A laborer works in the building of a house at Yongli Village in Pingwu County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 8, 2009. More than 1 million houses have been built in the rural areas hit by the quake happening in Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008. A total of 241,000 houses are under construction. [Xinhua]

Laborers work in the building of a house at Yongli Village in Pingwu County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 8, 2009. More than 1 million houses have been built in the rural areas hit by the quake happening in Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008. A total of 241,000 houses are under construction. [Xinhua]