LIVE FOOTAGE 7 Magnitude Earthquake China Sichuan Province JiuZhaiGou 2017
7 Magnitude Earthquake China Sichuan Province JiuZhaiGou 2017
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday, says China Earthquake Networks Center.
There were no immediate reports of damage from the area, which is frequently struck by earthquakes.
Citing a statement issued by the centre, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported that the quake occurred at around 9.19 pm (Beijing time) and struck at a depth of 20 km.
The US Geological Survey measured the quake at magnitude 6.6 and said it struck 200 kilometres west northwest of Guangyuan in Sichuan province at a depth of 32 km, South China Morning Post reported.
Pictures on state media-run social media sites showed some minor damage in Jiuzhaigou, with tiles having fallen from buildings and people gathering outdoors, but no major damage.
The Sichuan earthquake administration said the epicentre of the tremor was in Ngawa prefecture, largely populated by ethnic Tibetans.
About JiuZhaiGou:
Jiuzhaigou ([tɕjòu.ʈʂâi.kóu] (About this sound listen); Chinese: 九寨沟) is a nature reserve and national park located in the north of Sichuan province, China.
Jiuzhaigou Valley is part of the Min Mountains on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau and stretches over 72,000 hectares (180,000 acres). It is known for its many multi-level waterfalls, colorful lakes, and snow-capped peaks. Its elevation ranges from 2,000 to 4,500 metres (6,600 to 14,800 ft).
Jiuzhaigou Valley was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1992 and a World Biosphere Reserve in 1997. It belongs to the category V (Protected Landscape) in the IUCN system of protected area categorization.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake has struck central China, the US Geological Survey reports.
The quake struck in a sparsely populated area 200km (120 miles) west-northwest of the city of Guangyuan at a depth of 10km (6 miles), the USGS said. It had earlier put the quake at magnitude 6.6 and 32 km deep.
Shallow earthquakes tend to cause more damage than deeper ones.
The Sichuan earthquake administration said the epicentre of the tremor was in Ngawa prefecture, largely populated by ethnic Tibetans, many of whom are nomadic herders, but also close to the Jiuzhaigou nature reserve, a popular tourist destination.
The area is frequently struck by earthquakes.
State television cited a resident in a village near Jiuzhaigou as saying no buildings had collapsed where he was, but that there had been strong shaking and people had fled outdoors.
A police official told state television that there had been some panic among the tourists when the quake hit, but that there had so far been no reports of serious injuries or deaths.
The official Xinhua news agency quoted a Jiuzhaigou tourism official as saying that some houses had collapsed or cracked and authorities were organising evacuations.
Shaking was felt in the provincial capital Chengdu and as far away as Xian, home of the Terracotta Warriors, according to users of Chinese social media.
The China Earthquake Networks Center measured reported the quake at magnitude 7.0 and said it was 20km (12 miles) deep.
The Chinese agency said the quake occurred around 9:20pm near Jiuzhaigou, or Jiuzhai Valley, a national park known for spectacular waterfalls and karst formations.
四川地震,阿坝州地震,九寨沟地震,
县附近发生7.0级左右地震
WRAP Mianzhu, Hou Zhong; donors give blood; road to Wenchuan
SHOTLIST
Dujiangyan City - 14 May 2008
1. Wide of soldiers guarding the road leading to the epicentre of the earthquake in Wenchuan county
2. Close of road sign to Wenchuan and the neighbouring area Maxi town
3. Wide of soldiers marching to Wenchuan
4. Medium of soldiers running
5. Wide of soldier marching
6. Wide of traffic police guarding the road
7. Wide of people walking towards Wenchuan
8. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Feng Xianjun, a man from Wenchuan who has been working in Dujiangyan city:
My family are all in Wenchuan and I am worrying about them very much. I must go back to see whether they are safe. I am so worried. I can not reach them by phone either.
