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	China's Tangshan Steel plans full listing
		Tangshan was formed from a merger last year between three local steel companies in northern China's Hebei province.
		Tangshan, which sources some of its iron ore domestically, was also interested in investing in overseas iron ore mines, Chu earlier told the conference.
		By 2010, Tangshan planned a crude steel capacity of 30 million tonnes, he said, as well as 200,000 tonnes of vanadium residue and 35,000 tonnes of titanium dioxide.
	en.ce.cn /Markets/Equities/200610/25/t20061025_9121559.shtml (252 words)

	SCMP.com - Hong Kong's leading english news channel - China at 50 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The death toll in Tangshan, an otherwise undistinguished mining town about 50 kilometres north of Tianjin in Hebei province, was so huge that in terms of lives lost, it ranks among the gravest natural disasters in human history.
		Tangshan registered 8.2 on the Richter scale, among the most severe ever recorded, and registered XI, close to the limit of the Mercalli intensity scale when even iron railways are bent.
		Even now, residents of Tangshan still say that it was not until after three years, that the first survivors were moved out of their temporary hovels into new residential housing.
	special.scmp.com /chinaat50/Article/Fulltext_asp_ArticleID-19990928191042300.html (2051 words)

	Earthquakes in China
		Tangshan, a thriving industrial city with one million inhabitants, is located only about 95 miles east, and slightly south, of Beijing.
		In the early morning hours of July 28, while the city was asleep, the magnitude 8.0 earthquake with its epicenter right on the city broke a five-mile section of the fault.
		The extent of the destruction and number of deaths in Tangshan and elsewhere in China was never disclosed officially.
	www.drgeorgepc.com /EarthquakesChina.html (575 words)

	USATODAY.com - Tsunami refreshes painful memory in China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		For many in Tangshan, the TV images of loss and suffering across southern Asia recall July 28, 1976, when this city was destroyed by one of the deadliest earthquakes in recorded history.
		In the aftermath of the Tangshan disaster, doctors operated by flashlight, decomposing bodies were interred in mine shafts, and dazed residents took shelter under plastic tarps through the next frigid north China winter.
		The Tangshan, China, earthquake in 1976 is the second-deadliest known earthquake.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2005-01-16-tangshan-quake_x.htm (1628 words)

	Ascot Chase, Inc.
		Tangshan is called The Cradle of Chinese Modern Industry because China's first modernized coal mine, the first section of standard gauged railway lines, the first steam locomotive, the first pack of cement and the first piece of sanitary ware ceramic were all originally built or made in Tangshan.
		Tangshan is speeding up its pace of implementing the strategy of export-oriented economy bringing along the others and the city has become the hot spot for foreign investors coming from 40 countries and regions to make investment in.
		Within the region of Tangshan, there are three arterial railways running through from the west to the east and five feeder railways and local railways crossing from the north to the south.
	www.ascotchase.com /china_trade/tangshan/tangshan_text.asp (2206 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Tangshan's miraculous rise
		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 today, killing more than 240,000 people.
		In 1990, Tangshan was awarded the United Nations Habitat Scroll of Honour and the municipal government was chosen by the United Nations as an "outstanding organization contributing to human residence" for its reconstruction efforts after the earthquake.
		Tangshan's remarkable progress is also the best reward it could give to the millions who helped it in its hour of need.
	english.peopledaily.com.cn /200607/28/eng20060728_287480.html (541 words)

	Caltech Earthquake Engineering Research Laboratory Technical Reports - The Great Tangshan Earthquake of 1976
		A magnitude 7.8 earthquake was generated by a fault that passed through the city and caused 85% of the buildings to collapse or to be so seriously damaged as to be unusable, and the death toll was enormous.
		Although the building code had seismic design requirements, Tangshan was in a zone requiring no earthquake design. An earthquake disaster requires a large earthquake efficiently close to a large city to produce destructive ground shaking and that the city has buildings not designed to resist earthquakes.
		The Tangshan disaster met all these requirements and the result was the greatest earthquake disaster in the history of the world.
	caltecheerl.library.caltech.edu /353 (340 words)

	Tangshan - China-related Topics TA-TD - China-Related Topics
		Tangshan suffered an earthquake of moment magnitudemagnitude 8.2 on July 28, 1976, the Tangshan earthquake, which resulted in a tragically colossal number of casualties.
		Tangshan is in eastern Hebei province and is located 135 km from Beijing in the east.
		Tangshan is sometimes called "the capital of porcelain in north China".
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Tangshan (239 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Thirtieth Anniversary of Tangshan Earthquake
		Tangshan residents offered flower baskets and wine etc in commemoration of loved ones, friends and fellow compatriots who perished in the earthquake.
		Mr and Mrs Guo are old residents of Tangshan city and survivors of the earthquake.
		Residents from Tangshan city and tourists present flowers at the memorial wall in commemoration of the dead.
	www.theepochtimes.com /news/6-7-31/44432.html (201 words)

