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The inauguration of a complex for
orphans and poor children from earthquake area is held in Shuangliu, a
county of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 26, 2009. China has
built the country's first special complex of new apartment buildings and
schools for orphans and children of needy families in the quake-hit
Sichuan Province. A group of 712 children aged between eight and 14, of
whom 338 are orphans, moved into the complex known as "Ankang Jiayuan"
(Homestead of Well-being) in Shuangliu County Wednesday. The complex
consists of two new apartment buildings, a primary school and a middle
school. In addition to teachers, there are 80 specially-trained tutors to
take care of the children's everyday necessities. (Xinhua/Jiang
Hongjing)
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CHENGDU, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- China has built the country's first special complex
of new apartment buildings and schools for orphans and children of needy
families in southwestern Sichuan Province.
The province is still recovering from last year's
devastating earthquake that measured 8 on the Richter scale.
A group of 712 children aged between eight and 14, of
whom 338 are orphans, moved into the complex known as "Ankang Jiayuan"
(Homestead of Well-being) in Shuangliu County Wednesday.
The complex consists of two new apartment buildings,
a primary school and a middle school. In addition to teachers, there are 80
specially-trained tutors to take care of the children's everyday necessities.
"It is beautiful here and I have no worries," said
13-year-old Luo Haowei from Yingxiu Township of Wenchuan County, the epicenter
of last year's quake. He lost his parents in the disaster.
"All my teachers and schoolmates are very nice. We
treat each other as close relatives," he said. "I will study hard and repay all
of those who care about me with a good school record."
Wang Yanmei, one of the tutors, said she will attend
to the children to the best of her ability.
"In my eyes, they are my own children," she said.
The "Ankang Jiayuan" project, the first of its kind
specially built for Sichuan quake survivors, was initiated by the Beijing-based
China Children and Teenagers' Fund (CCTF) after the disaster left more than
87,000 people dead or missing.
"Our fund started arranging the transfer of the
children in Sichuan to other provinces not long after the quake, with the hope
of helping them get rid of the psychological shadow and to offer a safe
environment for their study and living," said the CCTF's Dr. Zhang Hefeng.
"Most of the children in "Ankang Jiayuan" studied and
lived in Rizhao City, eastern Shandong Province for a year before they came back
to Sichuan in June this year," Zhang said.
Currently, "Ankang Jiayuan" is China's largest base
to accommodate Sichuan quake orphans, and CCTF plans to build more complexes in
the future, he said.
Construction of the sheltered environment was started
in August last year and has cost almost 100 million yuan (14.7 million U.S.
dollars), which was donated by the Rizhao Steel Holding Group.
"Our company will continue to pay all the tuition
fees for all the children until they finish middle school," said Wang Lifei, the
company's deputy general manager.
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Photo taken on Aug. 26, 2009 show a
dormitory building of Xintanghu elementary school in Shuangliu, a county
of southwest China's Sichuan Province. China has built the country's first
special complex of new apartment buildings and schools for orphans and
children of needy families in the quake-hit Sichuan Province. A group of
712 children aged between eight and 14, of whom 338 are orphans, moved
into the complex known as "Ankang Jiayuan" (Homestead of Well-being) in
Shuangliu County Wednesday. The complex consists of two new apartment
buildings, a primary school and a middle school. In addition to teachers,
there are 80 specially-trained tutors to take care of the children's
everyday necessities. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
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Children play in a dormitory of
Xintanghu elementary school in Shuangliu, a county of southwest China's
Sichuan Province, Aug. 26, 2009. China has built the country's first
special complex of new apartment buildings and schools for orphans and
children of needy families in the quake-hit Sichuan Province. A group of
712 children aged between eight and 14, of whom 338 are orphans, moved
into the complex known as "Ankang Jiayuan" (Homestead of Well-being) in
Shuangliu County Wednesday. The complex consists of two new apartment
buildings, a primary school and a middle school. In addition to teachers,
there are 80 specially-trained tutors to take care of the children's
everyday necessities.(Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
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