Seeing locals combing the rubble for usable materials and helping one another build temporary shelters, Hsieh found himself deeply moved by their demonstration of the traditional self-reliance of Chinese peasants.
當他看到受災民眾相互協助搭建臨時住房，並在廢墟瓦礫中尋找還可使用的舊木材和磚頭時，也深深為中國農民自力更生的傳統智慧所感動。