[Explanation] At 5:30 in the morning on July 24, in the "temporary kitchen" of Mazhe Village, Enshi City, Hubei Province, the "temporary chef" turned on the rice cooker to Quanfu and began to cook the first pot of porridge of the day.

  [Explanation] A large-scale landslide occurred in the sand dam of Mazhe Village in Enshi City recently. Many armed police soldiers, firefighters, electric power workers, militias, and volunteers came to support. In order to protect the basic lives of rescuers and displaced people, Mazhe Village has set up this kitchen. In the morning of the same day, the reporter visited the kitchen.

  [Explanation] The kitchen is more than 100 square meters. There are 20 or 30 bags of rice stacked in the house. There are four dining tables in the middle. This place was originally the fresh leaf stall of the "Yulu Tea Factory" in Mazhe Village. Xiang Quanfu had previously worked as a canteen chef for government agencies and later ran a farmhouse by himself. After the landslide, he took the initiative to "please" and came to the temporary kitchen.

  [Concurrent] Xiang Quanfu, a villager in Mazhe Village, Tunpu Township, Enshi City, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei Province

  The landslide here (after), I took the initiative to apply to the leader, I said if there is anything to help, he said what you can do, I said I can cook, I think after all, the life of the people in front is still to ask for someone to come. Responsible.

  [Explanation] Introduce to Quanfu that the kitchen uses 400 catties of rice every day, more than 70 catties of noodles, vegetables, meat, eggs and other ingredients. The dinner is three meats and three vegetarians. During peak hours, nearly a thousand people dine, mainly emergency rescuers and volunteers. People who diverted from the vicinity of the landslide body would not be crowded if they had their meals off-peak.

  [Concurrent] Xiang Quanfu, a villager in Mazhe Village, Tunpu Township, Enshi City, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei Province

  Under normal circumstances, our work time is usually at 5 in the morning and we end at 9 in the evening. If there are special circumstances, we have to work overtime at night. Just like someone donated 4 pigs one night, we got it past 12 o’clock in the evening. bell.

  [Explanation] At 6 o'clock, seven "temporary kitchen wives" from the kitchen arrived one after another. Some of them were staff from the canteen of the government agency, some from other restaurants, and some from nearby villagers. When they walked into the kitchen, they made a fire, boiled water, and chose vegetables, all of which were very quick.

  [Concurrent period] Xiang Quanzhi, a villager in Mazhe Village, Tunpu Township, Enshi City, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei Province

  I didn’t have electricity at home that day, I ran to our second child, here (also) our own family member, my mobile phone is out of power, I ran over to charge, and saw that they were cooking (meal), I said I would also help. , In the end everyone came, and they all came to help.

  [Explanation] After the danger occurred, Liu Ping, who was working in the canteen of the Tunpu Township government agency, received a notice of support. She did not hesitate to settle down with two more than 10-year-old children at home and came to Mazhe Village. In the temporary kitchen, he is mainly responsible for cooking, cutting vegetables and garnishing.

  [Concurrent] Liu Ping, a villager in Mazhe Village, Tunpu Township, Enshi City, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei Province

  Thousands of people eat meals a day, just to accompany the dishes, cook the rice, steam the rice, and do these chores. Although it is very hard work, the people here have suffered such a big disaster and so many people have come to support them. We come to help them cook and do logistics, so that the people who have been affected can also have some comfort.

  [Explanation] Around 7:30, more than a dozen villagers and volunteers came to the back kitchen to help. They sat around scraping potatoes, peeling lettuce, and preparing food for noon.

  Dong Xiaobin Guo Xiaoying Zhou Xingliang reports from Enshi, Hubei

Editor in charge: 【Luo Pan】