With more than 190 people reported dead, 11,500 injured, in the 6.6 magnitude earthquake that struck China's Sichuan province on Saturday, Chinese pianist Lang Lang is reaching out via social media to help his homeland.
On Sunday morning, Lang Lang posted the following update on his official Facebook page:
An IMPORTANT post, my friends. There has been a terrible earthquake in China that has killed hundreds and injured thousands. I have personally made a donation and ask anyone who can, to also help the poor people in this horrible tragedy. To help encourage everyone, this is what I'll do - let's have an auction! For whomever donates the most (message me to let me know) I will film and post one of my favorite encores and dedicate it to you! The next 10 get signed CDs. Please share this, tell your friends... Come on, let's get those donations rolling in for a great cause and what I promise will be a great video!
Amidst all the likes and comments, however, there was some confusion on exactly how to donate.
Lang Lang, always there for his fans and his country, was quick to respond:
Many good resources for donating here:
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sunday/2013-04/21/content_16427438.htm
Lang's link will take you to the Red Cross Society of China.
Speaking of, the Chinese Red Cross told CBS that it had deployed relief teams with food, water, medicine and rescue equipment to the disaster areas.
The areas hit hardest by the earthquake are in the rural communities surrounding Ya'an--along the same fault lines where a quake in the north killed more than 90,000 people five years ago.
To this day, that quake of 2008 remains one of China's worst natural disasters.
