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56d66b221c85041400947105
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
There were also several concerts across the country to raise money for the survivors of the quake.
What kind of event were given to raise money for quake survivors?
{ "text": [ "several concerts" ], "answer_start": [ 16 ] }
56d66b221c85041400947106
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The government also opened access to the sealed ruins of the Beichuan county seat for three days, after which it will be frozen in time as a state earthquake relic museum, to remind people of the terrible disaster.
What is the Beichuan museum meant to remind people of?
{ "text": [ "the terrible disaster" ], "answer_start": [ 192 ] }
56cecdf0aab44d1400b88a93
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
People also donated blood, resulting in according to Xinhua long line-ups in most major Chinese cities.
What was also donated?
{ "text": [ "blood" ], "answer_start": [ 20 ] }
56cecdf0aab44d1400b88a95
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Many donated through text messaging on mobile phones to accounts set up by China Unicom and China Mobile By May 16, the Chinese government had allocated a total of $772 million for earthquake relief so far, up sharply from $159 million from May 14.
What companies received the money?
{ "text": [ "China Unicom and China Mobile" ], "answer_start": [ 75 ] }
56d666041c850414009470f1
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Following the earthquake, donations were made by people from all over mainland China, with booths set up in schools, at banks, and around gas stations.
After the quake, people from where in China made donations?
{ "text": [ "all over mainland China" ], "answer_start": [ 61 ] }
56d666041c850414009470f2
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
People also donated blood, resulting in according to Xinhua long line-ups in most major Chinese cities.
What caused long lines in most major cities?
{ "text": [ "donated blood" ], "answer_start": [ 12 ] }
56d666041c850414009470f3
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Following the earthquake, donations were made by people from all over mainland China, with booths set up in schools, at banks, and around gas stations.
What were the Chinese setting up to take in donations?
{ "text": [ "booths" ], "answer_start": [ 91 ] }
56d666041c850414009470f4
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Many donated through text messaging on mobile phones to accounts set up by China Unicom and China Mobile By May 16, the Chinese government had allocated a total of $772 million for earthquake relief so far, up sharply from $159 million from May 14.
How did a lot of people donate using mobile phones?
{ "text": [ "text messaging" ], "answer_start": [ 21 ] }
56d666041c850414009470f5
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Many donated through text messaging on mobile phones to accounts set up by China Unicom and China Mobile By May 16, the Chinese government had allocated a total of $772 million for earthquake relief so far, up sharply from $159 million from May 14.
How much had the Chinese government designated by May 16?
{ "text": [ "$772 million" ], "answer_start": [ 164 ] }
56cece5caab44d1400b88a9b
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The Red Cross Society of China flew 557 tents and 2,500 quilts valued at 788,000 yuan (US$113,000) to Wenchuan County.
How many tents were flown to the region?
{ "text": [ "557" ], "answer_start": [ 36 ] }
56cece5caab44d1400b88a9c
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The Red Cross Society of China flew 557 tents and 2,500 quilts valued at 788,000 yuan (US$113,000) to Wenchuan County.
How many quilts were flown to the region?
{ "text": [ "2,500" ], "answer_start": [ 50 ] }
56cece5caab44d1400b88a9d
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The Red Cross Society of China flew 557 tents and 2,500 quilts valued at 788,000 yuan (US$113,000) to Wenchuan County.
How much were both supplies worth?
{ "text": [ "788,000 yuan" ], "answer_start": [ 73 ] }
56cece5caab44d1400b88a9e
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The Red Cross Society of China flew 557 tents and 2,500 quilts valued at 788,000 yuan (US$113,000) to Wenchuan County.
What county were the supplies flown to?
{ "text": [ "Wenchuan County" ], "answer_start": [ 102 ] }
56cece5caab44d1400b88a9f
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The Sichuan Ministry of Civil Affairs said that they have provided 30,000 tents for those left homeless.
How many tents did the Sichuan Ministry provide for the homeless?
