China
New lives born in quake-devastated areas on Mother´s Day
Source: Xinhua | 05-11-2009 09:51
Special Report: One Year after 5.12 Quake
![Zhang Xiaoyan's newborn cries at a prefab hospital in Qingchuan, southwest China's Sichuan Province on Sunday, May 10, 2009. New lives never stop their steps to be born in the quake-devastated areas. So far more than 300 newborns have been born at the prefab hospital and these newborns, for those families in the quake-hit areas, are their "sunshine", igniting their hope to start a new life. Pregnant mothers, among whom are mothers who lost their children in the devastated Wenchuan Earthquake on May 12, 2008, are often seen nowadays in the prefabs and newly-built houses. When there are offspring, there is hope and future. The moment of new birth is endowed with significance as the one-year anniversary of the Wenchuan Earthquake approaches. [Photo: Xinhua/Li Ziheng/Cai Yang]](http://www.cctv.com/english/20090511/images/1242006428101_1242006428101_r.jpg) |
| Zhang Xiaoyan's newborn cries at a prefab hospital in Qingchuan, southwest China's Sichuan Province on Sunday, May 10, 2009. New lives never stop their steps to be born in the quake-devastated areas. So far more than 300 newborns have been born at the prefab hospital and these newborns, for those families in the quake-hit areas, are their "sunshine", igniting their hope to start a new life. Pregnant mothers, among whom are mothers who lost their children in the devastated Wenchuan Earthquake on May 12, 2008, are often seen nowadays in the prefabs and newly-built houses. When there are offspring, there is hope and future. The moment of new birth is endowed with significance as the one-year anniversary of the Wenchuan Earthquake approaches. [Photo: Xinhua/Li Ziheng/Cai Yang] |
