Chinanews.com, Luzhou, September 18th, title: "Generation Z" in the epicenter: "Panda Man" writes a "hardcore" youth answer sheet for danger

  Reporter He Shaoqing

  In the early morning of the 18th, just after distributing chopsticks for breakfast to the victims at the resettlement point in Fuji Town, the epicenter of the earthquake in Luxian County, the young volunteer He Yixian and his companions carried bamboo baskets and went to various tents to collect empty mineral water bottles.

In the eyes of this 14-year-old girl, although all she did were trivial things, it was these little things that broke the sense of depression after the earthquake and gave her a kind of achievement and happiness in helping others.

He Yixian went to various tents to collect empty mineral water bottles.

Photo by He Shaoqing

  He Yixian’s left arm is affixed with a "Panda Man" sticker, which is a unified logo for more than 5 million young volunteers in Sichuan.

At 4:33 on September 16, 2021, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred in Lu County, Luzhou City, Sichuan Province.

The Luzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League issued a "Notice to Social Organizations and Volunteers", calling on social organizations and volunteers to participate in the disaster response in an orderly, scientifically and effectively manner in accordance with the law.

In the face of sudden disasters, many "Generation Z" bravely stood on the front line, went to danger, and wrote "hardcore" youth answers.

  Because the house was damaged in the earthquake, He Yixian and her parents were moved to a resettlement site in Fuji Town.

"Seeing the hard work of the rescue uncles, I wanted to sign up as a volunteer. Although I am young, I can still help younger brothers and sisters than me." He Yixian said, this is the first time I have volunteered. I hope I can continue to participate in voluntary service in the future and help more people with the identity of "Panda Man".

He Yixian’s left arm is affixed with a "Panda Man" sticker, which is a unified logo for more than 5 million young volunteers in Sichuan.

Photo by He Shaoqing

  On the side of the Fuji town resettlement site near the teaching building, a temporary "tent school" started the second lesson after the earthquake.

"We rushed to the epicenter on the evening of the 16th to build a'tent school', hoping to relieve the trauma caused by the earthquake by playing games and telling stories with the children." He Yuanyuan, a teacher of the "tent school", is a student of Luzhou Xuyong Vocational High School and is not full. At the age of 20, she has been volunteering at Xuyong Charity Children's Service Station for half a year and has a wealth of "child companion" experience.

  According to He Yuanyuan, this newly opened "tent school" has welcomed more than 40 "freshmen", and there are 3 teachers in the school. Every night, the teachers will plan the next day's courses according to the children's situation that day.

The "tent school" plans to stay in the disaster area for two months. After all the students resume classes, the "tent school" will be switched to weekend classes.

The students at the placement site are studying.

Photo by Zhang Lang

  At Lu County People's Hospital, 5 kilometers away from Fuji Town, Hu Feiyan, a nurse born in 1995, put on a white coat and started a new day at work.

"I woke up from my sleep during the earthquake. I was very scared at the time. I put on my clothes and picked up my mobile phone and ran downstairs." Hu Feiyan said that shortly after arriving downstairs, she received "the emergency department has a large number of injured patients and needs support." News.

  "Everywhere there are people with head bleeding and foot injuries who need urgent treatment." Recalling the scenes he saw when he rushed back to the emergency department, Hu Feiyan said that there were still many young medical staff returning to the hospital to help.

"Although I am very scared in my heart, but seeing the patients coming one after another, I can't care about the fear in my heart. Having done this job, this is my mission."

"Tent School" students attend classes.

Photo by Zhang Lang

  At the resettlement site of Xinliangcai School in Luxian County, 25-year-old Yuchan police station policewoman Tang Daping is busy helping the villagers install the Xinyunda folding bed.

Dispatching the police, patrolling, maintaining order in the resettlement sites... Since the earthquake, Tang Daping has not yet returned home. Even though her eyes were covered with bloodshot eyes and her left thumb was scratched after two consecutive days, she just said lightly when talking about her work. "In the event of a disaster, young people of course have to charge forward."

  When all the folding beds in the tent were installed, Tang Daping's blue police uniform was soaked in sweat.

Seeing the arrival of a truck carrying rescue supplies in the distance, she quickly stepped forward to help carry it.

"They can move, so can I." The heroic policewoman laughed.

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