9. Medium of Feng getting on his motorbike
10. Wide of Feng riding away
Mianzhu, Sichuan Province - 13 May 2008
11. Tilt up from crushed car to building damaged in earthquake
12. Wide of tent town
13. Traffic on street, damaged buildings in background
14. Rescue worker (in orange hat) walking down street
Hong Yan village, Sichuan Province - 13 May 2008
15. Traffic on street, damaged building in background
16. Damaged building
17. Cracks in building facade
18. Damaged building
Aoping, Sichuan Province - 13 May 2008
19. Wide of rubble and debris outside shop
20. Collapsed roof
21. Close crushed motorcycle under rubble
22. Pan of damaged building
Hou Zhong, Sichuan Province - 14 May 2008
23. Close of handing picking corn kernels out of sand and rubble on ground
24. Wide of farmer looking through rubble for corn kernels
25. Close of farmer's face
26. Close of hand putting corn kernels in basket
27. Wide of farmer's wife walking out of destroyed home
28. Framer's wife with grandson strapped to her back, looking through rubble
29. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin/Sichuan dialect) Li Shunfang, Farmer'sa wife:
When it rains we can only sit outside in the open air. And now we can't find food. We can't eat rice.
30. Wide of mountains, remains of destroyed house in foreground
31. Various of destroyed home
32. Tracking shot of Li Xinzhi walking into destroyed home
33. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin/Sichuan dialect) Li Xinzhi, Farmer:
The government haven't come here yet. There is nobody asking about us. No one cares about our food and water.
34. Wide of Li Xinzhi in his destroyed home
35. Close of plants outside home, destroyed house in background
Beijing - 14 May 2008
36. Tilt down from Olympic poster to donors filling registration forms of voluntary blood donation
37. Donors holding registration forms for voluntary blood donation queuing outside mobile blood donation station
38. Close-up of nurse inserting the needle to draw blood
39. Nurse putting on plaster
40. Donors waiting at the entrance of bus
41. Queue of donors waiting
42. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Wei Zhongyuan, blood donor:
Because people saw the tragic situation in the disaster areas and feel very sad. We think once one encounters difficulty, all the others should support. We want to contribute to our Chinese nation.
43. Wide of donors at mobile blood donation station
STORYLINE
Military helicopters have dropped food and medicine to Chinese earthquake survivors who remained cut off in remote mountain villages behind roads clogged by landslides, while the official death toll has risen rose to nearly 15-thousand.
The official Xinhua News Agency quoted government officials as saying rescuers who hiked on Wednesday into the city of Yingxiu in Wenchuan county - the epicentre of the quake - found it much worse than expected.
Of the town's population of about 10,000, only 2,300 survived, and 1,000 of them were badly hurt.
AP Television filmed soldiers guarding the road towards Wenchuan county on Wednesday.
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Sichuan earthquake: life amid the rubble of a village 10 years after earthquake
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The Radish Village in China's Sichuan province has decided to preserve the ruins as a memorial to the victims of the 2008 earthquake, which left more than 87,000 people dead or missing. But among the debris in the village, life goes on.
TWO Earthquakes ROCK Sichuan and Xinjiang, China | Dozens Killed, Hundreds May Be Injured
I'm sorry to have to make this video, but I have to address this serious topic. There were two earthquakes, possibly related, that stuck China within twelve hours of each other. One near Jiuzhaigou, one of China's most famous and most beautiful nature reserves, and the other near Shuanghe and Kashgar, Xinjiang, China's farthest west and most sparsely populated province.
The reports are that a few dozen people have been killed, many of them tourists at Jiuzhaigou, the larger of the two earthquakes, measuring 7.0, while the Xinjiang earthquake measured 6.6.
As you can see, the damage is quite extensive, although luckily, not too many people were killed by this deadly quake. However, thousands and thousands have been displaced in both locations, sadly.
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Premier Wen directs rescue operation - May 14
Premier Wen directs rescue operation
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Source: CCTV.com | 05-14-2008 08:32
Special Report: Strong quake jolts SW China
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao continues to inspect some of the worst-hit areas in Sichuan province. He's now in Shifang city -- 50 kilometers away from the epicenter of Wenchuan county. Wen says the top priorities are saving lives and restoring transportation.
Premier Wen Jiabao's first stop was a primary school in Longju county in Shifang.
More than 130 people had been trapped in the rubble. Some were rescued, and the premier ordered workers to speed up to save more people.
At a factory which had suffered severe damage, Wen Jiabao told local officials to send more food.
Premier Wen said, Food has to be transported quickly. The kids have nothing to eat now. Don't cry, food will come soon. Somebody will bring you biscuits and powdered milk, right away.
Wen Jiabao encouraged workers to stay positive.
Wen Jiabao said, The rescue team will soon arrive. They are professional. We'll do our best to rescue stranded people. The severe natural disaster has cost us a lot. Now we're at the crucial stage of fighting the quake and continuing disaster relief. We need to be calm, confident and united to achieve success. Our top priority is saving lives and rescuing those trapped.