{ "text": [ "30,000" ], "answer_start": [ 67 ] }
56d663b11c850414009470e3
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The Red Cross Society of China flew 557 tents and 2,500 quilts valued at 788,000 yuan (US$113,000) to Wenchuan County.
What group took tents and quilts to Wenchuan county?
{ "text": [ "Red Cross Society of China" ], "answer_start": [ 4 ] }
56d663b11c850414009470e4
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The Amity Foundation already began relief work in the region and has earmarked US$143,000 for disaster relief.
How much has the Amity Foundation designated for disaster relief?
{ "text": [ "US$143,000" ], "answer_start": [ 79 ] }
56d663b11c850414009470e5
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The Sichuan Ministry of Civil Affairs said that they have provided 30,000 tents for those left homeless.
How many tents did the Sichuan Ministry of Affairs provide?
{ "text": [ "30,000" ], "answer_start": [ 67 ] }
56d663b11c850414009470e6
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The Sichuan Ministry of Civil Affairs said that they have provided 30,000 tents for those left homeless.
What were all these tents and quilts for?
{ "text": [ "those left homeless" ], "answer_start": [ 84 ] }
56d663b11c850414009470e7
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The Amity Foundation already began relief work in the region and has earmarked US$143,000 for disaster relief.
What foundation had already begun relief work in the area?
{ "text": [ "The Amity Foundation" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
56cecf68aab44d1400b88ab7
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The central government estimates that over 7,000 inadequately engineered schoolrooms collapsed in the earthquake.
How many schoolrooms collapsed in the quake?
{ "text": [ "7,000" ], "answer_start": [ 43 ] }
56cecf68aab44d1400b88ab8
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Chinese citizens have since invented a catch phrase: "tofu-dregs schoolhouses" (Chinese: 豆腐渣校舍), to mock both the quality and the quantity of these inferior constructions that killed so many school children.
What catch-phrase was invented as a result of collapsed schools?
{ "text": [ "tofu-dregs schoolhouses" ], "answer_start": [ 54 ] }
56d64a821c85041400947075
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The central government estimates that over 7,000 inadequately engineered schoolrooms collapsed in the earthquake.
Why did so many schools collapse during the earthquake?
{ "text": [ "inadequately engineered" ], "answer_start": [ 49 ] }
56d64a821c85041400947076
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The central government estimates that over 7,000 inadequately engineered schoolrooms collapsed in the earthquake.
What are the estimations of how many schoolrooms collapsed?
{ "text": [ "over 7,000" ], "answer_start": [ 38 ] }
56d64a821c85041400947077
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Chinese citizens have since invented a catch phrase: "tofu-dregs schoolhouses" (Chinese: 豆腐渣校舍), to mock both the quality and the quantity of these inferior constructions that killed so many school children.
What has the citizenry started calling these type of schools?
{ "text": [ "tofu-dregs schoolhouses" ], "answer_start": [ 54 ] }
56d64a821c85041400947079
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
So-called "illegal children" under 18 years of age may be registered as legal replacements for their dead siblings; if the dead child was illegal, no further outstanding fines would apply.
What can illegal children be registered as in place of their dead siblings?
{ "text": [ "legal replacements" ], "answer_start": [ 72 ] }
56cecff4aab44d1400b88abd
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
On the evening of May 18, CCTV-1 hosted a special four-hour program called The Giving of Love (simplified Chinese: 爱的奉献; traditional Chinese: 愛的奉獻), hosted by regulars from the CCTV New Year's Gala and round-the-clock coverage anchor Bai Yansong.
What did CCTV-1 host on the evening of May 18th?
{ "text": [ "four-hour program called The Giving of Love" ], "answer_start": [ 50 ] }
56cecff4aab44d1400b88abe
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
On the evening of May 18, CCTV-1 hosted a special four-hour program called The Giving of Love (simplified Chinese: 爱的奉献; traditional Chinese: 愛的奉獻), hosted by regulars from the CCTV New Year's Gala and round-the-clock coverage anchor Bai Yansong.
Who was the show hosted by?
