President Hu visits quake-hit Sichuan Chinese President Hu Jintao visited the quake-hit Sichuan Province over the weekend, showing concerns to the survivors and inspecting the reconstruction work as chilly winter sets in. • China sends medical equipment to quake zones • Quake zone reconstruction injected with another $2.9 bln Students from Sichuan quake epicenter to return for new terms More than 10,000 students forced to study elsewhere will return to newly-built schools in their hometown, Wenchuan County, the epicenter of the massive earthquake last May in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local officials said Sunday. Quake-leveled China county opens to mourners The county that perished in last year's devastating earthquake reopened Wednesday morning to former residents who wished to mourn the dead ahead of the annual tomb sweeping day that falls on Saturday. Quake-hit Chinese hope for better life Liu Renqin in his sixties has reopened his decade-old gravy store, with the savory smell often attracting queues of buyers from his temporary-house community. more stories

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Photo Gallery Students of quake area return to rebuilt school building Over 613,000 quake-hit students benefit from gov't financial aid China remembers quake victims one year on 5.12 commemoration: Warm hearts from freezing polar 5.12 quake: Memories can never wane Father's love without end People present condolence on victims of 5.12 quake Life back to normal in Beichuan after last May's earthquake Beichuan County opens to public after earthquake Earthquake survivor visits her rescuers in E China

Government Action Quake Impact · Quake zones seek effective supervision over reconstruction aid · China targets early completion of post-quake rebuilding · DNA identification helps quake survivors find dead · After fatal lesson, China builds stronger school in quake zone · China seeks speed-quality balance in post-quake reconstruction · Rural land policies tested in China's quake zone · A total of 5,335 students in Sichuan dead or missing from May 12 earthquake · Death toll from China's May 12 earthquake remains at 68,712 in Sichuan · China's Sichuan hit by 4.7-magnitude quake; no casualties reported · Student toll still under calculation ten months after earthquake Relief & Donation Moving Stories · China, Russia hail quake-affected children's rehabilitation program · Chinese children from quake-hit area celebrate China Day in Russia · China donates books to quake regions ahead of Children's Day · 5.12 commemoration: Warm hearts from freezing polar · Seismologist tells regret, expectation of quake prediction · A hard but happy life: quake survivors build memorial to dead spouses · China quake survivor dreams of teaching job in hometown · One year on, quake zone officials find breaking point · Widowed quake survivors to stage group wedding in SW China · Students from quake-hit Sichuan Province visit Kaisa Heritage Center in Manila World Reaction Media Comments · Solana hails China's response to Sichuan earthquake · Chinese students from quake-hit areas head home after recuperative visit to Hungary · Summer sojourn aids China-Hungary ties · Canada announces more disaster aid for Chinese quake victims · Medvedev meets with quake-affected Chinese students · Love without borders · German Red Cross official praises China's quake relief effort · China quake survivors strive for direction to new life · Tourism begins to revive in SW China's quake zones · World hails China's quake response, reconstruction

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