10 years on: quake-stricken areas in China's Sichuan take on new look

Source: Xinhua| 2018-05-12 22:03:59|Editor: ZD
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CHINA-SICHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-DECADE-NEW LOOK (CN)

Combo photo shows the scenery of Dujiangyan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 12, 2018 (up) and workers dismantling a quake-stricken building in the downtown Dujiangyan City on May 23, 2008. A decade ago, a devastating 8.0 magnitude earthquake rocked southwest China's Sichuan Province, severely ruining many counties such as Wenchuan and Beichuan. After ten years of reconstruction and development, those quake-stricken areas have now taken on a new look.(Xinhua/Xing Guangli and Li Jian)

KEY WORDS: Wenchuan earthquake
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