Premier Wu Den-yih said Monday on the 10th anniversary of the devastating 7.3-magnitude earthquake of Sept. 21, 1999 that Taiwan has regained its feet since the tragedy and that the success of post-quake rehabilitation has revived the 'Taiwanese spirit.' Thanks to the money and efforts contributed unselfishly by people from home and abroad over the past decade, the reconstruction work, under the guiding hand of the government, has been carried out smoothly, Wu said. New schools and communities that have been founded in Nantou, Taichung and Miaoli counties -- the hardest-hit areas in the Sept. 21 earthquake -- are specific illustrations of the 'Taiwanese spirit, ' he said. Citing the devastation in southern and eastern Taiwan wreaked by Typhoon Morakot in August, Wu said the people of Taiwan have tempered themselves through the severe trials caused by natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons, which neither the government nor the people can prevent. 'Nevertheless, we can minimize the damage to the best of our ability if we try hard enough to take preventive measures, ' the premier said. Wu made the remarks after viewing the premiere of a locally produced film titled 'When the Rain is Over, ' produced by prizewinning director Wei Teh-sheng and directed by famous documentary 'Jump! Boys' director Lin Yu-hsien, which features how the Taiwanese people shook off their fear and despair after the Sept. 21 earthquake and how they re-established their relationship with their land. 