A grieving woman burns paper money as she mourns family that were killed during the catastrophic Sichuan Eaerthquake---many residents are mourning loved ones as the first Chinese New Year approaches since the disaster.
Liu Xiaoying center, whose 12 year old daughter Bi Yuexin, perished when her school collapsed during the Sichuan Earthquake, waits in line at the committee's petition office in Beijing.
Chen Qiying in red coat, whose only child Chen Yida was killed when their School collapsed in Beichuan County, Sichuan Province on the 12 May, waits in line in Beijing---9 parents whose children died when their classroom crumbled said they will keep asking questions until they know why their childrens school crumbled.
A billboard of with photos of students which was in a collapsed school in Beichuan County, Sichuan Province.
A group of Women making embrodiery slippers and sewing clothes for Spring Festival outside their temporary housing in Beichuan County, Sichuan Province. Despite their poverty these Woman are resourceful and doing what they need to do for their survival and the welfare of their families.
Sichuan survivors remain festive and full of cheer. Li Huahui, is determined to make this Spring Festival particularly special despite losing all of her belongings in the catastrophic earthquake.
Some relief supplies and aid intended for the survivors of the catastrophic Sichuan Earthquake were misused Chinese authorities had promised that they had corrected the mismanagement and abuse last June, it appears that bureaucracy has again failed the most vunerable miserably.
More here Corrupt officials misused quake funds from IOL
Related: China Denies misuse of quake funds from Rednet.cn