{ "text": [ "Bai Yansong" ], "answer_start": [ 234 ] }
56cecff4aab44d1400b88abf
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Donations of the evening totalled 1.5 billion Chinese Yuan (~US$208 million).
How large were the donations from the program?
{ "text": [ "Donations of the evening totalled 1.5 billion Chinese Yuan" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
56cecff4aab44d1400b88ac0
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
In June, Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan, who donated $1.57 million to the victims, made a music video alongside other artists entitled "Promise"; the song was composed by Andy Lau.
How much did Jackie Chan donate to support?
{ "text": [ "$1.57 million" ], "answer_start": [ 50 ] }
56cecff4aab44d1400b88ac1
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
In June, Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan, who donated $1.57 million to the victims, made a music video alongside other artists entitled "Promise"; the song was composed by Andy Lau.
What was the name of the music video that Jackie Chan made for the event?
{ "text": [ "Promise" ], "answer_start": [ 133 ] }
56d6477c1c85041400947065
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
On the evening of May 18, CCTV-1 hosted a special four-hour program called The Giving of Love (simplified Chinese: 爱的奉献; traditional Chinese: 愛的奉獻), hosted by regulars from the CCTV New Year's Gala and round-the-clock coverage anchor Bai Yansong.
What was the program that CCTV-1 hosted?
{ "text": [ "The Giving of Love" ], "answer_start": [ 75 ] }
56d6477c1c85041400947066
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Donations of the evening totalled 1.5 billion Chinese Yuan (~US$208 million).
What did the donations total for the program?
{ "text": [ "US$208 million" ], "answer_start": [ 61 ] }
56d6477c1c85041400947067
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
On the evening of May 18, CCTV-1 hosted a special four-hour program called The Giving of Love (simplified Chinese: 爱的奉献; traditional Chinese: 愛的奉獻), hosted by regulars from the CCTV New Year's Gala and round-the-clock coverage anchor Bai Yansong.
What company gave the most?
{ "text": [ "CCTV" ], "answer_start": [ 26 ] }
56d6477c1c85041400947068
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
In June, Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan, who donated $1.57 million to the victims, made a music video alongside other artists entitled "Promise"; the song was composed by Andy Lau.
How much did actor Jackie Chan donate?
{ "text": [ "1.57 million" ], "answer_start": [ 51 ] }
56d6477c1c85041400947069
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
In June, Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan, who donated $1.57 million to the victims, made a music video alongside other artists entitled "Promise"; the song was composed by Andy Lau.
What was the name of Chan's music video?
{ "text": [ "Promise" ], "answer_start": [ 133 ] }
56cedd04aab44d1400b88b3c
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
China's openness during the media coverage of the Sichuan earthquake led a professor at the Peking University to say, “This is the first time [that] the Chinese media has lived up to international standards”.
What did a professor at the Peking University say about the handling of the earthquake?
{ "text": [ "This is the first time [that] the Chinese media has lived up to international standards" ], "answer_start": [ 119 ] }
56d61fc11c85041400946f24
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Rescue efforts performed by the Chinese government were praised by western media, especially in comparison with Myanmar's blockage of foreign aid during Cyclone Nargis, as well as China's previous performance during the 1976 Tangshan earthquake.
What did Myanmar block after Cyclone Nargis?
{ "text": [ "foreign aid" ], "answer_start": [ 134 ] }
56d61fc11c85041400946f25
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
China's openness during the media coverage of the Sichuan earthquake led a professor at the Peking University to say, “This is the first time [that] the Chinese media has lived up to international standards”.
What did a Peking professor say about Chinese media coverage?
{ "text": [ "up to international standards" ], "answer_start": [ 177 ] }
56d61fc11c85041400946f26
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Los Angeles Times praised China's media coverage of the quake of being "democratic".
Who praised Chinese media coverage as being democratic?
{ "text": [ "Los Angeles Times" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
56d61fc11c85041400946f27
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Rescue efforts performed by the Chinese government were praised by western media, especially in comparison with Myanmar's blockage of foreign aid during Cyclone Nargis, as well as China's previous performance during the 1976 Tangshan earthquake.
