Young survivors from quake-hit region experience Beijing for Children´s Day

The devastating earthquake on May 12 claimed 68,977 lives and left 367,854 injured and 17,974 missing. It was unknown how many victims were students, but about 7,000 schools reportedly collapsed.

The Chinese government has promised to conduct safety appraisals of "all school buildings" in the quake zone as soon as possible to ensure the safety of students as they return to school.

Meanwhile, various activities were organized to help survivor children to come out from the nightmare of the calamity, such as in providing regular psychological consultation to children.

The Chinese Communist Youth League encouraged children out of the quake-hit regions to write letters and donate toys to their contemporaries in quake-stricken areas.

Publishers donated 12.83 million yuan (1.85 million U.S. dollars) worth of children's books to young readers in quake-hit Sichuan Province to mark the Children's Day.

Gu Xiulian, the All-China Women's Federation president, joined in the activities in Beijing and encouraged the children to look forward to the future.

"Let us spend the Children's Day together and let us to make a concerted effort to build better homes and create a bright prospect," she said.

Editor:Du Xiaodan