Wen Jiabao arrived in Dujiangyan Monday afternoon, about four hours after the earthquake struck.
Annual Regong June gathering
The annual Regong June Gathering, a traditional large-scale activity for worshiping gods was celebrated in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of West China's Qinghai Province.
It is held from June 16-25 of the Tibetan Lunar Calendar each year for the purpose of praying harvest and peace and expelling evils.
And this year, it was celebrated from Auguest 1 to 9th.
Aba prefecture deputy says violence orchestrated by Dalai Lama's supporters
Beijing - 3 April 2008
1. Wide of officials taking seats in news conference
2. Cutaway of cameras and reporters
3. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Xiao Youcai, Deputy Chief of Aba Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province:
(referring to riots in Lhasa on March 14, and violence in Aba county, Sichuan province, on March 16, 2008)
The two incidents are connected with each other. The Aba violence had been orchestrated by the Dalai Lama's supporters.
FILE: Aba County, Sichuan province - 19 March 2008
4. Wide of road, pan to wide of house
5. Medium of house
6. Wide of flags above river
7. Wide of military trucks driving on road
8. Medium of vehicle
Beijing - 3 April 2008
9. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Xiao Youcai, Deputy chief of Aba Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province:
Life in Aba county has returned to normal, but there are still a small number of lawbreakers running away, so I don't think it is safe for journalists to go to Aba now.
FILE: Aba County, Sichuan province - 19 March 2008
10. Wide of policemen blocking road and checking trucks
11. Wide of policeman stopping photographer from taking photos
STORYLINE:
The situation in the violence-stricken Aba region in China's Sichuan province had been orchestrated by the Dalai Lama's supporters and the region is still not safe for foreign journalists, Aba's deputy chief claimed on Wednesday.
Xiao Youcai, Deputy chief of Aba Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province, was speaking at a news conference in Beijing.
Referring to the riots in Lhasa on March 14, and the violence in Aba county, Sichuan province, on March 16, said the two incidents were connected with each other.
The Aba violence had been orchestrated by the Dalai Lama's supporters, Xiao added.
Tibetan groups said up to 20 people were killed by police during an attack on Aba local government offices on March 16.
Xiao confirmed shots were fired, but said he knew of no deaths or specific injuries - despite state media earlier reporting that police had shot and wounded four rioters in self defence.
Xiao said investigations and arrests were continuing, but refused to give figures.
Xiao repeated earlier claims that authorities found a stash of guns, knives and explosives in a local monastery, but refused to say whether they had been used in the March 16 attack.
Xiao said normal life had now returned to the area, but insisted it remained too dangerous for foreign journalists, as there are still a small number of lawbreakers running away.
Police this week rounded up foreign reporters trying to enter Aba prefecture, a primarily Tibetan area in Sichuan province, and escorted them back to the provincial capital, Chengdu.
Meanwhile, in Lhasa, capital of the region of Tibet, more than 1,000 people had been captured or turned themselves in to police over their participation in the deadly rioting, the city's deputy Communist Party secretary said.
Trials will be held before May 1, Wang Xiangming was quoted on Thursday as saying by the official Tibet Commerce newspaper, an apparent sign of the government's determination to close the book on the violence well ahead of the August 8 opening of the Beijing Olympic Games.
Wang said 800 people had been arrested in the Lhasa violence, in which the government says 22 people died, while another 280 had surrendered to take advantage of a police offer of leniency.
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An original Song for Sichuan China Earthquake Victims by Julia Cai -- 原创歌曲献给四川灾区
`This is a song written and sung by LiQin (Julia)Cai, whose family is currently living in North Carolina, USA. It is dedicated to Sichuan (中国四川）earthquake vicitims.
May our courage be with all the people that affected by the Sichuan earthquake; may we stand together to build a new life!!!
Party and Prosperity Dreams in Rural China: Poverty Alleviation Campaigns in Yunnan
Speaker: Dr Ritu Agarwal, Associate Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Abstract: Since the 18th Party Congress, President Xi Jinping has made poverty alleviation as one of the national priority agendas and promised to build China into a moderately prosperous society. As usually happens with important central government initiatives, the poverty reduction policy has also been implemented through a campaign mode. The public policy slogan crafted for the local government was “identify the real poor, assist the real poor and ……” (kanzhen pin, fuzhen pin and zhenfu pin). This slogan has introduced a new element in China’s developmental discourses by focusing on the real poverty than the earlier objectives of rising general income levels. The local party cadres were assigned with the responsibility of designing a comprehensive approach towards poverty alleviation efforts. It seems that the local cadres have been able to adopt a composite set of programmes which included educational assistance, health care services, cash transfers for housing and income earning opportunities in the villages.
