Photographer Tan Xi from West China City News (Huaxi Dushibao) tied the safety belt and hung outside the cabin to take photographs of the reconstructed zones in Sichuan. (This photo was taken at 11:30, April 16, 2011.)

Here we select several photos from Chengdu, Pengzhou, Dujiangyan and Chongzhou to show how these places have been recoverying from the past three years' reconstruction.

Dujiangyan city (The photo was taken at 14:51 on April 23, 2011.)

Hongmei village (Red Plum) village behind Qingcheng Mountain,Dujiangyan city. Houses are arranged and painted to give us a feeling of fairy land. (This photo was taken at 15：55 on April 23.)

The rape fields and the newly constructed houses form an "oil painting". (This photo was taken at 17:12 on March 28.)

Zipingpu Dam, an embankment dam on the Minjiang River near the city of Dujiangyan, Sichuan province

The winding road beside Zipingpu Dam (The photo was taken at 13:57 on April 18, 2011.)

Viewing Dujiangyan city from the sky. High-speed rail, intercity expressways and fast-tracks intersect with one another. (The photo was taken at 16:15 on April 23, 2011.)

The rural high-way that runs through Pengzhou city's Xiaoyuguan town.

Chengdu-Dujiangyan high-speed rail intersects with the Pengzhou branch line. (The photo was taken at 8:43 on April 23, 2011.)

Qingcheng Mountain with Dujiangyan city seen far away (The photo was taken at 15:54 on April 22, 2011.)

Baoguang ('Divine Light') Temple is located in Xindu county 18 kilometers (11 miles) away from Chengdu city. The temple acquired its name from the emperor Xizong of Tang Dynasty (618-907) when he saw the divine light coming form the bottom part of the temple one night.

Jiezi town in Chongzhou county-level city, Chengdu province. It is about 60 kilometers away from Chengdu.