People busy repairing Zikuan Road(from Zipingpu to Kuanzigou).[Cai Xiaochuan / San Lian Life Weekly]

Villagers are convinced that they can live a better life. Ma Yuanjian, Party secretary of Hongkou, sees Hongkou as a model of post-quake rebuilding, saying that confidence is far more important than resources. But Gao Yongqiang said frankly that he was worried about Hongkou's environmental capacity and the administration of the future scenic spot. Before the earthquake, more than 30,000 tourists visited Hongkou during the travel peak; the number is expected to be higher in the future. Will it be too crowded then?

Anyhow, for a villager who has never used a modern toilet, it will not be easy to become a resident of a scenic spot. Jia Xuewen, who found the idea of a family hotel rather difficult to cope with, was not ready yet- "living off the land is more practical and stable". Obviously, compared with the practicalities of rebuilding, changing mindsets will take more time.

(China.org.cn by Fan Junmei May 12, 2009)