Local villagers express their thanks to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers as they are leaving the quake-hit Yinghua Town in Shifang City of southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 21, 2008.

A local villager presents a box of biscuits to express her thanks to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers when they are leaving the quake-hit Yinghua Town in Shifang City of southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 21, 2008.

(Xinhua News Agency July 22, 2008)