Yingxiu, Wenchuan County
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| Yingxiu | |
| — Town — | |
| Chinese transliteration(s) | |
| - Chinese | 映秀 |
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| - Pinyin | Yìngxiù |
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  Yingxiu
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture | Ngawa |
| County | Wenchuan |
| Area | |
| - Total | 115 km² (44.4 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 6,906 |
| - Density | 60.1/km² (155.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Yingxiu (simplified Chinese: 映秀; pinyin: Yìngxiù) is a town within Wenchuan County, Sichuan, in the People's Republic of China. It is south of Wenchuan's county urban centre. It has an area of 115 square kilometers and a population of 6,906.[1]
It is at the epicentre and one of the single worst hit areas of the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake. 80% of the town was destroyed by the earthquake. The town was the first journalists were able to reach inside Wenchuan County.
[edit] References
- ^ (Chinese) Profile of Yingxiu.
[edit] External links
- (Chinese) Webpage of the Yingxiu Government, official website of Sichuan Government Personnel Organization.
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