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　　I revisited Beichuan on Mid－Autumn Festival．As the car drove into the ruined city, tears streamed down my cheeks．Giant rocks from the mountain destroyed the road and houses collapsed breaking into bricks and pieces of cement．Beichuan Middle School, which was once filled with energy and laughter, now so unrecognizable, so empty, so quiet, so still, was a death valley．

　　I couldn’t really imagine at that split second, how much pain they had suffered or how desperate they felt as they waited to be rescued．Those unfortunate ones watched the devil of death march over them．taking them away．I can’t really imagine how heartbroken their parents or beloved ones were．

　　As I wandered in the ruins．I was lost in deep thoughts．

　　The day before, we were sitting in the brightly lit classroom, heatedly debating the importance of shapes, colors and styles in architecture, comparing ancient time housing to the modem ones．Their similarities, their differences, their pros and cons…

　　Now, facing the terrible scene, I realized how childlike we were and how easily we forgot the most important element of architect is SAFETV it is how housing is supposed to be：to shelter us from burning sun and pouring rain, to provide us with a cozy warm place to sleep and relax．Undeniably, the style and shape do play important roles in architecture．But when a natural disaster such as this earthquake came upon us without warning, will beauty stay over anybody’s life? From this trip, we can no doubt give the clear and loud answer：NO!!!

　　Words after such scale of disaster could appear nothing but empty and pointless．So many people’s lives were taken．so much damage was done and a whole city was wiped out．Beichuan has become a history．Nevertheless, I still keep on dreaming and still long for a better future：to make our homes prettier yet safer．

　　May victims rest in peace．May survivors live to be stronger．

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