Donate for Sichuan Earthquake Relief

On Monday, May 12, at 2.28 p.m. Beijing time (6:28 GMT), a major earthquake, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, jolted southwestern China's Sichuan Province. Several lower-scale earthquakes and aftershocks followed in the same area. The quake destroyed many buildings in the area, as well as infrastructure like communication towers.

According to the latest reports, more than 22,000 people have died and many more have been injured or are missing. Many schools were destroyed, including one that had at least 900 students in it. As authorities reach more remote areas, these numbers are expected to rise. More info

Our hearts go out to those in Sichuan province who have been devastated by the earthquake that happened there on Monday. We all want to help, here is one way we can at the moment.

The Red Cross has also set up a bank account in for donations that will go directly to help the victims. Here is the account information for any who would like to do what they can to help our friends in need.

For those of us within China, we can directly deposit to the following accounts:
Bank: The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)
Make Payment to: China Red Cross
Account No.: 0200001009014413252


We can also donate by mobile phone within China:

China Mobile has also set up an earthquake relief fund. Send a text message to the telephone number ‘10699988’, writing the number amount you would like to donate (from 1RMB to 30RMB) in the body of the text.
The money will be deducted from your phone bill or prepaid card.

For those donating from overseas, you can directly deposit US dollars to this account:
US Dollar Account: 7112111482600000209
Add: China CITIC Bank Beijing, Jiuxianqiao Branch
C&W Tower. No.14,
Jiuxianqiao Street, Chaoyang District
Beijing, China
Zip Code: 100016
Swift Code：CIBKCNBJ100
TEL: 86-10-64319780

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For folks who live in Hangzhou, see following info about how to donate money, things and blood: