Commemoration of the 1st Anniversary of Wenchuan Earthquake

The "Commemoration of the 1st Anniversary of Wenchuan Earthquake—Witness Beichuan Five Masters' Military Works Exhibition" hosted by Shanghai Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park and presented by Wison Arts Center, etc. opened on May 12, 2009 in Zhangjiang of Shanghai Pudong, and would be exhibited at the Wison Arts Center in Zhangjiang for one month. Wang Zhongwei, Member of Standing Committee of CPC Shanghai Committee and head of the Publicity Department, specially wrote an inscription "Witness Beichuan" for this exhibition.
 

Wang Zhongwei's inscription
 

At 14:28 p.m. May 12 one year before, a massive earthquake struck Wenchuan of Sichuan Province. At the first moment, painter Gao Renqi from the Political Department of PLA Jinan Military Area, painters Luo Genxing and Kong Ping respectively from the General Armament Department and Political Department, Painter Xiong Jiahai from the Political Department of PLA Chengdu Military Area, and painter Qin Weiqing from the Political Department of the PLA Navy, gathered in Beichuan, one of the worst-hit areas, and they were the only five military painters who could enter the dangerous city before it was in general blockade. In the almost fattened Beichuan, the five artists with extreme grieve over compatriots were devoted themselves to the creation heart and soul, and therefore turned out these amazing masterworks with intense sense of site and visual impacts. These works condensed the lofty awe and respect of the five military artists towards life, and some works were even created and finished by the painter with the last stage of life, which depicted the glory of life.
 

Gao Renqi: The last rescue
 

Luo Genxing: Memory (Segment)
 

The exhibition in the Wison Arts Center is the premiere of these overwhelming works. This was not only the anniversary for the "May 12" massive earthquake and fellow victims, but also a vivid publicity of carrying forward the spirit of unity in earthquake relief and strengthening the national cohesion, and further a special present dedicated to Shanghai citizens for their cares and important contributions to the earthquake relief.