Chengdu Trip Overview
Located about 165km north of the provincial capital Chengdu, Beichuan Earthquake Memorial Site is probably the only case of preserving the earthquake ruins of a modern town. Beichuan was seriously damaged by an earthquake that occurred in Sichuan province on May 12th, 2008. Despite of the construction work that has been done to make the ruins of the buildings safe, most of the buildings now remain almost the same as they did a few minutes after the earthquake.
During this trip our guide will take you to Beichuan and you may walk on the streets of the old town and take a close look at those buildings damaged by that big earthquake. This place has quite a powerful impact on visitors.
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Duration: 9 to 10 hours
Starts: Chengdu, China
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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Located about 165km north of the provincial capital Chengdu, Beichuan Earthquake Memorial Site is probably the only case of preserving the earthquake ruins of a modern town. Beichuan was seriously damaged by an earthquake that occurred in Sichuan province on May 12th, 2008. Despite of the construction work that has been done to make the ruins of the buildings safe, most of the buildings now remain almost the same as they did a few minutes after the earthquake.
During this trip our guide will take you to Beichuan and you may walk on the streets of the old town and take a close look at those buildings damaged by that big earthquake. This place has quite a powerful impact on visitors.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Beichuan County, Beichuan County, Sichuan
At 08:00am your guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel in Chengdu and then head for Beichuan County. It takes around 3 hours to get there, and on the way you will see the beautiful countryside of northern Sichuan with its traditional villages and fertile farmland. You will have lunch at a restaurant close to the new town of Beichuan, which was newly built after the 2008 earthquake. Most of the local people in Beichuan are Qiang minority, who are famous for making flutes in Chinese history.
After arriving, the guide and driver will take you to the relics of the 2008 earthquake, during which most buildings in the town were severely damaged. You will walk on the streets, stand close to the original buildings and take a look. The buildings remain as much as they did just after the earthquake occurred. This site has a powerful impact to its visitors, and you will probably think more about the meaning of life as well as the importance of cherish life as well as your loved ones.
Beichuan’s earthquake relics also provide scientists from all over the world an opportunity to learn about the aftereffects of an 8.0 magnitude earthquake that striked a modern town. Studying the aftereffects of the earthquake in Beichuan will largely help people to save lives when future earthquake happens.
In the late afternoon when you finish visiting the place, drive back to Chengdu and our guide and driver will send you to your hotel.
Duration: 2 hours
