenery of Beichuan in my memory was left. According to historical records, Beichuan is the birthplace of Dayu, one of the earliest humanistic ancestors of the Chinese nation, the founder of the Xia Dynasty, China’s first class society, the slave society, and the hero of flood control. Before the Tang Dynasty, there were many Dayu temples built in the county, and the folk custom of holding sacrificial activities for Dayu's birthday every year on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month continues to this day. The county still preserves a large number of historical relics related to Dayu. The scenic spot of Dayu's hometown, which integrates cultural and natural landscapes, has become a holy place for Chinese descendants to visit ancient times and explore the secrets. The Dayu Memorial Hall, an antique and imitation stone building, was completed in Yuli (the former county seat) in 1991. It has become an important place for people to pay homage to Dayu's achievements and commemorate his spirit. In 2003, the State Council approved the establishment of Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County. Dayu is famous for his flood control. If Dayu had a spirit in heaven, I wonder how he would feel about the place where he was born after the earthquake.

Fortunately, the Beichuan County seat after the earthquake will be protected as the Beichuan Earthquake Site Museum. The "Three Turns" we visited is a moderately open part of the basically completed Beichuan City Heritage Reserve. According to reports, in the Beichuan Earthquake Relics Protection Area, a landslide damage landscape area, a debris flow landscape heritage area, a building collapse ruins landscape area, a street damage display landscape area, a heavy casualty site memorial landscape area, an old county ruins landscape area, a riverside landscape area will be built. Landscape areas, etc., show visitors different landscape scenes caused by earthquake events. While I wish that the Beichuan Earthquake Site Museum will be completed as soon as possible, I also hope that the Beichuan Earthquake Site Museum will serve more as a science education base for disaster prevention, disaster reduction, respect for nature, love for nature, and nature protection.

I left "Sandaoguai" and returned with a heavy heart. As soon as I left the mountainous area, the rain stopped. As soon as I arrived in New Beichuan County, my mood immediately improved. Seeing the rise of New Beichuan County, I walked into the first floor of a 6-story resettlement house built with assistance from Shandong Province. It has 122 square meters, 4 bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen, two bathrooms, and two balconies. Each room has installed water, electricity, floor tiles and good lighting. The living room balcony and living balcony face the outdoor green belt respectively. The community has a dedicated rainwater collection and sewage treatment system. I couldn't help but sigh, "What a beautiful house!"

Since school has started, we can only stand at the gate of New Beichuan Middle School to watch. New Beichuan Middle School is beautiful, and its exterior walls are made of Qiang-style stones. Seeing the beautiful New Beichuan Middle School, while I pray for the students of the former Beichuan Middle School who died in the earthquake, I also wish the students of New Beichuan Middle School to cherish life, love life, study hard, and achieve success. Be grateful to the society and repay the motherland and people across the country.

The tour schedule will soon be over. But this trip to Mianyang made me deeply aware of human creativity and the power of nature─

First, from the meritorious service of the Ninth Academy’s two bombs and one satellite, I Fully experience the immense creativity of mankind.

After more than 50 years of unremitting efforts, academicians and experts such as Yu Min, Wang Ganchang, Deng Jiaxian, Zhu Guangya, Chen Nengkuan, Zhou Guangzhao, Guo Yonghuai, Cheng Kaijia, and Peng Huanwu of the China Academy of Engineering Physics have achieved the atomic bomb, hydrogen bomb, neutron bomb, A series of milestone leap-forward developments such as the miniaturization of nuclear weapons and high-tech national defense have made important contributions to safeguarding national security, safeguarding world peace, and establishing China's status as a great power. They have gone down in the history of the Republic of China. Wrote a glorious chapter. It can be said that China’s today’s international status is indispensable to the contribution of my country’s “two bombs and one satellite” to the China Institute of Engineering Physics.

Secondly, from the disaster caused by the "5.12" Beichuan earthquake, I fully felt the huge influence of nature on human beings. History will always remember that at 14:28 on May 12, 2008, in just three minutes, Wenchuan, Sichuan, China was hit by an eight-magnitude earthquake, killing more than 60,000 compatriots, injuring more than 300,000 people, and injuring millions of people. Displaced. Countless homes were instantly in ruins, countless relatives were separated and died, and countless children became orphans. In the face of disaster, life is fragile, and I feel sorry for my compatriots.

Third, from the tremendous achievements in earthquake relief and post-disaster reconstruction, I fully felt the tremendous cohesion of the Chinese nation. As Liu Qibao, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, said, more than two years since the "5.12" Wenchuan earthquake, with the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee and the strong support of the people across the country, the people in the Sichuan disaster area have risen out of the crisis, forged ahead tenaciously, and accelerated their efforts with hard-working hands. Building a beautiful new home after the disaster writes a wonderful chapter in scientific reconstruction and scientific development. At present, 97% of the 29,704 projects included in the national reconstruction master plan have started, and 660 billion yuan of investment has been completed, accounting for 70% of the total estimated investment. 18 counterpart aid provinces and cities have identified 3,136 aid projects with 75.1 billion yuan of aid funds, and 50.2 billion yuan of aid funds have been allocated. Without the efforts of the whole country, it would be impossible to rebuild a beautiful new homeland with Sichuan's financial resources alone.