Earthquake, earthquake

A super earthquake with a Richter magnitude of 7.8

yesterday afternoon at 14:28, erupted in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province, China...

Foreign medias used "half of Asia" to describe the extent of this crustal shaking...

Regions as far away as Bangkok, Thailand and Hanoi, Vietnam felt the quake...

Up until now, the death toll has exceeded 10,000 people...

I've been to Wenchuan...

In 06', when I went to Malgkang and Kangding for a performance, I passed through that place.

It's small, very backward, but the local residents are very enthusiastic and hospitable. The folkways are very simple.

I still remember, there I saw the most beautiful blue sky and white clouds...

But alas, all the good things have disappeared with this earthquake...

My first reaction upon knowing about the earthquake news was that I thought it was a joke...

You see, a place like Sichuan, something like this would never happen there...

Later, after knowing that it was true, the first thing I did was call mom...

Fortunately, Chongqing wasn't affected. Mom said everything was fine, it just shook a bit...

Me, here in Nanjing, didn't feel a thing...

At the time, I was working, rehearsing for the dance drama Peony Pavilion...

I hope that students, teachers, friends, and family in Sichuan...

Friends that I know and don't know, can all get through this crisis smoothly...

Let us silently pray for them...

Those who survive great disasters will be blessed...