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Quake lake to become a scenic spot

Tangjiashan quake lake will be turned into a scenic spot, a Sichuan Province government official revealed yesterday during a news conference. According to a reconstruction plan for Beichuan County, the development... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Tue, Jun 24 2008

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24 Jun 08		China plans to turn main "quake lake" into scenic spot » People's Daily China plans to turn the Tangjiashan "quake lake" into a scenic spot amid efforts to rebuild a county downstream, a local official said on Monday. Experts were now studying how to develop the lake, which was formed by the May 12 eart ...
09 Jun 08		Aftershock violently rocks "quake lake" dam in SW China » People's Daily A relatively strong aftershock rocked the dam of the Tangjiashan "quake lake" for about 20 seconds on Sunday and caused massive landslides on surrounding mountains. The aftershock, striking Beichuan County of Sichuan Province at 6:5 ...
04 Mar 09		Boating on quake lake coming soon » People's Daily Some of the ruins created by the quake last year in Beichuan county, Sichuan province, will open to visitors later this month, an official said yesterday. Chen Wen, an information officer in the city of Mianyang, which controls Beichuan, said tourist...
06 Jun 08		Tangjiashan quake-lake poses risk to oil pipeline » People's Daily China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) said on Thursday the Tangjiashan quake-lake in Sichuan Province may destroy the company's pipeline in the area. The water reserve of the quake-lake was more than 200 million cubic meters ...
04 Jun 08		Drainage may begin on quake lake today » Shanghai Daily THE plan to drain the Tangjiashan quake lake in Sichuan Province is due to be implemented today, with the trapped water volume having risen to 211.6 million cubic meters by 2pm yesterday. The volume was up from...

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