Sichuan Reopens 13 Cities to Tourists

Good news for China City Traveller. As we know, China's province got earthquake, killed more than 69.000 peoples, and destroy the cities building including some tourist sites. But Quake-battered Sichuan province reopened 13 cities and prefectures to tourists on Saturday in a move to revive its once-booming travel industry.

The cities are Zigong, Panzhihua, Luzhou, Suining, Neijiang, Leshan, Nanchong, Yibin, Guang'an, Dazhou, Meishan, Ziyang and Liangshan, according to the provincial tourism bureau.

"Among the world heritage sites, Dujiangyan-Qingcheng Mountain and the Wolong National Natural Reserve were just partly damaged. The Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong scenic spots, Ermei Mountain and the Leshan Giant Buddha suffered no damage in the earthquake," said Zhang Gu, the bureau head.

Of more than 4,000 scenic areas in Sichuan, 568 were damaged in the earthquake. Losses have been put at 27.84 billion yuan ($4.03 billion), according to the bureau.

The worst-hit places, including Beichuan County, Tangjiashan, and Hanwang Town in Mianzhu City, were expected to be built into world-class earthquake museums in three years, he said.

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Sichuan, beautiful province in china just got an earthquake

Sichuan is famous Province in China, consists of 6 big cities such as :
Chengdu - ancient city encircled by mountains.
Chongqing - a city directly administered by the central government- located on the Yangtze River.
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Leshan
Songpan - A base camp for exploring Jiujaiguo national park and Amdo Tibetan culture.
Xiangcheng

As we know, an earthquake had just shaken this most populated province in China, and by this time approximately more than 20.000 peoples died. , The earthquake was at a magnitude 7.9 Mw, occurred at 14:28:01.42 CST (06:28:01.42 UTC) on 12 May 2008 in Sichuan province of China

But Sichuan is still sichuan, with his beautiful scene, and famous for the panoramas such as mount Ermei.

Here some informations about Sichuan :
Sichuan Province, situated in the southwest of mainland China, has a long history dating back to 4500 BC, when the social and cultural exchange centre of the ancient Shu Kingdom was established. The discovery last century of the lost Sanxingdui site at Guanghan, about forty kilometres from the provincial capital Chengdu, is recognized as the most important archaeological find of Sichuan relics.

The Sichuan-Tibet highway acts as a shortcut in and out of neighbouring Tibet. It had been the lifeline of material supply for Tibet prior to the construction of the Qinghai - Tibet railway. With a well-developed traffic network on land and in the air, Chengdu has long been an important inland transfer station.

Shuangliu International Airport is seated in the central section of Shuanxi Plain; sixteen kilometres southwest of downtown Chengdu. Located at 30°34’47” N and 103°57’02’’E, the airport caters not only for domestic movement. The ever-increasing international flight destinations include Cambodia, Japan, Singapore, The Netherlands, and Thailand.







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