In which previous catastrophe not live up to international standards?
{ "text": [ "1976 Tangshan earthquake" ], "answer_start": [ 220 ] }
56cedd7daab44d1400b88b4e
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
As a result of the magnitude 7.9 earthquake and the many strong aftershocks, many rivers became blocked by large landslides, which resulted in the formation of "quake lakes" behind the blockages; these massive amounts of water were pooling up at a very high rate behind the natural landslide dams and it was feared that ...
What formed behind blockages?
{ "text": [ "quake lakes" ], "answer_start": [ 161 ] }
56cedd7daab44d1400b88b50
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
As of May 27, 2008, 34 lakes had formed due to earthquake debris blocking and damming rivers, and it was estimated that 28 of them were still of potential danger to the local people.
How many quake lakes formed?
{ "text": [ "34" ], "answer_start": [ 20 ] }
56cedd7daab44d1400b88b51
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
As of May 27, 2008, 34 lakes had formed due to earthquake debris blocking and damming rivers, and it was estimated that 28 of them were still of potential danger to the local people.
How many of the lakes were a danger to people?
{ "text": [ "28" ], "answer_start": [ 120 ] }
56d624261c85041400946f2c
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
As a result of the magnitude 7.9 earthquake and the many strong aftershocks, many rivers became blocked by large landslides, which resulted in the formation of "quake lakes" behind the blockages; these massive amounts of water were pooling up at a very high rate behind the natural landslide dams and it was feared that ...
What was the magnitude of the Sichuan earthquake?
{ "text": [ "7.9" ], "answer_start": [ 29 ] }
56d624261c85041400946f2d
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
As a result of the magnitude 7.9 earthquake and the many strong aftershocks, many rivers became blocked by large landslides, which resulted in the formation of "quake lakes" behind the blockages; these massive amounts of water were pooling up at a very high rate behind the natural landslide dams and it was feared that ...
What blocked many of the area's rivers?
{ "text": [ "large landslides" ], "answer_start": [ 107 ] }
56d624261c85041400946f2e
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
As a result of the magnitude 7.9 earthquake and the many strong aftershocks, many rivers became blocked by large landslides, which resulted in the formation of "quake lakes" behind the blockages; these massive amounts of water were pooling up at a very high rate behind the natural landslide dams and it was feared that ...
What formed behind the blocked rivers?
{ "text": [ "quake lakes" ], "answer_start": [ 161 ] }
56d624261c85041400946f2f
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
As of May 27, 2008, 34 lakes had formed due to earthquake debris blocking and damming rivers, and it was estimated that 28 of them were still of potential danger to the local people.
By May 27, how many earthquake lakes had formed up behind landslide debris?
{ "text": [ "34" ], "answer_start": [ 20 ] }
56d624261c85041400946f30
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Entire villages had to be evacuated because of the resultant flooding.
What had to be evacuated due to potential flooding?
{ "text": [ "Entire villages" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
56ceddf6aab44d1400b88b67
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The most precarious of these quake-lakes was the one located in the extremely difficult terrain at Mount Tangjia in Beichuan County, Sichuan, accessible only by foot or air; an Mi-26T heavy lift helicopter belonging to the China Flying Dragon Special Aviation Company was used to bring heavy earthmoving tractors to the ...
Where was the most precarious quake lake located?
{ "text": [ "Mount Tangjia in Beichuan County, Sichuan" ], "answer_start": [ 99 ] }
56ceddf6aab44d1400b88b68
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The most precarious of these quake-lakes was the one located in the extremely difficult terrain at Mount Tangjia in Beichuan County, Sichuan, accessible only by foot or air; an Mi-26T heavy lift helicopter belonging to the China Flying Dragon Special Aviation Company was used to bring heavy earthmoving tractors to the ...
How could you only get to this quake lake?
{ "text": [ "by foot or air" ], "answer_start": [ 158 ] }
56ceddf6aab44d1400b88b69
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The most precarious of these quake-lakes was the one located in the extremely difficult terrain at Mount Tangjia in Beichuan County, Sichuan, accessible only by foot or air; an Mi-26T heavy lift helicopter belonging to the China Flying Dragon Special Aviation Company was used to bring heavy earthmoving tractors to the ...
