In May 2008, the central Chinese province of Sichuan was hit by an earthquake that measured 8.0 on the Richter Scale. Official figures placed the number of dead at 69,227, with 374,176 injured, and a further 18,222 listed as missing.
Shortly afterward, Beijing-based photographer Li Wei traveled to the Wenchuan county, the epicentre of the quake, to document how people's lives had been affected.
See more of Li Wei's photographs from the region here.
WORDS BY CRAIG NUNN
PHOTOGRAPHS BY LI WEI
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