China Travel Stories

Sichuan Earthquake Caused Damage to Tourist Attractions in the Region

Date: 2008-5-21 3:44:00 by chinatravel Tags: Sichuan Earthquake

The deadly earthquake hitting Sichuan province in May 12 and the thousands of aftershocks damaged the region’s tourist attractions to different extent. According to preliminary estimates, the tourist sights in Beichuan region and Dujiangyan Tourist Region such as the Qingcheng Mountain Tourist Zone and Ewang Temple were badly damaged and the economic loss expects to reach 12 hundred milli

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Post-quake challenge: 5 million homeless

Date: 2008-5-20 21:51:00 by coconut Tags: Sichuan Earthquake

The Chinese government is grappling with the next urgent task in the aftermath of last week's 8.0-magnitude deadly earthquake -- how to shelter up to 5 million residents in Sichuan Province who are now homeless.

Many were living in tent cities like one at the base of Qianfo Mountain in the disaster zone, offering some stability -- along with food and medical care -

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A Miracle in Wenchuan 7.8 Richter scale Earthquake

Date: 2008-5-20 5:13:00 by chinatravel Tags: Sichuan Earthquake

Suffering from the killer 7.8 Richter scale earthquake and thousands of aftershocks, the famous tourism attraction-Qiang Village in the epicenter Wenchuan still stands firm and erect. None of the houses in the village collapsed entirely. More important, none of the 500 villagers or 20 tourists was dead or even injured. What a miracle it is!

When the reporter reached the Qiang Vil

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