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NEWS ABOUT: Chengdu

Chengdu stories: 3 news summaries

 Pandas Haven't 
 Bounced Back 
 From China Quake 

Sichuan disaster presents lasting difficulties for breeders

May 8, 09 4:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - China’s efforts to save the giant panda from extinction haven’t recovered from last year’s earthquake in Sichuan province, AFP reports. The temblor swallowed up whole groves of bamboo, causing a food shortage just as breeding centers, whose efforts have caused a recent panda “baby boom,”... More »

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breeding • panda • earthquake • Sichuan province • Chengdu Panda Breeding and Research Center • giant pandas • Chengdu • mating

 Scenes From an
 Earthquake Marriage 

Photographer shoots wedding day disaster

May 23, 08 8:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - A wedding photographer shooting pictures of a bride and groom captured instead dramatic images of the catastrophic China earthquake. Photographers were shooting at a popular spot for newly married couples when the earth moved. The photos show young women in wedding attire, dusty and shaken, amid the ruins of China's... More »

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China • wedding • China earthquake • Chengdu • Wang Qiang • Church of the Annunciation • Pengzhou

Fearful of New Quakes, Chinese Pitch Tents

Even those still with homes leave for the safety of the street

May 22, 08 11:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Across Chengdu, the capital of China's earthquake-struck Sichuan province, citizens are camping out in tents in public parks, riverbanks, and even on the sides of the roads. But many of the tent-dwellers haven't lost their homes, reports the Wall Street Journal. Rather, they're reluctant to return to their high-rise apartments,... More »

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China • aftershock • Sichuan province • China earthquake • Chengdu • tent city

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