Summary
Yang Xiaojuan is a Grade-Four student in Qiuxin Primary School in Beichuan County, Sichuan Province. She is much luckier than many other children affected by the quake as her parents, who worked in a distant place, returned and connected with her shortly after the quake happened.
Though the relocation site is no match for her family house, she still feels quite fortunate because her parents are here. All of their houses were destroyed by the quake.
On learning that we plan to build the Child Activity Centre, she said she hoped we could build houses big enough to provide shelters to anyone.
Yang Xiaojuan's Story
"This is my lunch, a bowl of conjee and a piece of bread, but it's enough for me.
There are two two-story buildings at our school. Our classroom is on the first floor of the newly-built one, which survived the earthquake. The other one was destroyed, but all the students managed to get out before it collapsed. Only four out of over 100 students were injured during the quake.
My parents are working outside the city as migrant laborers. They came back soon after the quake, and we are living here now with my grandma and my uncle's family. I know that I am a very lucky compared too the other affected children.
There is still no news about the school, but I think the school will begin the next month.
Our house fell down. It'll be very great if there is a very huge house in the centre."
Interview conducted by Li Yahui, during an assignment to Sichuan Province, China in May 16, 2008.
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