Sichuan china (四川),
is a Province of the Peoples republic of china, located in the southwest of the country. The current name of the province, "四川", is an abbreviation of "四川路" (Sì Chuanlù), or "Four circuits of rivers", which is itself abbreviated from "川峡四路" (Chuānxiá Sìlù), or "Four circuits of rivers and gorges", was named after the division of the existing circuit into four circuits during the NORTHERN song DYNASTY. The capital is Chengdu, a key economic CENTER of Western China. IT is famous for its beautiful scenery and by its culture as it played a role in the birth of china.
Facts
THE SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE OCCURED ON MAY 12TH AT 01:09:56 CST. THERE WERE ROUGHLY 68000 PEOPLE REPORTED DEAD, 374176 INJURED AND 18222 REPORTED MISSING. IT MEASURED 7.9 ON THE RICHTER SCALE. THE EPICENTER WAS 6 MILES BELOW SURFACE WHICH IN RESULT CAUSED MORE DAMAGE AND THE MAIN SHOCK LASTED FOR 2 MINUTES.
Causes
THE QUAKE WAS CAUSED BY MOVEMENT ALONG A THRUST FAULT LOCATED ON LONGMENSHAN FAULT. THE DEFORMATION OF THE ROCKS IN THIS REGION WAS CAUSED BY THE COLLISION BETWEEN THE INDIAN AND EURASIAN AND THE CONTINUED MOVEMENT OF THE PLATES RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER.
Beautiful landscape Famous Sichuan Lamb skewers