WhenIwasalittlegirl,inthesummervacationin1976,Iwenttomymother'shometown,Tangshan.
AfterIgotthere,atfirstIstayedatmyuncle'shome.Iwasveryhappyinmyuncle'shomebecausemyunclehadadaughterwhoisolderthanI.Sheoftentookmetovisitsomeplaces.Wespenttendayshappily.Irememberjustonthetenthdaytherewasabigearthquake.Ithappenedaboutthreeo'clockinthemorningwhenIwasdreaming.Iwokeuptofindmyselfunderaheapofrocks.Icouldn'tmove.Ididn't,infact,knowanythingaboutwhatwashappeninguntilmyunclesavedmefromtherubble.
Duringtheearthquakemostofthehousesfelldown.Wesetupmanytentstoliveinandreceivedalotoffoodfromeverycityinourcountry.Theyhelpedustotideoverthoseharddays.Ithinkifwehadn'tlivedinNewChinawecouldn'thavesurvivedthebigearthquake.Iamveryluckyandsoaremyuncle'sfamily