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Earthquake Insane Asylum

Wenchuan Earthquake Facts

On May 12, 2008, when the Great Sichuan Earthquake struck, writer Liao Yiwu began to write "Chronicle of the Great Earthquake", which was serialized in Democratic China and reprinted on several Chinese websites. It had a wide impact. Liao went to Dujiangyan, Juyuan Township, Yingxiu and other earthquake-hit areas to conduct on-the-spot interviews. His travels and writings during the earthquake were reported and translated by many mainstream media.

In April 2009, Taiwan's Asian Culture Publishing published and distributed the traditional Chinese edition of Earthquake Insane Asylum, a pictorial and textual factual record that preserves the living conditions of the people during of the Sichuan earthquake.
Title
Earthquake Insane Asylum
Description
On May 12, 2008, when the Great Sichuan Earthquake struck, writer Liao Yiwu began to write "Chronicle of the Great Earthquake", which was serialized in <i>Democratic China</i> and reprinted on several Chinese websites. It had a wide impact. Liao went to Dujiangyan, Juyuan Township, Yingxiu and other earthquake-hit areas to conduct on-the-spot interviews. His travels and writings during the earthquake were reported and translated by many mainstream media.

In April 2009, Taiwan's Asian Culture Publishing published and distributed the traditional Chinese edition of <i>Earthquake Insane Asylum</i>, a pictorial and textual factual record that preserves the living conditions of the people during of the Sichuan earthquake.
Release Date
2008
Format
Book
Era
Reform Era (1978-2012)
Creator
Liao Yiwu
Themes
Oral and Personal Accounts

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