What machinery was airlifted into the location?
{ "text": [ "tractors" ], "answer_start": [ 304 ] }
56ceddf6aab44d1400b88b6b
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Downstream, more than 200,000 people were evacuated from Mianyang by June 1 in anticipation of the dam bursting.
How many people were evacuated downstream?
{ "text": [ "200,000" ], "answer_start": [ 22 ] }
56d62b0f1c85041400946f5e
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Downstream, more than 200,000 people were evacuated from Mianyang by June 1 in anticipation of the dam bursting.
What was the fear that caused 200,000 people to be evacuated from Mianyang?
{ "text": [ "the dam bursting" ], "answer_start": [ 95 ] }
56d62b0f1c85041400946f5f
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The most precarious of these quake-lakes was the one located in the extremely difficult terrain at Mount Tangjia in Beichuan County, Sichuan, accessible only by foot or air; an Mi-26T heavy lift helicopter belonging to the China Flying Dragon Special Aviation Company was used to bring heavy earthmoving tractors to the ...
Where was the worst of the quake lakes located?
{ "text": [ "Mount Tangjia" ], "answer_start": [ 99 ] }
56d62b0f1c85041400946f60
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The most precarious of these quake-lakes was the one located in the extremely difficult terrain at Mount Tangjia in Beichuan County, Sichuan, accessible only by foot or air; an Mi-26T heavy lift helicopter belonging to the China Flying Dragon Special Aviation Company was used to bring heavy earthmoving tractors to the ...
Where is Mount Tangjia?
{ "text": [ "Beichuan County, Sichuan" ], "answer_start": [ 116 ] }
56d62b0f1c85041400946f62
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
This operation was coupled with the work done by PLAAF Mi-17 helicopters bringing in PLA engineering corps, explosive specialists and other personnel to join 1,200 soldiers who arrived on site by foot.
How many soldiers had to travel to the area by foot?
{ "text": [ "1,200" ], "answer_start": [ 158 ] }
56cede78aab44d1400b88b7c
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The State Council declared a three-day period of national mourning for the quake victims starting from May 19, 2008; the PRC's National Flag and Regional Flags of Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions flown at half mast. It was the first time that a national mourning period had been declared for something ...
Who declared the mourning period?
{ "text": [ "The State Council" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
56d62ce51c85041400946f7a
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The State Council declared a three-day period of national mourning for the quake victims starting from May 19, 2008; the PRC's National Flag and Regional Flags of Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions flown at half mast. It was the first time that a national mourning period had been declared for something ...
What did the State Council declare a period of?
{ "text": [ "national mourning" ], "answer_start": [ 49 ] }
56d62ce51c85041400946f7b
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The State Council declared a three-day period of national mourning for the quake victims starting from May 19, 2008; the PRC's National Flag and Regional Flags of Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions flown at half mast. It was the first time that a national mourning period had been declared for something ...
This was the biggest display of mourning since the death of who?
{ "text": [ "Mao Zedong" ], "answer_start": [ 435 ] }
56d62ce51c85041400946f7c
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The State Council declared a three-day period of national mourning for the quake victims starting from May 19, 2008; the PRC's National Flag and Regional Flags of Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions flown at half mast. It was the first time that a national mourning period had been declared for something ...
When did the Chinese hold a moment of silence?
{ "text": [ "May 19, 2008" ], "answer_start": [ 103 ] }
56d62ce51c85041400946f7d
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Cars and trucks on Beijing's roads also came to a halt.
What came to a halt during the moment of silence?
{ "text": [ "Cars and trucks" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
56d62ce51c85041400946f7e
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The State Council declared a three-day period of national mourning for the quake victims starting from May 19, 2008; the PRC's National Flag and Regional Flags of Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions flown at half mast. It was the first time that a national mourning period had been declared for something ...
How long was the national mourning for the quake victims to last?