This paper, was based on her recent field- visit to Kunming and Jiulong town in Luquan county of Yunnan province, and examined how the township government has devised a new approach for poverty reduction in the mountainous areas by synergizing party, enterprises and farmers. This multi-pronged approach has a composite perspective where poverty is seen as arising from set of local factors than a mere problem of low income levels. Therefore,the thrust of the new policy is to encourage cooperative farming, infrastructure development,and educational assistance. While these policies are beginning to show significant outcomes, their long term viability can only be tested with time. The paper elaborated on the cooperative farming of the specific local agrarian products such as tobacco and medicinal herbs; prevention of migration through local employment generation in the villages; compulsory primary education; and promotionof tourism through Yi and Miao culture relics.
Chengdu | Wikipedia audio article
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00:04:12 1 Name
00:06:30 2 Logo
00:06:51 3 History
00:07:00 3.1 Early history
00:08:27 3.2 Imperial era
00:11:52 3.3 Modern era
00:17:10 4 Geography
00:20:32 4.1 Climate
00:23:24 4.2 Administrative divisions
00:24:14 5 Cityscape
00:25:20 5.1 Ancient fortress wall
00:26:10 6 Demography
00:27:13 7 Culture
00:27:30 7.1 Literature
00:28:47 7.2 Fine art
00:29:15 7.3 Religion
00:33:49 7.4 Education
00:34:20 7.5 Theatre
00:35:20 7.6 Language
00:35:51 7.7 Culinary art and tea culture
00:37:05 7.7.1 Teahouse
00:37:41 7.7.2 Hot Pot
00:38:17 7.8 Mahjong
00:39:31 7.9 Rural tourism: Nong Jia Le
00:40:34 7.10 Customs and festivals
00:40:43 7.10.1 Grand Temple Fair
00:41:22 7.10.2 Lantern Festival
00:41:54 7.10.3 Dujiangyan Water Releasing Festival
00:42:31 7.10.4 Huanglongxi Fire Dragon Festival
00:43:10 7.10.5 South China Snow and Ice Festival
00:43:51 8 Home of the giant panda
00:47:25 9 Main sights
00:47:34 9.1 World natural and cultural heritage sites
00:47:45 9.1.1 Mount Qingcheng
00:48:48 9.1.2 Dujiangyan Irrigation System
00:49:30 9.1.3 Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries
00:51:24 9.2 Culture of poetry and the Three Kingdoms
00:51:35 9.2.1 Wuhou Shrine
00:52:43 9.2.2 Du Fu thatched cottage
00:53:43 9.3 Ancient Shu civilization
00:53:52 9.3.1 Jinsha Ruins
00:54:48 9.3.2 Golden Sun Bird
00:55:47 9.3.3 Sanxingdui Museum
00:56:28 9.4 Buddhist and Taoist cultures
00:56:38 9.4.1 Chengdu Daci Monastery
00:57:17 9.4.2 Wenshu Monastery
00:57:49 9.4.3 Baoguang Monastery
00:58:32 9.4.4 Qingyang Taoist Temple
00:59:17 9.5 Featured streets and historic towns
00:59:28 9.5.1 The Wide and Narrow Lanes
01:00:09 9.5.2 Jinli
01:01:09 9.5.3 Huanglongxi Historic Town
01:02:04 9.5.4 Chunxi Road
01:02:42 9.5.5 Anren Historic Town
01:03:37 9.5.6 Luodai Historic Town
01:04:35 9.5.7 Du Fu Thatched Cottage
01:05:10 10 Economy
01:09:03 10.1 Electronics and IT industries
01:13:18 10.2 Financial industry
01:16:18 10.3 Modern logistic industry
01:17:37 10.4 Modern business and trade
01:19:17 10.5 Convention and exhibition industry
01:20:33 10.6 Software and service outsourcing industry
01:21:48 10.7 New energy industry
01:23:27 10.8 Electronics and information industry
01:24:16 10.9 Automobile industry
01:25:31 10.10 Modern agriculture
01:26:10 10.11 Defense industry
01:26:53 10.12 Investment
01:27:46 10.13 Industrial zones
01:28:22 10.14 Real estate
01:30:42 11 Transport
01:30:51 11.1 Air
01:34:01 11.2 Railway
01:36:34 11.3 Metropolitan expressways
01:39:04 11.4 Coach
01:39:57 11.5 Highways
01:40:38 11.6 Chengdu Metro
01:41:28 11.7 Bus
01:42:04 11.8 River transport
01:43:13 12 Education
01:44:02 12.1 Colleges and universities
01:46:16 12.2 International schools
01:47:00 12.3 Major secondary schools
01:47:50 13 Consulates
01:48:25 14 Sports
01:48:34 14.1 Football
01:50:10 14.2 Tennis
01:52:47 14.3 Overwatch
01:53:12 14.4 Multi-sport events
01:53:37 14.5 Major sports venues
01:55:26 15 International Relations
01:55:36 16 See also
