Wenchuan Earthquake Memorial Museum now open

5·12汶川特大地震纪念馆面向公众开放

9日上午，简短而隆重的升国旗仪式后，位于四川北川老县城任家坪的5·12汶川特大地震纪念馆正式面向社会公众免费开放。

2013-05-10 15:33 Ecns.cn Web Editor: Gu Liping comment

People visit the Wenchuan Earthquake Memorial Museum in the town of Qushan, Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 9, 2013. The museum was officially opened to the public for free on Thursday to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake, which hit Sichuan on May 12, 2008 and left more than 87,000 people dead or missing. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)

Mianyang (CNS) -- The Wenchuan Earthquake Memorial Museum opened to the public Thursday in Sichuan province.

The museum in Beichuan county covers 142,300 square meters and is surrounded by trees. The whole structure is a symbol of new life and hope, said Jing Fuguo, a staffer at the museum.

Zhu Zhengnan, another staffer, said there are six exhibition halls, 837 photos and more than 5,000 pieces, as well as sculptures and LED screens showing the changes in devastated areas.

Zhang Zhongmin, one of the volunteers who participated in quake relief and reconstruction of the region, came to visit from Shandong province. Zhang said he was impressed and that he was taken back to that period of time.

Luo Qiang, secretary of the municipal party committee of Mianyang, said it is not only a museum, but also a monument worth remembering from the day in 2008.

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