From a high-speed Dujiangyan irrigation exports down slightly Guaige Wan children, arrived in the city is the most spacious one Lujie - happiness Avenue. Originally, this fortunate city, this beautiful road, in the June 18 ushered a rave - 2008 Inflatable Tents Beijing Olympic torch will pass this.
Now, the long-awaited joy, have been identified to be delayed in early August.
And this, because all of a sudden earthquake, a War. "We are gradually reported to the authorities concerned and would like to rescue the earthquake disaster relief in the heroic figures, the army and armed police officers and soldiers, survivors in the ruins of the public representatives, to jointly participate in the torch relay in August in the past." Yesterday (5 23), the Dujiangyan Municipal Sports Bureau Secretary Chen Xiao in an exclusive interview with this reporter said.
Looking for the Dujiangyan City, the torch
Dujiangyan City, Qingcheng Mountain behind, because of that ambitious projects named. Last year, the 2008 Beijing Olympics torch relay Inflatable Tents route announcement, the lucky and Chengdu Dujiangyan City, together with the Sichuan Chuanqi the only one in the torch route.
In accordance with the original plan, from Chengdu, Dujiangyan City in all sectors of society in carefully selected representatives of the elite, should be in 26 days, that is, June 18, Shouzhi torch, jogging on the main street of the city of Dujiangyan, Ying Along with the cheers of bystanders, and constantly waved to the four sides.
However, in the "5.12", in Wenchuan a strong earthquake, so that all halted. And not far away from the epicenter Wenchuan Dujiangyan City, also suffered earthquake damage. According to official statistics figures, as of yesterday, the Dujiangyan Inflatable Tents City, killed 3,069 people, injured 3,202 people, 80 percent of the city's housing have different degrees of damage.
Yesterday morning, the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee announced that the disaster areas to support the people of earthquake relief work, Sichuan Province on the Olympic torch relay for special arrangements for the transfer of Sichuan Province decided to enter the Beijing time before the transfer, that is, from June 15 to 18, adjusted for the August 3 eight months on the 5th and did not pass the provincial and municipal transmission schedule an adjustment accordingly.
Yesterday afternoon, the reporters came to drive all the way from Chengdu Dujiangyan City, looking for local torchbearers. "They now how kind, in the quake survivors are also right, are also safe?» "
From high-speed rushed to the Dujiangyan Irrigation into the city on the way, "ignite passions, dreams of transmission" has been the display of posters along the route of large and small Denggan on. With the approaching date of the torch relay, Olympic atmosphere filled in every corner of the city.
After asked, quite, the reporter finally came to the Inflatable Tents Dujiangyan City Sports Bureau. Into the door, eyes all the people will not believe this is a local sports departments in charge of the office - the location of the joint venture arrangement in a tent next to the open space outside the hospital, several cottage was used as the Dujiangyan Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department The temporary office at the side of the stadium was filled from across the country transported to the disaster relief supplies.
"They are safe, Dujiangyan City, the local 10 torchbearers all safe." That reporters want to interview the torchbearers of Dujiangyan City, Dujiangyan City Sports Bureau torch relay group for Zhou Wei is one of Tan Lu everything.
Zhou Wei said that in accordance with the original plan, 08 Olympic torch in Dujiangyan City, within the scope of domain-run, a total of 38 torchbearers of the assembly. As is the selection of torchbearers from Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Dujiangyan City, and other interested parties to jointly select, 38 torchbearers, 10 torchbearers from Dujiangyan City, Hong Kong, 28 from Chengdu.
According to its on, "5.12" Wenchuan major
Inflatable Tents earthquake occurred the day after, May 13, Dujiangyan City Sports Bureau torch relay group that is the first time and living in Dujiangyan City, the 10 torchbearers start contact. By the day before yesterday, and finally the torch all these links. Fortunately, the 10 Dujiangyan City in the local torchbearers, no one in the quake victims.
"This shortlisted 10 Dujiangyan City in the local torchbearers, in all walks of life are good performance figures, covering the sectors of the elderly, students, policemen, businessmen, civil servants, and so on."
According to Zhou Wei disclosed that the earthquake occurred, as the selected torchbearers, if their own homes affected are quite serious, and can contact the organizing committee, to reflect the city to obtain from the BOCOG, from the Government Relief. However, the surviving 10 torchbearers in this, no one taken the initiative to obtain compensation for the accident.
When a reporter's question, whether on these interviews in the quake survivors, survivors of the torchbearers, Zhou Weiwan statement Xie refused a reporter's request. "They are a lot of people also remain in their jobs, especially in fighting anti-Dujiangyan City, the first line of disaster risk, there are many people also shoulder the important role of the frontline command." Zhou Wei said.
"Torchbearers are generally the elite of all walks of life in the disaster disaster is coming, they would rather give up my own small, into my great relief, relief in the past, which fully reflects the broad range of the torch dedication, The spirit of mutual assistance. "