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Chengdu (Chinese: 成都; Sichuanese: Cengtu UK: , US: , Standard Mandarin: [ʈʂʰə̌ŋ.tú] (listen)), formerly romanized as Chengtu, is a sub-provincial city which serves as the capital of the Chinese province of Sichuan. It is one of the three most-populous cities in Western China, the other two being Chongqing and Xi'an. As of 2014, the administrative area housed 14,427,500 inhabitants, the largest in Sichuan, with an urban population of 10,152,632. At the time of the 2010 census, Chengdu was the fifth-most populous agglomeration in China, with 10,484,996 inhabitants in the built-up area including Xinjin County and Deyang's Guanghan City. Chengdu is considered a World City with a Beta + classification, according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.Chengdu is located in ...
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School Bus Incident: Chinese People Have Lost Hope
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In 2010, the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) Ministry of
Education responded to a proposal made by a People's Congress representative,
regarding school bus standards and regulations,
saying that it would cost too much money.
Our NTD TV reporter also found that the recent school bus
tragedy that happened in Zhengning County was related to
a similar attitude of their management and educational bureau.
The latest and worst series of similar incidents involved
a Foshan City little girl named Yueyue who was run over by two vehicles.
The Chinese people's conscience has been tested once again.
The China Economic Weekly reported in issue No.46 that
during its two 2010 meetings, People's Congress representative,
Zhou Hongyu, submitted a report on The Implementation of
the National School Bus Safety,
suggesting that school buses should enjoy
special traffic-road privileges.
Later the Ministry of Education replied saying that the
CCP needs to invest 300 billion yuan (US$47 billion) to purchase the buses.
In addition, the annual operation and maintenance costs
would run as high as 150 billion yuan (US$23.5 billion).
The final conclusion was that the CCP didn't want to
allocate the required resources for this project.
However, Zhou Hongyu believes that the lack of funds is not
a good enough excuse for shirking the responsibility of dealing with this most important issue.
In some developed counties such as the United States, France,
and Japan, even including some undeveloped countries
such as Cuba and Mexico, they have established an efficient
school buses management system.
The key issue is if a government wants to do it or not.
Of recent, school bus safety issues have really
stirred up netizens.
However, some people in Zhengning Kindergarten and the
local educational bureau have shown a lot of indifference.
Ms. Li works in the Zhengning Kindergarten office:
I have no opinion, as soon as the vehicles are produced,
it would involve accident issues,
just like hospitals have mortuaries.
School bus standards and regulations are governmental decisions.
I don't have the right to speak for the government.
According to incomplete statistics, from October 2010 to
September 2011, 22 school bus accidents occurred in China, killing 47, with four children dying on the road, each month.
Ms. Li: If the accident didn't happen in Zhengning, it would
happen somewhere else.
In China, it is a common occurrence to hear about vehicle overloads,
ship overloads, lorry overloads, and also bicycle overloads.
The tragedy in Zhengning was exposed by the media.
The educational bureau and kindergarten's attitude regarding
school bus safety issues is not an isolated example.
Since the poison milk powder scandal, how the CCP has dealt
with things has caused parents to lose confidence regarding the school bus issue.
A parent: I have nothing to say, I don't have any hope.
Is there is any hope regarding the tainted milk powder scandal?
Or the earthquake in Wenchuan County, or the poor quality
construction regarding the Hope Primary School?
Is there really any reason to hope that things will get better?
The best hope is to hope that parents will think twice
before doing something and be willing to spend money on alternative ways, rather than pinning their hopes on the CCP.
