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奏响五一六的英雄乐章,铭记中华儿女的壮烈OnMay16th1966Chinaexperiencedatraumaticeventthatshooktheentirenation-theTangshanearthquakealsoknownastheGreatTangshanearthquake.Thisdestructivetremorwasfeltina
7.8magnitudescaleleavingmorethan240000peopleinjuredandwithouthomes.DespitethetragedythespiritofbraveryandcourageamongtheChinesepeoplewasdisplayed.Theheroicactsoftherescuersandvictimswillalwaysberememberedandcelebrated.Theearthquakestruckduringthenighttimewhenmanypeoplewereasleep.Thousandsofliveswerelostandmanypeopleweretrappedundertheruins.Inthemidstofthedisasterpeoplecametogethertolendahelpinghand.Rescueoperationsbeganimmediately;braverescuersworkedtirelesslytosaveasmanylivesaspossible.Theyhadtoworktheirwaythroughtherubbleoftenenduringharshweatherconditionsandthefearofaftershocks.Rescuersworkeddayandnighttopullsurvivorsfromthedebris.PeopleacrossChinaweremovedbythecourageanddedicationoftherescueworkersandbythetragicfateoftheirfellowcountrymen.Thisdisasterbroughtpeopletogetherinawaythatfewothereventsinhistoryhavedone.RespondingtothecallforhelppeoplerushedtoTangshanfromallacrossthecountrybringingwiththemmedicalsuppliesblanketsandfood.TheyworkedtirelesslytohelpthosewhohadlosteverythinginthequakeandthissenseofunityandgenerositysetanewstandardfortheChinesepeople.TheheroicsandsacrificeofthosewhoperishedliketheCommunistPartymembersandprofessionalswhowereholdinganemergencymeetingthatnightshouldalwaysberemembered.Theystayedbehindtosavethehelplessbuttragicallydiedunderthecollapsingbuilding.TheirdevotiontothemotherlandanddedicationtotheirdutiesareexamplesforallpatrioticChinesecitizens.ThePeopleinTangshandisplayedaremarkablespiritofunityduringandafterthedisasterwhichwasdemonstratedbythewaytheyhelpedeachother.Thegovernmentcivilianandmilitaryallcametogethertorescuethosetrappedunderdebrisandassistthem.ChinastransformationoverthepastfewdecadestobecomeapowerfulnationreflectstheincredibleresilienceandselflessnessthattheChinesepeopledemonstratedinresponsetotheTangshanearthquake.InconclusiontheGreatTangshanearthquakewillalwaysbeengravedintothecollectivememoryoftheNation.ThecouragesacrificeandheroismofthosewhofoughtagainstthedisasterservedasapillarofinspirationtoallChinesecitizensforgenerationstocome.Theearthquakewasnotonlyanunprecedenteddisasterbutalsoaturningpointinhistory-amomentinwhichtheheroicnatureoftheChinesepeoplewasrevealed.ItwasthereforerightlycalledaheroicsymphonyatributetotheChinesespiritandtheirdevotiontotheirmotherland.第PAGE页共NUMPAGES页。