Revisiting Sichuan

A man washes a cloth at a rebuilding site outside a refugee camp in Beichuan, China, on Sept 8, 2008. Five months after a 7.9 earthquake, the Chinese people try to rebuild their life and town. Throughout the earthquke-hit areas, many refugee camps were set up and they form a new community. As of July 21, 2008, 69,197 are confirmed dead, including 68,636 in Sichuan province, and 374,176 injured, with 18,222 listed as missing.

Bai Qin, 3, second from left, is being fed by a social worker at Mianyang Baby's Home in Mianyang, Sichuan province, China, on Sept. 1, 2008. Bai, from Beichuan, became orphaned because of the massive earthquake and now stays at an orphanage waiting to be adopted. The deadly Sichuan earthquake on May 12 left 69,197 dead. Among them, 10,000 children are believed to have died, and 2,000 of them were left orphaned. In Sichuan province, 532 children were kept in orphanages and, except for 88 of them, all have been adopted as of Sept. 8, 2008, according to the bureau of civil affairs. But most of them are being cared for by relatives and live new lives.

Chinese girls study at a refugee camp in Beichuan, Sichuan province, China, on Sept. 5, 2008. The deadly Sichuan earthquake on May 12 left 69,197 dead. Among them, 10,000 children are believed to have died. Most children who survived from the earthquake now live with parents or family members in damaged houses or refugee camps throughout the region. New schools have been set up and children continue their lives in schools and the camps that have become their new playground.

Children play at a school inside a refugee camp in Beichuan, China, Sept 5, 2008. Five months after a massive 7.9 earthquake, the Chinese people try to rebuild their lives and towns. Throughout the earthquake-hit areas many refugee camps were set up, forming new communities.

Wang Pei Zhong, 62, left, shows the ID cards of his granddaughter Wang Hai Yi's parents in his temporary house in a refugee camp, Beichuan, Sichuan province, China, Sept. 5, 2008. Wang Pei Zhong, who lost his wife 15 years ago to heart disease, lost eight members of the family including his grandchildren's parents. They died in a building collapse caused by a landslide. The story was broadcast and published in China and a generous patron in Beijing will pay for Wang Hai Yi's education and the family's monthly stipend until she becomes 18. Wang Hai Yi is expected to go to Beijing in October 2008.