Earthquake in Chengdu and Mianyang China
Monday, May 12th, 2008I woke up to the sound of CCTV News blaring the tidings that a magnitude 7.8 earthquake just hit the most populated area of China. Most westerners have heard of major Chinese cities like Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Guangzhou — and even Nanjing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Shenzhen. But few know about Chongqing; the biggest city in [...]