China News Service, Chengdu, June 17 (Zhang Lang and Cao Huijun) At 10:50 pm on June 16, 14-year-old "Pig Jianqiang" passed away due to old age.
According to the staff of Jianchuan Museum, "pigs are strong" belong to natural old age.
On May 12 this year, "Pig Jianqiang" passed its 13th "big birthday", and its former owner Wan Xingmin and his wife went to visit it.
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Gong Guocheng, a full-time breeder, is feeding "Pig Strong".
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"Pig strong" was originally a sow raised by Wan Xingming, a villager in Tuanshan Village, Longmenshan Town, Pengzhou City, Pengzhou City. It was buried under the ruins after the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008 and relied on eating charcoal and water to sustain life. It was buried 36 days later and was saved.
During the burial, his weight was reduced from 150 kg to only 50 kg.
Gong Guocheng, a full-time breeder, is feeding "Pig Strong".
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In June 2008, Fan Jianchuan, curator of Jianchuan Museum in Anren Town, Dayi County, Chengdu, bought "Pig Strong" from its original owner, Wan Xingming, for 13,800 yuan.
After that, it was adopted in the "5·12" Wenchuan Earthquake Museum, and there was a caretaker who took care of it. He lived a life of "pampering and dignified". At the end of 2008, the pig was named one of the "Top Ten Moving Animals Champion" award.
Tourists visit "Pig Strong".
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For 13 years, "Pig Jianqiang" has been living in Jianchuan Museum. The museum has arranged a "one bedroom and one hall" suite for it. The inside is the living area and the outside is the living room for tourists to visit.
"Pig is strong" spends most of the time lying in the living room, and will go out regularly every day for walks and get close contact with tourists.
Jianchuan Museum’s “House of Strong Pigs” pastes the message of “death in old age” to inform visitors.
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From great suffering to great fortune, Fan Jianchuan believes that “pigs are strong” deserve people to interpret and imagine from different angles. For those who experienced the Wenchuan earthquake, it is everyone’s common memory and an existence that inspires people to work hard. .
"Pig is strong" has received so much attention because it represents a beautiful meaning of "if you survive a catastrophe, there must be a blessing".
It is understood that on June 17, the staff of the Jianchuan Museum also posted the message of "death in old age" in the "House of Strong Pig" in Jianchuan Museum to inform tourists.
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