The Diexi Earthquake Site is located 2.5 kilometers southeast of Jiaochang Township, Maoxian County, on the second-level platform on the east bank of the Minjiang River, with Qizhu Mountain as its back and Minjiang River down, with an area of 220,000 square meters. According to literature records, Diexi Han was Canling County, early Tang was Jizhou, Ming Dynasty was Diexi Qianhuo, Qing Dynasty was changed to Wei, and later it was attached to Maoxian. Diexi City was built during the Zhenguan period. In the eleventh year of Ming Hongwu, the imperial envoy Ding Yu asked Tong Sheng to restore the old place. It was one zhang high, three hundred and dozens of zhang around, and four gates. Xicheng is located on the edge of Songmao Road, which is not only an important military town but also a distribution center for merchants and tourists. On August 25, 1933, a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 occurred here. At that time, the central part of the entire Diexi City collapsed almost straight, and all 21 Qiang villages were submerged. dammed lake. The local people are used to calling the lake "Haizi", so this dammed lake of more than 3.5 million square meters was named "Diexi Haizi", with a total of two Haizi. After the earthquake, only a corner of the east gate of the ancient city remains, and a section of the south wall has a stone lion, a stone roller, a stone tablet and a stone jar. The site is still well preserved, and is an important site for the international earthquake research community to study earthquakes, and a state-level cultural relics protection unit. In addition, there are also some scenic spots such as Jiangtai, Fugui Mountain, Stealing Oil Cave, Yulei Cave, and the return tour of the tortoise.
In 1933, the 7.5 magnitude earthquake caused the peaks on the banks of the Lijiang River to fall more than 500 meters straight, and the heavy town of Silk Ling, more than 270 meters above the river, collapsed and disappeared in a white land. 21 Dongzhais were destroyed, and 6,865 people were killed. On the 45th day after the earthquake, the lake broke the dam, and the 20-foot high wild waves poured down, destroying the Dujiangyan water conservancy facilities, and killing more than 2,500 people. The earthquake left two large and small seas of relatively stable geological sheds and Baiwazhai, which is today's Diexi Haizi.
The Pentium River formed a very large-scale Fortress Lake here, surrounded by mountains, beautiful natural scenery, it formed in the Republic of China period of a huge earthquake, overnight the bustling Diexi ancient town was flooded by the earthquake fortress lake, almost no one escaped.
The lake formed by the 1933 earthquake is free. The toilet on the roadside was built by locals and charged 1 yuan. There are also some shops. The scenery of Diexi Haizi is average, there is an observation deck, and there are white yak for tourists to take pictures.
The power of nature, Haizi is called the mainland, and the Tibetan area is called "cuo"
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On the way to Jiuzhaigou in Chengdu, you must pass through Maoxian County and Diexi Haizi. The bus stops there to rest and you can see the scenery of Haizi. There is only one viewing platform, and locals take pictures with white yak. There are also some vendors selling various mountain goods. According to the tour guide, that place is full of pepper peppers, so you can buy some to take back, others... it depends on you are happy.