-
Archives
- December 2011
- November 2011
- July 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- January 1970
-
Meta
Tag Archives: earthquake
Recent pictures from Anchang, Sichuan
I spent the week or so prior to the chinese new year in Anchang and the Beichuan area, which was one of the hardest hit and in which there are many quake victims living in temporary housing. I talked a … Continue reading
Some pictures from Wenchuan
The rest of that series is here. Some photographs from the Magnum photographer Patrick Zachmann are here. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fpeijinchen.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F09%2F20%2Fsome-pictures-from-wenchuan%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Some+pictures+from+Wenchuan’; addthis_pub = ”;
Photos of dogs and cats orphaned during the Wenchuan earthquake
OK, so this is not terribly interesting in itself but just interesting tidbit, especially for those that love animals! You can see more of the pictures here. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fpeijinchen.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F07%2F23%2Fphotos-of-dogs-and-cats-orphaned-during-the-wenchuan-earthquake%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Photos+of+dogs+and+cats+orphaned+during+the+Wenchuan+earthquake’; addthis_pub = ”;
Photography books capture Wenchuan earthquake and aftermath
I saw this book when i was in the Xingguang Photographic Equipment Center on Luban Lu, in one of the bookstores on the third floor. The book is called 震动中国(百名摄影记者震区全记录 and cost 80 rmb, but I felt cheap at the … Continue reading
Wenchuan: should we stay or should we go?
The debate rages on, with many Wenchuan local residents, according to a survey, inclined to get out of there while they can. This article claims that out of 768 people surveyed, over 90% of them wanted to leave and rebuild … Continue reading
Porcine Earthquake Hero Zhu Jianqiang
This little piggy made it through days and days after the earthquake without dying, mostly by licking coal, which had some moisture on it. And of course, he’s now a celebrity. These are some nice pictures of him/her. addthis_url = … Continue reading
Sichuan officials punished for earthquake relief related issues
Just saw this on Sina. In the city of Ya’An in Sichuan has “fired” three township level party secretaries and given serious warnings to several other cadres. This was over irregularities in how the relief efforts were coordinated and handled; … Continue reading
Should Chinese teachers protect their students?
The Ministry of Education in China is getting around to revising its code of ethics of teachers, and this time around they are thinking about including “protecting students,” a move no doubt in part spurred by the memory of teachers … Continue reading
More Wenchuan earthquake mental health issues
This is another article from Bokee about the ongoing mental health counseling work going on in China for survivors of the Wenchuan earthquake. The article describes how some aid workers are somewhat baffled and disappointed by the behavior of the … Continue reading
Maybe we ought to take out “earthquake insurance”
This Xinhua article comes up with some interesting statistics: in the last 300 years, there were 50 natural disasters that claimed over 100,000 lives, and of those, 26 were in China, with the total number of dead numbering 103 million, … Continue reading