 | | Yang Shuzi | | "The post-80s generation is promising rather than bleak. The country will be more prosperous and powerful because of them." -- Yang Shuzi, academician with Chinese Academy of Sciences | | |
 | | Yu Dan | | "They comfort and pep up quake survivors with love. We can feel Sichuan people's confidence and Chinese people's unity through those contemporary Chinese youth." -- Yu Dan, associate professor with Beijing Normal University and the most popular TV lecturer on the Analects of Confucius in Chinese mainland | | |
 | | Zheng Yuanjie | | "The post-80s generation became a major force behind the disaster relief work. They have saved thousands of lives. There is nothing more meaningful than saving lives in this world." -- Zheng Yuanjie, a children's literature author | | |
 | | Cao Ying | | "The devastating quake makes them grow up and learn lessons. A young and vigorous China is emerging; the power of China's new generation citizens is showing itself to the world." -- Cao Ying, TV hostess and actress | | |
 | | "We Are Young" TV Program | | "They are a major force behind relief work-soldiers; rescuers; volunteers; blood donors...They are redefining themselves." -- "We Are Young," a special quake relief TV program with Hunan TV | | |
 | | Y Weekend | | "Since the post-80s generation has shown new momentum after the quake, the whole of society starts a reexamination and reassessment on them. What they did will be remembered by the country." -- Y Weekend, a Beijing-based youth magazine | | |
| | Yang Shuzi | | "The post-80s generation is promising rather than bleak. The country will be more prosperous and powerful because of them." -- Yang Shuzi, academician with Chinese Academy of Sciences | | |
| | Yu Dan | | "They comfort and pep up quake survivors with love. We can feel Sichuan people's confidence and Chinese people's unity through those contemporary Chinese youth." -- Yu Dan, associate professor with Beijing Normal University and the most popular TV lecturer on the Analects of Confucius in Chinese mainland | | |
| | Zheng Yuanjie | | "The post-80s generation became a major force behind the disaster relief work. They have saved thousands of lives. There is nothing more meaningful than saving lives in this world." -- Zheng Yuanjie, a children's literature author | | |
| | Cao Ying | | "The devastating quake makes them grow up and learn lessons. A young and vigorous China is emerging; the power of China's new generation citizens is showing itself to the world." -- Cao Ying, TV hostess and actress | | |
| | "We Are Young" TV Program | | "They are a major force behind relief work-soldiers; rescuers; volunteers; blood donors...They are redefining themselves." -- "We Are Young," a special quake relief TV program with Hunan TV | | |
| | Y Weekend | | "Since the post-80s generation has shown new momentum after the quake, the whole of society starts a reexamination and reassessment on them. What they did will be remembered by the country." -- Y Weekend, a Beijing-based youth magazine | | |
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They belong to the first generation born under the one-child policy that came into effect about 30 years ago. Today the children of the post-80s generation are aged between 20-28 and lead independent lives.
The 8.0-magnitude earthquake on May 12 in Sichuan Province threw them into the gravest of danger, and exposed them without warning to a harsh side of life. But they rose to the occasion magnificently to become a major force behind disaster relief work. Their selflessness and tenacity won them several admirers from their parents' generation, even if it meant losing their innocence the hard way. | |
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