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Tourist attractions near Yingxiu

The tourist attractions in Yingxiu Town are: 1. Rockfall in the sky 5. 12 At the moment of the earthquake, the town shook like a sky, and many stones needed to jump off the hillside. Some fell at the foot of the mountain, others rolled over the boiler and fell into the river. However, one of the boulders with higher center of gravity rolled across the road and was reversed by the river, facing the source point of Niumian Valley in front. 2. Baihua Bridge is 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 pier with cracked bridge deck needs to be destroyed and eventually collapse as a whole. Nowadays, the remaining bridge deck and pier remains have become famous entities and precious traces of 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 this town collapsed, and landslides occurred everywhere, resulting in water and electricity cuts, communication and traffic disruptions. By the afternoon of 14, only 2300 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 was the epicenter of the "5. 12" Wenchuan earthquake, and its restoration and reconstruction attracted worldwide attention. Aba State Party Committee, State Government and 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 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, according to the requirements of applying 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", Yingxiu Town will be built into a modern earthquake-resistant architectural museum on the basis of building a demonstration area for disaster prevention and reduction.