Senior Chinese Leader Changchun Li, consoles Yue Zhao, a 6th grade girl whose parents both perished in the catastrophic Sichuan Earthquake May 12 What do you say to ease the pain of a child? Xinhau Photo
"My first personal contact with Children Orphaned by the earthquake came on Tuesday during the torch relay in Lijiang, Yunnan Province. There were 42 of them from Shifang, the city closest to the epicenter in Wenchuan and they moved to Lijiang on May 20 to be cared for and schooled. As the latest additions to the Lijiang population, they were invited to recite a poem along with other school children at the relay's closing ceremony..."
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The Red Cross Society of China continues to seek donations of any amount to help the Survivors of the devastating Sichuan Earthquake rebuild their lives. Every dollar counts, no contribution is too small.