News about the recent earthquakes in Yunnan province and Japan brought back memories of my last trip to Wenchuan, Sichuan province, in February.

I had gone to sweep the grave of my grandmother, who died in 2006 and wished to be buried there.

On the day the earthquake of May 12, 2008 hit, a big rock had rammed into a black car, pushing it toward the river but stopping just short.