Currently, there are thousands of rescue teams in Sichuan. One of them, is a rescue team from Tangshan in Mianzhu's Jiulong County. Many of the members from the team are survivors from the Tangshan earthquake that happened 32 years ago.
The Tangshan medical team is situated in front of what's left over in Mianzhu's Jiulong County's Municipal Government building.
In the temporary tents, medical personnel are busy tending to the victims.
In Tangshan's earthquake in 1976, Li was only 8 years old. He was rescued after being buried in the rubble.
This is Li Changjiang the head of Tangshan People's Hospital Orthopaedics Department.
In Tangshan's earthquake in 1976, Li was only 8 years old. He was rescued after being buried in the rubble.
His sister was also buried in the rubble. It was the PLA who dug her out and flew her to a Liaoning hospital. Even though she lost her legs, she survived afterall. His sister is still receiving help from the government.
Li Changjiang said, "After hearing about the Sichuan earthquake, my sister with tears in her eyes told me 'please go there and return the favor for me.'"
Li was the first to volunteer to join Tangshan's medical team after hearing about Sichuan.
Li and his co-workers arrived Wenchuan on the 14th.
As soon as they arrived, Li immediately went to work. He spoke to victims, and within a short time in one day, he performed 11 surgeries.
Li Changjiang said, "I hope with my help, people can re-build their homeland with their own hands and feet."
Medical team member, Yang hong, lost both his parents in the Tangshan earthquake. With help from the government, he finished all his schooling and got accepted to Hebei's medical school.
After graduating med school, he started working in Tangshan People's Hospital's Neurosurgery Department, where his parents used to work.
In 2001, Yanghong studied aboard in the US and returned in 2005 after denying job offers in the US.
As soon as he heard about Wenchuan's quake, he quickly volunteered to serve on the front lines.
Yang Hong, neurosurgery of Tangshan People's Hospital, said, "The Tangshan earthquake resulted me never being able to see my parents again. But, I'm very lucky since the government took such good care of me."
The oldest of the team members is Tangshan Hospital's former nurse, Wang Xiurong.
In 1976, she lost 7 relatives in the disaster and now lives with her only relative- her grandma.
A day before the Wenchuan earthquake, her grandma got sick and was in the hospital.
With tears in her eyes, she also volunteered to go to Sichuan.
The elders from the quake constantly remind her of her grandma and her relatives.
Hu Wanning, member of Tangshan's medical team, said, "The first medical team only had 40 volunteers, around 3,000 people volunteered. It's extremely moving. Everyone hoped for an opportunity to thank the government, the brothers and sisters who helped them because we are one family."
(CCTV May 21, 2008)