There have been several major earthquakes in China since, including one in 2013 in Lushan county neighbouring Wenchuan, and another in 2017, in Jiuzhaigou county in mountainous northern Sichuan.

Jiuzhaigou means "valley of nine villages ... the tree-shaded jumping-off point in Sichuan Province nestled near some of the major germinating sites of China's civilization 3,000 years ago.) ...

More than 87,000 people were killed in an earthquake in Sichuan province in 2008 ... showed damage to buildings including a hotel in Jiuzhaigou, home to one of China's most famous nature reserves ...

Giant panda Xiao Liwu is pictured at Jiawuhai Giant Panda Conservation and Research Park in Jiuzhaigou county, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Oct 11, 2024. Xiao Liwu, male, was born at the ...