	Tangshan Hot Springs
		The Tangshan Hot Springs are situated about 30 kilometers north of Beijing proper on the road leading to the eastern range of the Western Hills.
		Tangshan Mountains are made up of two solitary peaks with screen-covered slopes: Greater Tangshan Mountain, with its needle-like crags; and Tangshan Mountain, with its peculiar rock formations.
		To the east of Lesser Tangshan Mountain is a park shaded by luxuriant green and dotted with pavilions.
	www.china.org.cn /english/TR-e/41210.htm (331 words)

	TIMEasia.com \| Visions of China: Tangshan \| 9/27/99
		Like most of Tangshan, Li was sound asleep on July 28, 1976, when an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale struck, claiming more than 240,000 lives.
		Tangshan's calamity was widely viewed as an omen that Mao's days were numbered.
		Tangshan is now heralded as a model of Chinese resourcefulness and rebirth.
	www.time.com /time/asia/magazine/99/0927/tangshan.html (604 words)

	30th anniversary of Tangshan earthquake_English_SINA.com
		Tangshan was said to have been erased from the face of the Earth after an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale flattened the centry-old industrial base in 1976.
		Tangshan, which was leveled by an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale in
		Tangshan was said to have been erased from the face of the Earth after an
	english.sina.com /z/060728tangshan/index.shtml (706 words)

	On Your Own In China
		Tangshan had the misfortune to be almost on top of the epicentre of one of the most powerful earthquakes to shake the earth's crust this century.
		In March 1982, the Chinese press announced that one-third of Tangshan's surviving residents had been re-housed, indicating that two-thirds of the population were still in makeshift shacks.
		Tangshan is closed, unless you happen to be a lucky seismologist.
	www.earnshaw.com /china/ch11.html (2675 words)

	30 rocznica trzęienia ziemi w Tangshan
		TANGSHAN, CHINA - JULY 28: (CHINA OUT) A visitor views the ruins of a building with a memorial dedicating the date of the Tangshan Earthquake, to mark the 30th anniversary of Tangshan Earthquake July 28, 2006 in Tangshan of Hebei Province, China.
		TANGSHAN, CHINA - JULY 28: (CHINA OUT) A man stands in front of the Anti-seismic Memorial Wall engraved with the name of victims of the Tangshan Earthquake to mark the 30th anniversary of the quake July 28, 2006 in Tangshan of Hebei Province, China.
		TANGSHAN, CHINA - JULY 28: (CHINA OUT) A photo showing a family killed by the Tangshan Earthquake is posted at the Anti-seismic Memorial Wall, at a ceremony to mark the 30th anniversary of the earthquake July 28, 2006 in Tangshan of Hebei Province, China.
	www.eastnews.pl /news/temat.php?temat=00113981 (546 words)

	Caltech Earthquake Engineering Research Laboratory Technical Reports - The Great Tangshan Earthquake of 1976
		Although the building code had seismic design requirements, Tangshan was in a zone requiring no earthquake design. An earthquake disaster requires a large earthquake efficiently close to a large city to produce destructive ground shaking and that the city has buildings not designed to resist earthquakes.
		The Tangshan disaster met all these requirements and the result was the greatest earthquake disaster in the history of the world.
		Many countries have cities whose situation is similar to that of pre-earthquake Tangshan, that is, an estimated low probability of being struck by destructive ground shaking and many buildings with low seismic resistance so this report should be of special interest to engineers, architects, and government officials in these seismic countries.
	resolver.caltech.edu /CaltechEERL:EERL.2002.001 (340 words)

	BakuTODAY.net - 30 years after Tangshan quake, China grieves, celebrates heroism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		China has marked the 30th anniversary of the Tangshan earthquake that claimed over 240,000 lives with residents still in deep mourning and authorities hailing the rebuilding of the city as a miracle.
		"The great Tangshan earthquake was one of the most devastating disasters the world has known, but the heroism of the Tangshan people refused to die," Tangshan Communist Party boss Zhang He said Friday at a memorial service in the city.
		Another point of controversy that still lingers is whether or not the government could have done more to prevent the enormous loss of life after receiving warnings from seismologists of an imminent quake in the area.
	www.bakutoday.net /view.php?d=24376 (816 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Tangshan 30 Years On
		At 3:42am on July 28, 1976, Tangshan city, with a population of one million, was obliterated after a blue light flashed across the sky.
		In the book "Revelations from the Tangshan earthquake", we are told that,in fact, at the end of 1975, the steam coming out of Tangshan's water company had shown signs of irregularity.
		On two occasions, twelve and six days before the Tangshan earthquake, Leting Red Guard High School and the earthquake research group from Shanhaiguan First Secondary school sent a written forecast to related departments predicting that there would be a higher than magnitude 5 destructive earthquake occurring.
	en.epochtimes.com /news/6-7-31/44431.html (1244 words)

