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Beichuan rebuild wins approval

A plan for rebuilding the county seat of Beichuan, devastated in the 8.0-magnitude May 12 earthquake, has undergone an expertise appraisal by China's construction authority. The plan is still at the public comment... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Sun, Dec 21 2008

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21 Dec 08		Plan for rebuilding China's quake-hit county seat goes through expertise appraisal » People's Daily A plan for rebuilding the county seat of Beichuan, devastated in the 8.0-magnitude May 12 earthquake, went through an expertise appraisal by China's construction authority on Saturday. The plan is still in the procedure of public comment. ...
03 Dec 08		Public comment period open on draft plan to rebuild quake hit county seat » People's Daily A draft plan for the reconstruction of the seat of Beichuan County, the worst hit area in the 8.0-magnitude May 12 earthquake, is now open for public comment. The new seat of the Beichuan county will be located in Huangtu township in neighboring...
03 Dec 08		Reconstruction plan goes public » Shanghai Daily A DRAFT plan for the reconstruction of the seat of Beichuan County, the worst-hit area in the May 12 earthquake, is now open for public comment. The plan locates the new seat of Beichuan County in Huangtu Township...
10 Feb 09		New seat plan of China's quake-hit county released for feedback » People's Daily The construction plan for the new county seat of Beichuan, a worst-hit area in China's May 12 massive quake last year, unveiled Monday for public feedback. The new county seat is two km east of Anchang Town in Anxian County and 23 km from the...
01 Apr 09		Beichuan quake museum sparks public debate » People's Daily The plan for constructing a national museum featuring the destruction of Beichuan county in Sichuan province in the 8.0-magnitude earthquake on May 12 last year has resulted in a public opinion row. The College of Architecture and Urban Planning of...

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