May12wasthe13thanniversaryoftheWenchuanearthquake.Thesedays,manymemoriesrelatedtoWenchuanarebeingbroughtback.Thecurrentconditionsofchildrenwhoexperiencedtheearthquakehavebeenthefocusofpublicconcern.Thetopic"Howarethe'earthquakeyouths'of13yearsagodoingrightnow"alsoclimbedupthetrendytopiclist.The"Colaboy",whowasrescuedfromtheruinsandwantedtodrinkCocaCola,nowworksforCocaCola.The"Drip-bottleboy"whoheldthedripbottleforhisclassmateforonedayandonenightwentbacktoMianyangCitytobuildhishometown.The"minigirl"whostoppedgrowingduetospineinjuriesduringtheearthquakeisnowamusicteacheratYutangElementarySchoolinDujiangyanCity.TheboywhoraisedahandfromacrackinacollapsedbuildingandmadeaV-for-Victorysignuponbeingrescued,knownasthe“creviceboy”,nowfilmsdocumentariesinChengdu.Recently,hefinishedamarathonpushingawheelchair.Thegroupof"earthquakeyouths"isbig,andtheseareonlyonepartofit.Peoplepaymuchattentionto"earthquakeyouths"becausethegrowthofthisparticulargroupistheepitomeoftherebuildingafterthedisasterofWenchuan.ThirteenyearsaftertheWenchuanearthquake,withourcountry'scomprehensiveabilities,especiallycapabilitiesforinfrastructureconstruction,wedon’thavetoworryaboutinfrastructureandpublicfacilitiesinWenchuan.Afterrebuilding,bothurbanandruralareastherehavetakenonanewlook.However,attheendoftheday,whatpeoplecareaboutthemostaretheoneswhosurvivedtheearthquake,especiallythechildrenandyouthswhowereatanimportantstageofgrowthwhentheearthquakestruck.Peoplecareaboutwhethertheyarerelievedfromtheimpactsofthedisaster,andwhethertheycangrowuphealthily.Itiscomfortingtoknowthatthestatusquoofthemajorityofthe"earthquakeyouths"reportedbythemediaissatisfactory.Theyarethesymbolof"lifegoeson,Wenchuangoeson",andoftheChinesenation’sendlessvitalityandunyieldingcourageinthefaceofadversity.Author:ChenDing,mediacommentator