{ "text": [ "three-day period" ], "answer_start": [ 29 ] }
56cedecdaab44d1400b88b8d
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The Ningbo Organizing Committee of the Beijing Olympic torch relay announced that the relay, scheduled to take place in Ningbo during national morning, would be suspended for the duration of the mourning period.
What was suspended for the duration of the mourning period?
{ "text": [ "Olympic torch relay" ], "answer_start": [ 47 ] }
56cedecdaab44d1400b88b8e
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The Ningbo Organizing Committee of the Beijing Olympic torch relay announced that the relay, scheduled to take place in Ningbo during national morning, would be suspended for the duration of the mourning period.
Where was the relay scheduled to take place?
{ "text": [ "Ningbo" ], "answer_start": [ 4 ] }
56d62e501c85041400946f94
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The Ningbo Organizing Committee of the Beijing Olympic torch relay announced that the relay, scheduled to take place in Ningbo during national morning, would be suspended for the duration of the mourning period.
What was suspended during the period of mourning?
{ "text": [ "Beijing Olympic torch relay" ], "answer_start": [ 39 ] }
56d62e501c85041400946f95
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The Ningbo Organizing Committee of the Beijing Olympic torch relay announced that the relay, scheduled to take place in Ningbo during national morning, would be suspended for the duration of the mourning period.
Where was the torch relay supposed to take place?
{ "text": [ "in Ningbo" ], "answer_start": [ 117 ] }
56d62e501c85041400946f96
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The route of the torch through the country was scaled down, and there was a minute of silence when the next leg started in city of Ruijin, Jiangxi on the Wednesday after the quake.
What part of the relay did they change?
{ "text": [ "The route" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
56d62e501c85041400946f97
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The route of the torch through the country was scaled down, and there was a minute of silence when the next leg started in city of Ruijin, Jiangxi on the Wednesday after the quake.
Where was there a minute of silence during the relay?
{ "text": [ "Ruijin, Jiangxi" ], "answer_start": [ 131 ] }
56cedf2faab44d1400b88b9d
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Many websites converted their home page to black and white; Sina.com and Sohu, major internet portals, limited their homepages to news items and removed all advertisements.
What colors did many websites convert their home pages to?
{ "text": [ "black and white" ], "answer_start": [ 43 ] }
56d62ff91c85041400946fbb
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Many websites converted their home page to black and white; Sina.com and Sohu, major internet portals, limited their homepages to news items and removed all advertisements.
What did internet portals remove from their home pages?
{ "text": [ "all advertisements" ], "answer_start": [ 153 ] }
56d62ff91c85041400946fbc
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Other entertainment websites, including various gaming sites, such as the Chinese servers for World of Warcraft, had shut down altogether, or had corresponding links to earthquake donations.
Many of what shut down completely?
{ "text": [ "various gaming sites" ], "answer_start": [ 40 ] }
56d62ff91c85041400946fbd
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
After the moments of silence, in Tiananmen Square, crowds spontaneously burst out cheering various slogans, including "Long Live China".
What did the crowds in Tiananmen Square do after the moment of silence?
{ "text": [ "burst out cheering" ], "answer_start": [ 72 ] }
56d62ff91c85041400946fbe
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Casinos in Macau closed down.
What business closed in Macau?
{ "text": [ "Casinos" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
56cee003aab44d1400b88bb1
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Ye Zhiping, the principal of Sangzao Middle School in Sangzao, one of the largest in An County, has been credited with proactive action that spared the lives of all 2,323 pupils in attendance when the earthquake happened.
Who was the principal of Sangzao Middle School?
{ "text": [ "Ye Zhiping" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
56cee003aab44d1400b88bb2
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Ye Zhiping, the principal of Sangzao Middle School in Sangzao, one of the largest in An County, has been credited with proactive action that spared the lives of all 2,323 pupils in attendance when the earthquake happened.
What was the principal credited with?
