Earthquake Affects Visits to Sichuan

Date: 2008-5-15 20:30:00 by chinatravel Tags: Sichuan Earthquake

The Sichuan sightseeing spots including Jiuzhaigou, Huanglong and Dujiangyan have been closed because of the 7.8 Richter scale earthquake.

The roads to the sightseeing spots have been blocked by the rocks which fell on from the hills on bot

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Pandas in reserves reported unscathed

Date: 2008-5-13 20:28:00 by coconut Tags: Sichuan Earthquake

All the giant pandas in captivity in quake-hit Sichuan province remained unscathed, the State Forestry Administration (SFA) said on Tuesday.

So far, none of all the 144 giant pandas in Wolong, Chengdu and neighboring Shaanxi reserve centers have been injured, according to the administration.

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in Wenchuan county struck Si

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