Baoshan has become the richest village in Sichuan province just three years after the deadly 2008 Wenchuan earthquake killed 56 villagers, and destroyed 14 hydropower stations and 608 houses.
Photographer Tan Xi from West 皇冠体育app City News (Huaxi Dushibao) tied the safety belt and hung outside the cabin to take photographs of the reconstructed zones in Sichuan.
Dujiangyan in Sichuan province wants to use its relics, pandas, Taoist history and mountains to turn itself into an international tourist destination, local authorities said.
When the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake struck Sichuan province, the village of Baoshan (means “Treasure Mountain” in English) suffered devastating losses.
Although massive construction work has been underway to transform Bailu town into a combination of Chinese and French flavors, several quake-striken sites have been kept intact to remind the future generations how strong the destructive power of an earthquake could be.
2008 marked the centennial anniversary of the Shangshuyuan Church, but it perished in the devastating quake. Now the local government is working hard for its restoration.
