The Earthquake

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May 12th, 2008, a catastrophic earthquake hit the town of Wenchuan in Sichuan Province, China. It was one of the most severe earthquakes throughout China's history. Zundao, a small town near Wenchuan, has been significantly destroyed in the havoc, 95% of constructions collapsed and hundreds of thousands of people killed or wounded. TimeDoc spent 6 years consecutively documenting the change from several selected survivals: Having just lost their child, why are a young couple getting a divorce? With a strong will to live, why does a 70-year-old man have difficulty achieving his last wish? Having reached the depth of despair, how does a merchant make his business boom again? Queried by the public, how does Vanke, China's largest residential property developer, deal with an unprecedented crisis due to insufficient amount of donation? In the process of reconstructing both the soul and the home, how are the survivors finding their ways...