{ "text": [ "proactive action that spared the lives of all 2,323 pupils in attendance when the earthquake happened" ], "answer_start": [ 119 ] }
56cee003aab44d1400b88bb3
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Ye Zhiping, the principal of Sangzao Middle School in Sangzao, one of the largest in An County, has been credited with proactive action that spared the lives of all 2,323 pupils in attendance when the earthquake happened.
How many students attended the school?
{ "text": [ "2,323" ], "answer_start": [ 165 ] }
56cee003aab44d1400b88bb5
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
During that time he obtained more than 400,000 yuan (US$60,000) from the county education department, money used to widen and strengthen concrete pillars and the balcony railing of all four storeys of his school, as well as secure its concrete floors.
How much money was used to strengthen the construction of the school?
{ "text": [ "400,000 yuan" ], "answer_start": [ 39 ] }
56d64f7c1c85041400947095
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Ye Zhiping, the principal of Sangzao Middle School in Sangzao, one of the largest in An County, has been credited with proactive action that spared the lives of all 2,323 pupils in attendance when the earthquake happened.
What school principal strengthened his school?
{ "text": [ "Ye Zhiping" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
56d64f7c1c85041400947097
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Ye Zhiping, the principal of Sangzao Middle School in Sangzao, one of the largest in An County, has been credited with proactive action that spared the lives of all 2,323 pupils in attendance when the earthquake happened.
Where is the Sangzao Middle School?
{ "text": [ "Sangzao" ], "answer_start": [ 29 ] }
56d64f7c1c85041400947098
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Ye Zhiping, the principal of Sangzao Middle School in Sangzao, one of the largest in An County, has been credited with proactive action that spared the lives of all 2,323 pupils in attendance when the earthquake happened.
The Sangzao school is one of the biggest in what county?
{ "text": [ "An County" ], "answer_start": [ 85 ] }
56d64f7c1c85041400947099
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
During a three-year period that ended in 2007, he oversaw a major overhaul of his school.
How many years was Ye Zhiping involved in the school overhaul?
{ "text": [ "three-year period" ], "answer_start": [ 9 ] }
56cee069aab44d1400b88bbc
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
However, Reuters reported in June that, to date, Chinese prosecutors have joined an official inquiry into ten collapsed schools during May's devastating earthquake to gain first-hand material of construction quality at the collapsed schools, launch preliminary inquiries and prepare for possible investigations into prof...
Why were the schools inspected?
{ "text": [ "to gain first-hand material of construction quality" ], "answer_start": [ 164 ] }
56cee069aab44d1400b88bbd
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
It was also reported that safety checks were to be carried out at schools across China after last month's earthquake.
What was to be carried out at schools after the quake?
{ "text": [ "safety checks" ], "answer_start": [ 26 ] }
56d658061c850414009470a7
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
However, Reuters reported in June that, to date, Chinese prosecutors have joined an official inquiry into ten collapsed schools during May's devastating earthquake to gain first-hand material of construction quality at the collapsed schools, launch preliminary inquiries and prepare for possible investigations into prof...
Who has joined an official inquiry into the school scandal?
{ "text": [ "Chinese prosecutors" ], "answer_start": [ 49 ] }
56d658061c850414009470a8
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
However, Reuters reported in June that, to date, Chinese prosecutors have joined an official inquiry into ten collapsed schools during May's devastating earthquake to gain first-hand material of construction quality at the collapsed schools, launch preliminary inquiries and prepare for possible investigations into prof...
What investigation are the prosecutors pursuing?
{ "text": [ "professional crime" ], "answer_start": [ 316 ] }
56d658061c850414009470a9
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
It was also reported that safety checks were to be carried out at schools across China after last month's earthquake.
Where are the Chinese going to perform safety checks?
{ "text": [ "schools across China" ], "answer_start": [ 66 ] }
56d658061c850414009470aa
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
However, Reuters reported in June that, to date, Chinese prosecutors have joined an official inquiry into ten collapsed schools during May's devastating earthquake to gain first-hand material of construction quality at the collapsed schools, launch preliminary inquiries and prepare for possible investigations into prof...
What group reported that Chinese prosecutors were involved in investigating the schoolhouse collapses?
