Feature: When tremor hits, femininity shines
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By Xinhua Writers Zhan Yan, Rong Jiaojiaopsy
CHENGDU, June 27 (Xinhua) --
When William Shakespeare wrote "frailty, thy name is woman," he may have no idea what women could do at times of extreme adversity. As the 8.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Sichuan, southwest China, on May 12, it let out not only the devastating power within the earth, but also the incredible strength inside women.
Though they have suffered both at the quake zone and on the home front, women in Sichuan have helped inspire and give hope to tho around them with their strength and love.
IN THE NAME OF THE MOTHER
A two-month-old baby found under the ruins in Longwan Village, Chenjiaba Township, Beichuan County, on May 12, survived becau she was shielded by the body of her mother, who died protecting her.
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The mother's body was in a kneeling position, with the right hand presd to the ground and the left holding the baby tightly. A thick roof beam lay across her back. The baby was crying in the space formed by her curved body.
laborintensive Two months before, the mother had undergone enormous pain while giving birth. She cho a natural delivery, rather than the less painful Caesarean. "It's for our baby's health," Huang Lingli told her husband Mu Jianfeng.
上海学生英文报 She fainted veral times during the 25-hour delivery. During the labor, her husband repeatedly asked her to have a Caesarean, but she refud: "I won't give up. I want our baby to be as healthy as possible."
"Marriage and birth-giving, the two most important things in a woman's life. I've done bot
amethysth and good days always follow," the husband recalled her saying. However, she only spent two months with her baby Mu Qianqi.
In the eyes of her husband, the woman emed to have boundless energy. She was busy all day, caring for the baby, cooking, working the farmland and tending other family members. The husband worked in Shanghai, thousands of miles away, earning money for the family.
"Our daughter laughed in her sleep and woke up giggling," said her last text message to her husband. The husband said he would keep this message in his phone for the rest of his life, and would show it to the daughter when she is old enough to understand
THE BELATED MESSAGE OF ROMANCE
Li Diyan never expected her husband to carry her photo every day, becau after two decades of marriage, she knew he was just not the romantic type. "I thought he knew nothing about romance. He never told me 'I love you' in all tho years," Li says.
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When she found out how wrong she was, it was too late. One month before his scheduled retirement, Colonel Qiu Guanghua was killed in action -- his helicopter crashed while carrying a dozen trapped and injured villagers from the remote mountains. Collecting his belongings, rescuers found a yellowing photo of his wife in his breast pocket.
经销商是什么意思 Before the earthquake, the couple were planning how to spend their retirement. "Touring around Shanghai, We had done a schedule," Li says.
The helicopter disappeared in bad weather in the cloudy mountains. It was found after a 10-day arch.
When he was missing, she had firmly believed he was alive. On the previous flight, Qiu survived a mishap when he was carrying about 20 injured people from Maoxian County, his home area. The engine overheated, but he managed a forced landing. He had 5,800 hours of flying time.
She believed the same thing had happened this time. It was his 64th flight in the 17 days after the quake. Struggling between hope and despair, she often woke in the middle of the night when she heard a noi and asked, "Is that you? Guanghua?"
chest是什么意思 They lived near the airport. She had to get up early and ride her bicycle for two hours to work. He asked to move, but she refud. "It is near your workplace and convenient for you," she told her husband.
She is still proud of him, the boy from a backwater village who became a pilot.
He volunteered for the rescue team although he could have been excud so clo to his retirement.
"They are suffering. I can't sit watching. I want to do my part," he told his wife.
She assured him she would take care of the family and look for his missing father and mother. She finally contacted them and brought them medicine, foods and a power-generator.
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