Yingxiu
映秀镇 | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view of Yingxiu, 2016 | |
  Yingxiu Location in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates (Yingxiu Town government): 31°03′15″N 103°29′15″E / 31.0541°N 103.4874°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture | Ngawa |
| County | Wenchuan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 397.74 km2 (153.57 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 900 m (3,000 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 5,829 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 513221102 |
Yingxiu (Chinese: 映秀; pinyin: Yìngxiù) is a town of southern Wenchuan County, in central Sichuan Province.[1] It is located at the southern end of the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, and lies on the road to Jiuzhaigou Valley, Wolong and the Siguniang Mountains. It is located 47 kilometres (29 mi) south of the county urban centre, and just 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) west of the city of Dujiangyan.
The town has an area of 397.74 square kilometres (153.57 sq mi),[2] and a population of 5,829 people as of 2021.[2][3] The town's average elevation is approximately 900 metres (3,000 ft) above sea level.[2]
It is at the epicentre and one of the worst hit areas of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. 80% of the town was destroyed and 5,462 people died. The collapsed Xuankou Middle School became one of the most memorable images of the disaster,[4] and is now part of a memorial site.[citation needed]
Benevolence Square, a monument built by the Chinese government at the epicentre of the earthquake, contains a huge boulder lying below the surface and surrounded by a moat.[citation needed] A plaque, in Chinese and English, reads "Benevolence Square: It was arable land before the earthquake".[citation needed]
- ^ 人口民族. Wenchuan County People's Government. 2020-06-03. Archived from the original on 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- ^ a b c 映秀镇 [Yingxiu] (in Chinese). Wenchuan County People's Government. 2021-05-06. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ 人口民族 [Population and Nationality] (in Chinese). Wenchuan County People's Government. 2021-05-06. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ "Rebuilt Sichuan town struggling 10 years after earthquake". Nikkei Asian Review. Retrieved 2018-12-13.