After months of sadness and loss, China's quake suvivors gave olmypic flame an emotional welcome to Sichuan Province.
Crowds roar with delight as 189 torchbearers began a three day tour in the province devastated by a powerful earthquake in May.
The run here in Guangan, hometown of communist patriarch ,Deng xiaoping,began with minutes of silence, in honour of the 70.000 killed in the disaster. The quake delayed the flame's arrival in Sichuan,and has met a change of the route bypassing the hardest-hitted areas like Du Jiang Yan.
Thousands died here and more were homeless,they watch the relay on TV from tents in temporary shelters,excitement over the olympics overwheled by anxiety over their plight.
The problem we have now is we're not able to go back to our home and staying here is dangerous.
The damage to our home is classified as medium.So we weren't allocated that makeshift house. But we don't feel good staying here.the social order is bad.
This woman's 16 year-old niece, was one of the hundreds of children killed when their schools collapse in the quake. Nationalis pride over the olympics exchanged with grief and unresolved questions about who's to blame. The children knew about the game and they were very happy. They said they'd watch on TV.
We have lost them now. And there is nothing we can do.When I think of them , I still feel very sad. Mixed emotion as the torch makes it way through Sicuhan over the next three day.
Its last stop before Beijing where cauldron will be lit and the game began in Friday. |