Approaching the end of 2011, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao
said the government should increase investments in school buses,
adding that the budget for this expenditure should be included
in the government's financial report.
This way, things could start to improve, starting next year.
However, it seems like nothing happened.
On the contrary, recently a domestic media reported that the
CCP regime, at all levels,
will spend as much money as they can by the end of the year
buying expensive goods rather than buying practical items.
According to the Ministry of Finance statistics, in December
the Ministry needs to decide how it is going to spend over 3.5 trillion yuan (US$0.55 trillion) in funds.
An official survey shows that CCP officials use about 2 million
cars, with annual expenses totalling 150 billion yuan (US$235.4 billion) to 200 billion yuan (US$314 billion),
excluding hospitals, schools, state-owned businesses, and
military vehicles.
The annual purchase of official vehicles has
increased by 20% or more.
NTD reporters Zhu Shanzhi, Shang Yan and Wang Mingyu.
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Chengdu (Standard Mandarin: [ʈʂʰə̌ŋ.tú] (listen)), formerly romanized as Chengtu, is a sub-provincial city which serves as the capital of Sichuan province, People's Republic of China. It is one of the three most populous cities in Western China, the other two being Chongqing and Xi'an. As of 2014, the administrative area houses 14,427,500 inhabitants, with an urban population of 10,152,632. At the time of the 2010 census, Chengdu was the 5th-most populous agglomeration in China, with 10,484,996 inhabitants in the built-up area including Xinjin County and Deyang's Guanghan City. Chengdu is also considered a World City with a Beta + classification according to GaWC.The surrounding Chengdu Plain is also known as the Country of Heaven (Chinese: 天府之国; pinyin: Tiānfǔ zhi Guó) and the Land of Abundance. Its prehistoric settlers included the Sanxingdui culture. Founded by the state of Shu prior to its incorporation into China, Chengdu is unique as a major Chinese settlement that has maintained its name (nearly) unchanged throughout the imperial, republican, and communist eras. It was the capital of Liu Bei's Shu during the Three Kingdoms Era, as well as several other local kingdoms during the Middle Ages.It is now one of the most important economic, financial, commercial, cultural, transportation, and communication centers in Western China. Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, a hub of Air China and Sichuan Airlines is one of the 30 busiest airports in the world, and Chengdu Railway Station is one of the six biggest in China. Chengdu also hosts many international companies and more than 12 consulates. More than 260 Fortune 500 companies have established branches in Chengdu.
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The special administrative regions (SAR) are one type of provincial-level administrative divisions of China directly under Central People's Government, which enjoys the highest degree of autonomy, and no or less interference by either Central Government or the Communist Party of China.
The legal basis for the establishment of SARs, unlike the administrative divisions of Mainland China, is provided for by Article 31, rather than Article 30, of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China of 1982. Article 31 reads: The state may establish special administrative regions when necessary. The systems to be instituted in special administrative regions shall be prescribed by law enacted by the National People's Congress in the light of the specific conditions.At present, there are two SARs established according to the Constitution, namely the Hong Kong SAR and the Macau SAR, former British and Portuguese dependencies respectively, transferred to China in 1997 and 1999 respectively pursuant to the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 and the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration of 1987. Pursuant to their Joint Declarations, which are binding inter-state treaties registered with the United Nations, and their Basic laws, the Chinese SARs shall enjoy a high degree of autonomy. There is additionally the Wolong Special Administrative Region in Sichuan province, which is however not established according to Article 31 of the Constitution. Generally, the two SARs are not considered to constitute a part of Mainland China, by both Chinese and SAR authorities.
The provision to establish special administrative regions appeared in the constitution in 1982, in anticipation of the talks with the United Kingdom over the question of the sovereignty over Hong Kong. It was envisioned as the model for the eventual reunification with Taiwan and other islands, where the Republic of China has resided since 1949. Special administrative regions should not be confused with special economic zones, which are areas in which special economic laws apply to promote trade and investments.
Under the One country, two systems principle, the two SARs continue to possess their own governments, multi-party legislatures, legal systems, police forces, monetary systems, separate customs territory, immigration policies, national sports teams, official languages, postal systems, academic and educational systems, and substantial competence in external relations that are different or independent from the People's Republic of China.
Special administrative regions should be distinguished from the constituent countries system in the United Kingdom or Kingdom of the Netherlands.