Ye Jinghuan (野靖环), a representative from a group of independent candidates for the local people's congress, writes in this essay (Chinese only) of how she, the independent candidates, and a group of villagers went to the Guangqumen Bridge area of Beijing to mourn the victims of the July 21, 2012 flood. Why, the mourners asked, does the government always undertake rescue efforts rather than disaster prevention measures in the first place? "This is because rescue work garners attention and acclaim, while disaster prevention does not," responds Ye.
Mourning the Victims of the July 21 Flood
East of the Guangqumen Bridge, Beijing; July 28, 2012
Photos provided by Ye Jinghuan
