Common Heros: Lei Chusheng

Lei Chusheng, 15 years old. Lei is a senior of the Cifeng (Magnetic Peak) Middle School in Pengzhou. When the earthquake struck, he was in the classroom on the second floor, second room from the stairs. It took him fraction of a second to rush over 10 meters to the stairs, when he saw his faculty mentor rushing up from outside. Lei realized the teacher must be coming for other students. With little hesitation, he turned back.

He checked the first room, empty. Then he was back to his classroom, where he found 7 classmates were crouching along a wall, in fear and not knowing what to do. He shouted 'follow me, run', then led the school to safety outside. He counted, only 6 were with him. Not willing to left anyone behind, he rushed back to the falling building. He found the 7th classmate, a girl Ou Jing who was too frightened that she refused to move. The building was falling and Lei had no time to argue with Ou. So he carried Ou on his shoulders out of the classroom. Lei was exhausted. Fortunately, Ou collected herself and started walking down carefully. Lei followed Ou, but was blocked by a sudden fallen stair. He was able to come out from a tree outside a window, an escape route he identified while he was searching for other students. The building collapsed a couple of seconds after Lei and Ou reached outside, before they reached the playground.

Thanks to Lei, only one classmate in his class died of the earthquake.

Common Heros: Lin Hao

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9 years old Lin Hao was an elementary school student in Yinshui County. He didn't just run for safety when the earthquake struck, but carried a classmate who was hit to unconscious from the rubble, then went back to carry out another classmate who was unconscious out to safety. He was hit on his shoulder the second time.

Having lost both parents, he fled the quake with his 14 years old big sister and another little sister, hiked 7 hours to Dujiangyan.

Common Heros: He Cuiqing

Thirteen year old He Cuiqing is a freshman in Muyu (Wooden Fish) Middle School of Qingchuan County, Sichuan Province. She was outside in an open ground when the earthquake struck. However, she rushed back to her dormitory to wake up her classmates who were having a nap. More than 10 students were able to run out, before she was hit when the building collapsed. Cuiqing was the last person to be rescued alive in the school after 50 hours buried in rubbles.

He Cuiqing lost her legs, but she said the only regret she had was not being able to save more classmates, when she was interviewed at bedside in Guangyuan Central Hospital. Then she started crying for lost friends.

Common Heros: Kang Jie

Kang Jie is an 11 years old girl of Yingxiu Elementary. When the earthquake struck, she was in a classroom on the sixth floor. The teacher told all students to run. At first she hided under a desk, then she decided to jump out of the window, "I tried to make my butts hit the ground", she recalled. With luck, or whatever miracle, she was almost unhurt, with only scratches on her legs.

Next, when she found herself was able to move, she ran into the falling building to search for survivors. Because teachers stayed behind, most injured left in the building are teachers. She pulled many teachers out of the rubble.

Kang Jie's mother is Yang Xiuxiang, a 41 years old insurance agent. Kang Jie was rescued by helicopter to a hospital in Chengdu. Because only patients can be air-lifted, Yang Xiuxiang was not allowed to go with her daughter. Kang Jie's father died of the earthquake.

Heros

• Chengdu Residents. They care, they help and they are positive as they always are.
  
• Military Forces including local defense forces and militarized police forces. From top brasses down to ordinary soldiers risked their lives racing time to save people.
  
• Premier Wen Jiabao, the best Premier in 30 years.