China´s youngest "Quake Hero" Lin Hao back home in Sichuan

Lin's family survived the May 12 earthquake centered in Sichuan, which is known to have taken nearly 70,000 lives and left more than 5 million people homeless.

High living costs and the pressure of his studies brought  Lin home. He and his 13-year-old sister started the new  semester Monday at Yandaojie Primary School here in the  capital of the southwestern Sichuan Province.

Lin Hao, then nine, of Yingxiu Township, Wenchuan County, pulled two classmates from the rubble. As a result, he was honored as a "heroic child" in quake rescue and relief.