{ "text": [ "Reuters" ], "answer_start": [ 9 ] }
56cee0eeaab44d1400b88bc3
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Experts are reviewing the draft, the commission said." To limit protests, officials pushed parents to sign a document, which forbade them from holding protests, in exchange of money, but some who refused to sign were threatened.
What was given in exchange of signing the document?
{ "text": [ "money" ], "answer_start": [ 176 ] }
56cee0eeaab44d1400b88bc5
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Furthermore, officials used other methods of silencing: riot police officers broke up protests by parents; the authorities set up cordons around the schools; and officials ordered the Chinese news media to stop reporting on school collapses.
What other methods were used to break up protests?
{ "text": [ "riot police" ], "answer_start": [ 56 ] }
56d65a4b1c850414009470af
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The New York Times reported that "government officials in Beijing and Sichuan have said they are investigating the collapses.
Who did the New York Times report was investigating the school collapses?
{ "text": [ "government officials" ], "answer_start": [ 34 ] }
56d65a4b1c850414009470b0
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Experts are reviewing the draft, the commission said." To limit protests, officials pushed parents to sign a document, which forbade them from holding protests, in exchange of money, but some who refused to sign were threatened.
What are officials seeking to do about protesting parents?
{ "text": [ "limit protests" ], "answer_start": [ 58 ] }
56d65a4b1c850414009470b1
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Experts are reviewing the draft, the commission said." To limit protests, officials pushed parents to sign a document, which forbade them from holding protests, in exchange of money, but some who refused to sign were threatened.
What are officials offering parents in exchange of protests?
{ "text": [ "money" ], "answer_start": [ 176 ] }
56d65a4b1c850414009470b2
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Experts are reviewing the draft, the commission said." To limit protests, officials pushed parents to sign a document, which forbade them from holding protests, in exchange of money, but some who refused to sign were threatened.
What has happened to some who refuse to agree to not protest?
{ "text": [ "were threatened" ], "answer_start": [ 212 ] }
56d65a4b1c850414009470b3
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Furthermore, officials used other methods of silencing: riot police officers broke up protests by parents; the authorities set up cordons around the schools; and officials ordered the Chinese news media to stop reporting on school collapses.
What did officials order Chinese news media to stop reporting?
{ "text": [ "on school collapses" ], "answer_start": [ 221 ] }
56cee14aaab44d1400b88bcb
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Besides parents, Liu Shaokun (刘绍坤), a Sichuan school teacher, was detained on June 25, 2008 for "disseminating rumors and destroying social order" about the Sichuan earthquake.
Who was a Sichuan school teacher?
{ "text": [ "Liu Shaokun" ], "answer_start": [ 17 ] }
56cee14aaab44d1400b88bcd
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Liu’s family was later told that he was being investigated on suspicion of the crime of inciting subversion.
What was Liu's family told?
{ "text": [ "that he was being investigated on suspicion of the crime of inciting subversion" ], "answer_start": [ 28 ] }
56d65c671c850414009470b9
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Besides parents, Liu Shaokun (刘绍坤), a Sichuan school teacher, was detained on June 25, 2008 for "disseminating rumors and destroying social order" about the Sichuan earthquake.
What was Liu Shaokun's profession?
{ "text": [ "Sichuan school teacher" ], "answer_start": [ 38 ] }
56d65c671c850414009470ba
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Liu’s family was later told that he was being investigated on suspicion of the crime of inciting subversion.
Why was he investigated?
{ "text": [ "crime of inciting subversion" ], "answer_start": [ 79 ] }
56d65c671c850414009470bb
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Liu had travelled to the Shifang, taken photos of collapsed school buildings, and put them online.
What did Liu Shankun do with the pictures he took of collapsed schools?
{ "text": [ "put them online" ], "answer_start": [ 82 ] }
56d65c671c850414009470bc
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
He had also expressed his anger at “the shoddy tofu-dregs buildings” (豆腐渣工程) in a media interview.
Where did he call the schoolhouses shoddy?
{ "text": [ "in a media interview" ], "answer_start": [ 77 ] }