1,771 projects completed in Ludian's reconstruction

Xiao Zhizhen (R), a 3-year-old boy who survived in the Ludian Earthquake, plays with Zu Shijian in Huodehong Town of Ludian County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 29, 2017. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake jolted Ludian on Aug. 3, 2014, killing 617 people, injured 3,143 and causing a direct economic loss of 19.8 billion yuan. By the end of November, 26.37 billion yuan (3.99 billion U.S. dollars) had been invested in the reconstruction of quake-hit Ludian County, with 1,771 projects completed. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)