	::Conmemora China 30Â° aniversario de terremoto en Tangshan::
		TANGSHAN, Hebei, 28 jul (Xinhua) -- MÃ¡s de 1.000 personas participaron esta maÃ±ana en las actividades conmemorativas del XXX aniversario del terrible terremoto que causÃ³ la muerte a mÃ¡s de 240.
		Un terremoto de 7,8 grados en la escala de Richter devastÃ³ Tangshan, ubicada a 200 kilÃ³metros al oriente de Beijing, en las primeras horas del 28 de julio de 1976 y causÃ³ la muerte a 242.769 personas y heridas de gravedad a 164.851.
		El sismo de Tangshan, que ocurriÃ³ en 1976 en la ciudad norteÃ±a china de Tangshan con una intensidad de 7,8 grados en la escala de Richter, provocÃ³ 243.000 muertos, 175.000 heridos graves y 10.000 millones de yuanes (1.250 millones de dÃ³lares USA) en pÃ©rdidas econÃ³micas directas.
	www.spanish.xinhuanet.com /spanish/2006-07/29/content_292107.htm (945 words)

	Sitios de Hebei (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Great Tangshan Earthquake - An account of the anticipation of the great earthquake of 1976, and the steps that the authorities took in the preceding days.
		SpiNet - 1976 Tangshan Earthquake - Describes the geology of the region, and the causes of the quake.
		Tangshan - The Deadliest Earthquake - Brief account of the disaster, including the warning signs and the aftermath, from About.com.
	www.gamarod.com.ar /dmoz/cat.asp?/Regional/Asia/China/Hebei/Tangshan (92 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Asia-Pacific \| China marks Tangshan earthquake
		"The great Tangshan earthquake was one of the most devastating disasters the world has known, but the heroism of the Tangshan people refused to die," Tangshan Communist Party leader Zhang He said at a memorial service in the city.
		Premier Zhou Enlai had died in January 1976 and by July Communist leader Mao Tse-tung was very ill. He died two months later and the earthquake came to be seen by many as an omen for his death and the end of an era.
		Tangshan has now been completely rebuilt and is home to steel and mining industries.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5221296.stm (524 words)

	China marks 30th anniversary of Tangshan earthquake
		Zhang He, secretary of the CPC Tangshan City Committee, said that citizens have gradually stepped out of the shadow of the quake and a new Tangshan with a robust economy, a stable society and happy citizens has been born from the ruins and debris.
		More than seven million people live in the 13,472 square-kilometer Tangshan municipal area, including an urban population of three million, according to the official website of the Tangshan city government.
		An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale razed Tangshan, 200 kilometers east of Beijing, early in the morning of July 28, 1976, leaving 242,769 people dead and 164,851 critically injured.
	en.ce.cn /National/Government/200607/29/t20060729_7925773.shtml (423 words)

	Tangshan a fini de se régénérer
		Quarante-trois jours séparent la destruction de Tangshan, le 28 juillet 1976, de la mort du vieux dictateur, le 9 septembre.
		Après Tangshan, Mao fut transféré pour six semaines d'agonie dans le «202», un bâtiment spécialement renforcé pour résister aux tremblements de terre, au coeur de Zhongnanhai, la cité interdite du communisme chinois.
		D'autres racontent que Tangshan, enfin libérée, pouvait se laisser aller à son deuil.
	www.lefigaro.fr /reportage/20060814.FIG000000161_tangshan_a_fini_de_se_regenerer.html (3381 words)

	Tangshan - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		A coal-mining center in the Kailan basin, Tangshan is also a major industrial hub with iron- and steelworks.
		Tangshan Jidong Cement Co Ltd (000401) Weekly Earnings Information
		Tangshan Desai Shuangfeng Rubber Co., Ltd. set up.(NEWSDESK: Establishment)(Tangshan Desai Rubber Co. Ltd., Tangshan Shuangfeng Plastic & Rubber Co. Ltd.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Tangshan.html (338 words)

	Why commemorate the Tangshan earthquake?
		At the time of the Tangshan earthquake, there was probably not a single news reporter on site who had undergone rigorous training and who had international impartial recognition; no professional western news organization was on the scene.
		Another person who arrived in Tangshan after the disaster wrote that among the ruined buildings stretching off to the horizon were multitudes of white objects glittering in the fierce summer sun.
		In Tangshan, which had undergone the throes of the Cultural Revolution, and which was the site of repeated military clashes and disasters, there was no looting or rioting post-earthquake.
	www.danwei.org /trends_and_buzz/why_commemorate_the_tangshan_e.php (2374 words)

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