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Beichuan quake museum planned

A national museum featuring the destruction of Beichuan county in Sichuan province in the 8.0-magnitude earthquake on May 12 last year will open in four years. The College of Architecture and Urban Planning of the Shanghai-based Tongji University made... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Tue, Mar 24 2009

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20 May 08 visit 2 minutes after earthquake in Beichuan County 5-12-2008  »  YouTube videoHow people act after earthquake in Beichuan County, in China's southwest Sichuan province.
01 Apr 09 visit 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...
08 May 09 visit Quake museum honors victims  »  Shanghai Daily BLUEPRINTS of the National Earthquake Ruins Museum, featuring the destruction of Beichuan County in Sichuan Province in the 8.0-magnitude earthquake on May 12, 2008, was revealed by Shanghai Tongji University yesterday. ...
04 Mar 09 visit 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...
10 Jun 08 visit 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 visit 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. ...

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