Xinhua News Agency, Jishi Mountain, Gansu Province, January 1 (Xinhua) -- Jishi Mountain 6Level 2** Disaster Victims Welcome the New Year with Warmth.
Xinhua News Agency reporters Ren Yanxin and Wen Jing.
On the first day of the new year, the weather was fine. Dawn in the East, Jishi Mountain 6In the resettlement sites in the Category 2** disaster area, the red lanterns to welcome the New Year are flashing brightly. Inside and outside the prefabricated house, people are already busy.
January 1 is Jishi Mountain 6Day 14 after a magnitude 2** earthquake. In Jishishan Baoan Dongxiang Salar Autonomous County, Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, the people affected by the disaster dressed up as "new homes" to welcome the arrival of the New Year in their own ways.
17-year-old Shi Ziwei stood in the middle of the tug-of-war competition, holding the big rope with both hands. With the whistle, she and her teammates gritted their teeth and pulled back with all their might. In a burst of cheers, they won the race.
On December 31, 2023, in Shenjiaping Village, Shiyuan Town, Jishishan County, Linxia Prefecture, Gansu Province, villagers held a tug-of-war competition to welcome the New Year. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ma Xiping.
Shenjiaping Village, Shiyuan Town, where Shi Ziwei's family is located, is one of the villages that were more severely affected by the disaster.
In the past ten days, she and her younger brother have volunteered in the village committee in their spare time, helping village cadres sort out and report on the damage of villagers. When she learned that a tug-of-war event would be held on New Year's Day, she immediately signed up, saying that she hoped that she could enter the New Year with a new look of unity and forge ahead.
* That night, she was picked up by her father from a school dozens of kilometers away from her home and saw that more than half of her house had been damaged. Fortunately, my grandparents, who are sick and have limited mobility, happened to be outdoors. In order to wait for her parents, who had returned from their home from migrant work, the two elderly people did not go to bed early as usual. "If my grandparents were alone at home, I couldn't imagine what would happen. ”
In order to let the affected people come out of the haze as soon as possible and boost their confidence in rebuilding their homes, the local government organized collective activities such as basketball, tug-of-war, and theatrical performances on the occasion of the New Year.
Everyone is very positive. Originally, it was said that only one team from a village community would participate in the competition, but everyone felt that the number of places was too small, and they wanted to organize one or two more teams to participate. Ma Xiaoyong, a cadre of the earthquake relief working group in Shenjiaping Village, said.
With the help of rescue forces from all sides, Shi Ziwei's family has moved into a prefabricated house. On Chinese New Year's Eve, she left a message in her circle of friends: "Everything has passed, we will be better in the new year!."”
With the same expectations, 20-year-old Ma Wenying specially bought ingredients from the market, planning to eat a hot pot on the first day of the new year. He and his grandparents moved into a prefabricated house resettlement site in Dahe Village, Dahejia Township, before New Year's Day.
The New Year should have a new atmosphere, and the New Year's Day should also be lively. He said as he put the ingredients in the refrigerator.
Ma Wenying (first from left) inspects the stove in the prefabricated house of the resettlement site in Dahejia Town, Jishishan County, Linxia Prefecture, Gansu Province, December 30, 2023. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ren Yanxin.
This refrigerator, which has been used for more than ten years, was specially pulled from home by a tricycle in accordance with his grandmother's instructions two days ago. "I can cook again, and my life is gradually getting better. Ma Wenying's grandmother Ma Hakai said.
In this **, the new house built by their family at a cost of 800,000 yuan was seriously damaged. As a result, the parents and elder brother who were migrant workers decided not to return to their hometowns on New Year's Day and Spring Festival this year, intending to use the holidays to earn more money.
* After everyone's help and care, we have food and shelter. You'll have to rely on yourself in the future. Ma Wenying said. Recently, he has been cooperating with the staff at the resettlement site to report various information and collect supplies, while contacting him everywhere to do odd jobs.
Our family is young and capable, so let's work together to earn the money back and build the house, and my brother and I are going to marry a daughter-in-law. Ma Wenying said with a smile.
At the beginning of the new year, 70-year-old Zhao Huaisheng also moved into a "new home". He is from Gaoli Village, Liuji Township, Jishishan County, and lives alone all year round.
The civil affairs department of Gansu Province has launched the work of household mapping and resettlement of people in need, and the people in difficulty who are unable to take care of themselves have been transferred and resettled as a whole. Zhao Huaisheng also moved from his tent to the Jishishan County Comprehensive Social Welfare Institute because his house was seriously damaged and he had no relatives or friends to take refuge.
On December 28, 2023, in the room of the Jishishan County Comprehensive Social Welfare Institute in Linxia Prefecture, Gansu Province, Zhao Huaisheng made his bed. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ren Yanxin.
Walking into Zhao Huaisheng's room, beds, water heaters, and barrier-free facilities are all available. After meeting the reporter, he hurriedly opened the closet door, and there were stacks of clothes neatly stacked inside. "These clothes are all distributed for free!Although my home is gone, I have a place to live, and it is no problem to eat and dress warmly!He said.
Dean Ma Qingxiang introduced that after the centralized resettlement, the hospital will provide special care for the elderly affected by the disaster, so that they can also spend the winter with peace of mind.
On the morning of New Year's Day, Zhao Huaisheng ate hot dumplings. Outside the window, the sun rises as usual. "It's a brand new year!He said.