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Sichuan, China Earthquake Captured on Video

May 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Earthquake 7.8 at 14:28 on May 12,2008,in Wenchuan County,Sichuan,China.The video was shot by a university student with his mobile telephone in his bedroom in Sichuan University in Chengdu,Sichuan,China.The earthquake epicentre is located in Wenchuan County, Sichuan, China.The distance of Chengdu from the earthquake epicentre is 90 KM,and the feeling of the earthquake in Chengdu was […]

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Tags: China · disasters · nature

RIP, Kai Tak Airport of Hong Kong

March 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Planes landing at Kai Tak airport (now defunct):

From the YouTube page:
Kai Tak Airport (1925 - 1998) “traditional Chinese: 啟德機場” was the world’s busiest international airport. The growth of Hong Kong put a strain on the airport’s capacity. The airport was designed to handle 24 million passengers per year but in 1996, Kai Tak had already […]

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Tags: China · airports