Earthquake and Traveling to China?
The Wenchuan Earthquake has brought destory to the areas around, but not to major cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guilin. Click here to know more >>On May 12th a giant earthquake devastated cities and villages in Sichuan Province. With a magnitude of 8 on the Richter scale, it toppled buildings, crumbled schools and factories and destroyed many roads in the mountainous and difficult to access area.In this special report we want to give a short overview over which parts have been affected and what influence it has on tourism in the region.
Affected Areas
While the earthquake caused tremendous devastation in Central Sichuan, most of the big Chinese Cities and Tourist Spots have been spared.
The Sichuan Tourism Bureau stopped all groups from going to Sichuan province in areas badly affected by earthquake. Till now, the following sites are still closed to visitors: including Jiuzhaigou, Huanglong and Dujiangyan. However the Chengdu city area, Emei Mountain, Leshan Giant Buddha have been reopen to visitors already.
| Cities | Open or Not |
|---|---|
| Chengdu | Little Affected |
| Chongqing | Not Affected |
| Jiuzhaigou | Not yet |
| Huanglong | Not yet |
| Beijing | Not Affected |
| Shanghai | Not Affected |
| Xian | Not Affected |
| Guilin | Not Affected |
| Kunming | Not Affected |
| Hong kong | Not Affected |
| Urumqi | Not Affected |
| Yangtze River | Not Affected |
| Yellow Mountain | Not Affected |
read more informatioin about the affected area.
Letters from our customers
We are grateful to everybody who has sent letters and emails of concern and good wishes over to China Highlights over the last few days. Thank you!! Love never fails!
Dear Virginia,
Let us express our sorrow and compassion about the tragic events that touched your country.
The past days has been filled with tragedy and loss for many people who has lived near the earthquake zone.
We believe that you and your families are safe.
Please accept our sincere sympathy,
Tadeusz
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Dear Candy,
We've been reading in the papers, and watching on TV the terrible fall-out from the earthquake near Chengdu. So many people killed and missing. I haven't seen anything about Guilin, so I assume you city was not hit? I hope everyone at the office and in your family are safe and unhurt.
Neville and Eleanor
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After more and more remote villages are reconnected to civilization by the rescuers, it slowly becomes clear what a giant task the rebuilding will be. Roads have to be build, water and electricity lines laid and dams be repaired. The biggest task will be to support the millions of homeless people, that lost everything with a few minutes: not only house & home, but also loved ones.
Many of our customers have asked us how they can help and support the giant task of rebuilding a whole region. Here a short list of organizations that actively support the reconstruction effort
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