10 Years After Wenchuan

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Earthquakes Around Sichuan in the Past Decade

Visual stories that get up close and personal with contemporary China. A mix of short videos, documentaries, photography, and data visualization.

MULTIMEDIA

May 12 marks the tenth anniversary of the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake.

Liu Chang

This Time, We Won’t Forget The Victims of Disaster

Contributions from individuals with unique perspectives to share. Hear from everyone, from experts and commentators to those whose voices are often marginalized.

VOICES & OPINION

Unlike the 1976 Tangshan quake, the public has commemorated the souls of Wenchuan without fear of persecution for ideological treachery.

Zhou Xing

The Destructive Earthquake That Gave China’s Charities New Life

Articles that cut to the core of contemporary China. In-depth, informed, and carefully crafted, every piece is carried by the voices of the story’s participants.

FEATURES

How the country’s biggest natural disaster in decades left a legacy of giving.

Lin Qiqing

Fu Danni

Precious but Precarious: Wenchuan’s Second Families

Many parents had second children after losing their firstborn in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, but replacing the irreplaceable has come with fresh hardships.

Eileen Guo

100 Photos That Shook China

Chen Ronghui

A Son’s Journey Back to Beichuan

A man returns to the site of a devastating earthquake to visit the interviewees of his late father, a photojournalist.

Qi Ya

Zhang Xiaolian

The Young Amputees of the Wenchuan Earthquake

After losing his legs in the 2008 disaster, one man hopes to improve access to prosthetics and other assistive technology in China.

Wang Lianzhang

Podcast: The Wenchuan Earthquake

Timely reports on issues and events from across China. Drawing on a vast range of sources, these succinct articles provide insights into the significance of each issue in a wider context.

NEWS

Sixth Tone’s reporters discuss the decade since the deadly disaster.