13 years on: A glimpse of great changes in 2008 Wenchuan earthquake-stricken areas
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Wenchuan Earthquake Site at the Qiang Autonomous County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 18, 2019. Thirteen years ago, an 8.0-magnitude earthquake occurred in Sichuan Province in southwestern China, causing tens of thousands of deaths and widespread damage. (Photos: CFP; compiled by Bai Yuanqi and Xie Fuyu)
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The ruins of Beichuan county after the Wenchuan earthquake, captured on May 30, 2008. Located on the surface rupture zone of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, the Beichuan town suffered a heavy loss and was nearly wiped out by the devastating earthquake in the dramatic fault dislocation.
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An aerial view of new Beichuan county after reconstruction, captured in Mianyang city, Sichuan province on May 12, 2018. Three years after the earthquake, a brand new Beichuan town was reconstructed ex-situ, while the original damaged site was well preserved in honor of the dead countrymen.
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The land next to Zipingpu Reservoir in the Dujiangyan after the earthquake, captured in Chengdu, May 15, 2008.
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An aerial view of Zipingpu reservoir in the Dujiangyan, Chengdu, captured on May 12, 2018.
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Ruins of Muyu High School in Qingchuan, Sichuan province, captured on August 10, 2008.
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Post-earthquake reconstruction in the hardest-hit area of Qingchuan County in Guangyuan city, Sichuan province on May 4, 2011.
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The new Beichuan county, in the Mianyang city, Sichuan province, May 5, 2018.