100th Day Anniversary of Wen-chuan Earthquake
Posted August 19, 2008
Initiatives for China
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Today is the 100th day anniversary of China’s Wen-chuan Earthquake, which, according to Chinese customs, serves as an important day in memory of the victims. According to BoXun’s Chinese website (www.peacehall.com), the Bei-chuan County government removed the blockade and allowed people to temporarily come back to honor their memorial ritual.
The founder of the Gong-min-li-liang (Citizen Power) Movement, Dr. Yang Jianli, and its members called for a memorial day for the victims of the earth quack in order to salute those who showed their human dignity in the period of the destruction. The singing, dancing, and applauds of Beijing Olympics should not diminish our memory of those who suffered, especially the children who died mainly because school buildings were poorly built as a result of a corrupt local government. Those students were supposed to watch the Olympic Game today. Let us pray for them. Between the Beijing Olympics and the Wen-chuan Earthquake, which will have a longer lasting memory in history?

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