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Boating on quake lake coming soon

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... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Wed, Mar 04 2009

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28 May 08		5月12日北川视频 The video of earthquake in Beichuan 5.12 » YouTube video这是来自CNN的� �个视频，是5月12日地� ��时四川的北川地区的情况。这个视频是一个当地人捡起当时地上� �一个摄像机拍摄的。 This video is about the earthquake in May 12 happend in Beichuan, Beichuan is a county in Mianyang and it's a part of Sichuan too.
10 Jun 08		Quake-hit Beichuan may be rebuilt near Mianyang » Shanghai Daily SICHUAN may rebuild earthquake-ravaged Beichuan County at a geologically safer site in neighboring Mianyang City, CCTV reported. The province plans to use take years to rebuild the county in the Bandengqiao area...
19 May 08		Quake-hit Beichuan to be rebuilt at new site » Shanghai Daily SICHUAN Province plans to rebuild Beichuan County in neighboring communities and turn the quake-ravaged area into a memorial site, a top official of the county said yesterday, a Beijing-based newspaper reported today. ...
24 Jun 08		Quake lake to become a scenic spot » Shanghai Daily 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...
15 May 08		Highway to quake-hit Beichuan through, allowing rescue machines to enter » People's Daily The highway linking Beichuan County with Mianyang City was open to traffic on Thursday morning, allowing heavy rescue machines to enter Beichuan, one of the worst quake-hit areas. Source:Xinhua ...
21 Feb 09		Quake site set up safely for visitors » Shanghai Daily THE ruins of Beichuan County, the area in Sichuan Province most damaged by last year's massive earthquake, are expected to have a trial opening for visitors before May 12, according to the county's tourism bureau....

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