In that moment 30 years ago this week, she became one of millions whose lives were blighted when a powerful earthquake flattened the industrial city of Tangshan and killed more than 242,000 people.

People in Tangshan, with strong backing from the rest of the country, refused to desert their city, which was reduced to rubble by an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale 30 years ago ...

In the 30 years following the quake, the people of Tangshan built a modern city from the ruins through 10 years of reconstruction, 10 years revitalization and another 10 years of new development.

In the 30 years following the quake, the people of Tangshan built a modern city from the ruins through 10 years of reconstruction, 10 years revitalization and another 10 years of new development.

Now they have returned to Tangshan from Beijing as photographers working on an album memorializing the earthquake, which will include rare photos taken in the aftermath 30 years ago.

Forty years ago on July 28, an 8.2 magnitude earthquake tore through the industrial city of Tangshan in northern China’s Hebei province. Although death tolls for the Tangshan earthquake vary greatly ...

Back then, she often went to the Tangshan Earthquake Ruins Memorial Park where a huge black wall is engraved with the names of tens of thousands of victims. "That is like their tombstone," Dong said.

Tangshan, located in the eastern part of Hebei Province, holds an important position in Chinese history. The city is famous for its coal mines and coal industry. However, a terrible earthquake in ...

Reporting from Tangshan, China — At the Tangshan Earthquake Museum, a replica of what is believed to be the world’s first seismoscope stands in stark contrast to haunting images of rubble. The ...

BEIJING – A 5.1 magnitude earthquake shook the northeastern Chinese city of Tangshan on Sunday, the government reported. No deaths or injuries were reported. Rail service to Tangshan, 100 miles ...

Known as the Great Tangshan Earthquake, it took place in northeastern China on July 28, 1976. That quake, which measured 7.8, ...

Reporting from Tangshan, China — At the Tangshan Earthquake Museum, a replica of what is believed to be the world’s first seismoscope stands in stark contrast to haunting images of rubble. The ...