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Beichuan quake museum sparks public debate

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

from People's Daily on Wed, Apr 01 2009

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20 May 08		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.
24 Mar 09		Beichuan quake museum planned » People's Daily 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...
08 May 09		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. ...
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...
21 Dec 08		Beichuan rebuild wins approval » Shanghai Daily 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...
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...

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