Bailu, a township severely damaged by the 8.0 earthquake that struck Sichuan province on May 12, 2008, is at work building itself into a tourism destination with a French touch, 100 years after a French missionary built a French-style Catholic church in the town.
Shanghai and Dujiangyan have forged close ties over 2,000 kilometers by working together in post-quake assistance projects.
A European-style tourism street will open May 12 in Bailu town in the county-level city of Pengzhou in Sichuan province. French-style architecture will be part of the new, heavily landscaped area.
Pengzhou city in 2008 (L) and 2011 (R). New houses are seen in Pengzhou in 2011.
