Donations by Pingtan people have been pouring in for quake victims in Ya'an county of Sichuan province, Pingtan Times reported Wednesday, April 24.

Many Pingtan citizens visited local express companies bearing disaster relief materials to be sent to the quake zone.

"I decided to give away a tent," said Guo Lingling, the first resident in Pingtan to donate to the quake zone through China Post on Monday morning.

"It is brand new. I just bought it last year and haven't used it much due to personal business. The Ya'an quake really shocked me. So I hope to make a contribution to the victims," she added.

China Post has waived all postage fees for Sichuan-bound disaster-relief packages and remittance in all of its branches across the country, an employee told the newspaper.

"Starting from April 21, disaster-relief packages by individuals sent to local civil affairs bureaus, Red Cross societies, earthquake relief headquarters and charity organizations in the districts of Yucheng and Mingshan in Ya'an county, as well as the counties of Yingjing, Hanyuan, Shimian, Tianquan, Lushan and Baoan, have been exempted from postage fees and packaging fees," he said.

Besides China Post, local express companies also received streams of donations.

"We already have six orders since Monday night," said Lu Min, director of SF Express in Pingtan. "Some non-government organizations will also give away disaster-relief materials later."

Lu said the donations will all be sent to the Ya'an civil affairs bureau or Red Cross Society and be allocated to quake victims.

"I am very sad to see their suffering on TV," said Zheng Qiang, a Pingtan donor. "My baby is three months old. I learned from the coverage that many babies in the quake zone have no milk powder so I bought some and picked some clothes for adults and children to send over. I hope it can provide some help.

"It's not just me, my relatives in the countryside will also come here to send packages in two days in hopes of delivering warmth to people in the quake zone."

Edited by Chen Zhilin and Michael Thai