BEIJING - Recently as the film "Aftershock" opens in theatres widely across the country, Tangshan, the city struck by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in 1976, as well as the whole nation fell into deep grief and sorrow again. The film also leads dark tourism in the city. Tangshan Earthquake Memorial Park is one of the memorial places to this deadliest natural disaster in the last century.
Tangshan Earthquake Memorial Park
Located to the north of Yuegezhuang Road in Tangshan, Hebei Province, Tangshan Earthquake Memorial Park was built to commemorate the earthquake that killed more than 240,000 people in 1976 in Tangshan. The park is divided into four zones including earthquake ruins, lake area, rubble square area and woods. It demonstrates the theme of "Revere nature, care for human life, pursue science, and remember the past".
Travel tips:
Free admission
Transportation: take Tourism Line 1 and get off at the park
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