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StaFnding Proud for the Children 　　ON April 5,201,the traditional Tomb SweepingDay,Liu Gangjun visited the tomb of his son forthe first time since the Wenchuan earthquake.The boy was killed in the 2oo8 disaster. I amhere to tell my boy that I am on my feet again, said Liu. 　　We met Liu at a supermarket in the newly built districtof Hanwang Town,Mianzhu City. The man has big eyes,gray hair and an artificial right leg. On the day of the earth-quake,Liu was in a bus on his way from Hanwang Town toTianchi Town. For over 3o hours,his right leg was caughtunder a huge rock that rolled down from the mountains.Without anaesthetic,he asked rescuers to cut off his legwith a fruit knife. He survived. 　　The pain was like thousands of arrows piercing myheart, Liu wrinkled brows at his recollection of the mo-ment. I bit down on a towel,but the pain was so intensethat I broke my teeth in the effort. Even now I have diffi-culty eating, Liu told us. 　　We asked him what kind of power motivated him to sur-vive and rebuild his life. He answered instantly that it washis deep love and concern for his child. 　　After being rescued,Liu was sent to a hospital inChongqing for treatment. His strong will moved the wholesociety and for that he was picked as an Olympic torch-bearer in Chongqing.I ran for about 50meters in my wheel-chair that day to theloud encouragement ofbystanders, said Liu. 　　Returning to hishometown afterwards,Liu asked his wife topack away everythingrelated to their son inorder to avoid thinkingabout the childs un-timely death. Even so,whenever coverage of the earthquakerescue came on TV,or children romped around his prefabhome,Liu would dissolve in tears. 　　As the glory of being a torchbearer faded,Liu found him-self depressed and for a long time he was no longer capableof holding down a regular job. But the help offered by a vol-unteer group brought Liu new hope. 　　The sorrow fades and his confidence grows day by day.In September 2009,Liu,together with his two d