Sichuan Cuisine

I recently flew over to my hometown of EmeiShan in China over Spring break. With the little time I had over spring break ,yet the never ending grub, I began eating the night of my arrival in Chengdu. Emeishan is located in the heart of the Sichuan province wildly known for its spicy and numbing flavours…

Ya’an Earthquake Part1

The Ya’an earthquake occurred at 08:02 Beijing Time (00:02 UTC) on April 20, 2013. The epicenter was located in Lushan County, Ya’an, Sichuan, about 116 km (72 mi) from Chengdu along the Longmenshan Fault in the same province heavily impacted by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. The magnitude of the earthquake was placed at Ms 7.0 by China Earthquake Data Center, Ms 7.0 by Russian Academy of Sciences, Mw 7.0 by Geoscience Australia, Mw 6.6 by…