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What are the tourist attractions in Yingxiu Town?

The tourist attractions in Yingxiu Town are:

1, falling rocks

At the moment of 5 12 earthquake, the town suddenly collapsed. Many stones jumped down from the hillside, some fell at the foot of the mountain, and some rolled over the boiler and fell into the river. But one of the huge stones, which is 1 1 m long, 8 meters high and 3 meters wide, rolled across the road with a high center of gravity, was inverted by the river, and was facing the source point of Niumian Valley in front.

2. Baihua Bridge

Located at the junction of Xuankou Town and Yingxiu Town, it is the only road leading from National Highway 2 13 to Aba Prefecture, with a total length of 500 meters and a cost of 30 million yuan. It was opened to traffic in 2004. During the earthquake, the bridge deck and piers need to be destroyed and eventually collapse as a whole. Nowadays, the remaining bridge deck and pier remains have become famous entities and valuable experiences in the 5 12 earthquake disaster. ?

3. Xuankou Middle School

Xuankou Middle School is a key middle school in Aba Prefecture. Originally in Xuankou Town, L County, Wenchuan, it was moved to Yingxiu Town due to the construction of Zipingpu Reservoir. The total investment is 65 million yuan. The school covers an area of 33,000 square meters, with students 1527. The first anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan was held here.

Earthquake disaster:

On May 12, 2008, an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 occurred in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province, and several strong aftershocks occurred in the following days. Yingxiu town is the epicenter and the hardest hit area. Most houses in the town collapsed, and landslides were everywhere, causing water and electricity cuts and communication and traffic disruptions.

By the afternoon of 14, only more than 2,300 people had survived, and 1000 people were seriously injured. The rescue team spared no effort to repair the road and parachuted a large number of people to help.

Post-disaster reconstruction:

Yingxiu Town is the epicenter of the "5. 12" Wenchuan Earthquake, and its restoration and reconstruction have attracted worldwide attention. The Aba State Party Committee, the state government and the Guangdong counterpart aid construction working group have decided to build Yingxiu Town in the epicenter, and will invite Chinese and foreign planning and architectural design research units, universities and famous domestic architects, such as Shanghai Tongji University and China Institute of Building Research, to fully participate in the post-disaster reconstruction of Yingxiu Town.

Aba Prefecture insists on relying on open cooperation, making full use of superior resources at home and abroad, building Yingxiu Town into a modern earthquake-resistant architectural museum on the basis of building a demonstration area for disaster prevention and reduction, in accordance with the requirements of using the latest planning concept, the most advanced building technology, the best planning design and the best construction management, and adhering to the basic principles of "not seeking big, not seeking small, but seeking beauty, exquisiteness, nature and safety".

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Yingxiu Town.