It’s Time To Say Goodbye To My Second Hometown
iWalkWhen you see this post, I already back to my second hometown, HanWang.
HanWang was a world famous town now, because it was totally destroyed by WenChuan earthquake on 12 May 2008. Thousands of my neighbors died there.
Tomorrow was the last chance I could enter my parents’ house, which was badly damaged. So I booked the plane back to SiChuan. I couldn’t miss the last chance to say goodbye to my second hometown.
HanWang was named after the story of LiuXiu, an emperor of Han Dynasty. It’s said He had lived HanWang for years. But sculptures of LiuXiu and his generals was badlly damaged because of earthquake.
Houses and workshops on the ZiYan Mountain, which was part of Longmen Mountain, were badly damaged.
One of workshops of Dongfang Steam Turbine Works.
Another workshop of Dongfang Steam Turbine Works.
Dongfang Steam Turbine Works was born in 1966 as a sample of “Third-line Construction” during the Cold War era . For national defense construction, a huge number of technicians and skillful workers were transferred from big cities like Shanghai, Harbin to the southwest China.
This totally collapsed building was where my family lived for about 10 years.
All people of Dongfang Steam Turbine Works have to move to a new city, It’s hard to say goodbye to HanWang where they have lived for so many years.
This clock is world famous now, It forever stop at 14:28pm, That’s the time when the earthquake happened.
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Thank you so much for your new posts, Wolf, And thank so much for taking care of my site these days!
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Very sorry for your loss, and the loss of all the people of SiChuan.
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Thanks my dear friend. Actually, I feel so lucky that my parents survived from this disaster. It’s the most important thing to me!:)
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Hi iWalk, I didn’t know your hometown is in Sichuan. I am deeply saddened by the destructive earthquake that destroyed millions of homes and families. I like Sichuan very much when I was there 2 years ago for holiday.
I have some posts about Sichuan too. http://travelerfolio.com/places/china/sichuan/
Take care my dear friend!
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Yeah, Dear Eunice, I was born in HanWang because my parents transferred to Sichuan during the “Third-line Construction” era.
SiChuan a beautiful and leisure place. I love it so much.
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I can’t begin to imagine the pain and suffering, which comes with this type of devastation. Sorry for your many losses. May you find peace along the way to light your path.
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Thanks dear Jacqueline.
I always feel sad to say goodbye, especially such kind of goodbye. But I will try my best to help my parents, and help people there.
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It is so sad. I am glad you had the opportunity to go back. I hope everyone is able to rebuild their lives.
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Yeah，Dear Karen, I should feel lucky that I still could do something.
I hope people who still have to live there can rebuild their house before winter.
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I hope and pray that these people will be able to rebuild their lives and overcome these difficult moments.
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Thanks Dear friend, I think they are working hard to rebuild their lifes, with the regards of yours.
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Dear iWalk,
We all understand the significance and importance, the trip, location, history and memories that you had.
Our thoughts would always be with you and to share with you this special quote, “Lest We Forget” by Rudyard Kipling.
Take care and see you back soon !
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Dear JH,
I just came back a few hours ago.
I choosed the same time back HanWang with prime minister Wen JiaBao. It’s his third time visiting HanWang after the Earthquake.
HanWang has too much memory to us, yeah, “Lest We Forget”.
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Hello,
I know words are not enough to console people who go through the experience such as what you and your town’s gone through. Suffice it to say that my prayers are with you and I hope the process of healing and rebuilding comes soon!
Cheers!
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Thanks for your kindly prayers, my friend.
Yeah, The rebuilding and healing were hard, But it already began.
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Hi iwalk,
moving on is the best to look forward of a brighter future! Good luck and take care!:)
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Dear Glorie, Yeah, Everything will get better with our struggle. I was so glad to see my parents and their colleagues’ optimism during the disaster.
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Ni Hao ma?
I am a xilaren and lived the same experience in 1981 and had to leave my country because of a bad earthquake so I know what you are feeling. We have to at least carry hope and whatever good memories we have with us into a better future.
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Ni Hao! My friend,
I feel so sorry that I can’t open your site this moment.
Thank you so much for sharing. You have rebuilded your life successfully, I hope our people can too.
Yeah, at least, we still have hope.
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The pictures just made my heart sank. I found this blog after I heard the news that Usain Bolt donated money to the victims of the earthquake
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Thanks my friend.
Many warm-hearted people are helping disaster area. That’s the means of “we are the world”.
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I hope that situation in the city now is going better.
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Thank you so much for the kindly care, My friend.
Most of citizens already left there for a better life after earthquake. I don’t know when it will be rebuild.
But I hope everything will okay as quickly as possible.
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Take care sorry for your loses.;(
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