Reconstruction of Yingxiu starts

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Source: CCTV.com | 05-12-2009 12:22

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Rebuilding has started on Yingxiu Township, the epicenter of the 8.0-magnitude quake. The first round of work includes five projects, most notably the rebuilding of Yingxiu Primary School.

Rebuilding has started on Yingxiu Township, the epicenter  of the 8.0-magnitude quake. The first round of work includes  five projects, most notably the rebuilding of Yingxiu Primary  School.

More than one thousand officials, workers and local residents witnessed the foundation-laying ceremony for the new buildings of the Yingxiu Township primary school.

The start of the project marks the beginning of reconstructing Yingxiu Township.

The school buildings will be completed in five months with an investment of 29 million yuan.

The new school stands in an open area facing its former site across the Minjiang River. The six-story main building can withstand earthquakes measuring up to nine on the Richter scale.