8 months after the Wenchuan earthquake: Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan A selection of photographs of an explorative roadtrip up from Chengdu towards Dujiangyan, Yingxiu and Wenchuan, taken on January 21, 2009. As a former resident of Chengdu, I am quite familiar with the area. Likewise, as someone who studies urban and regional planning in China, I wanted to see first-hand where things stood in terms of reconstruction. <br/><br/>The scale of visible destruction was absolutely astounding, not only to the housing and habitated areas, but - perhaps even more so - to the countryside (specifically: the mountains and rivers) itself. Nevertheless, structures, roads and lifes are being rebuild at record speed (FEMA should send officials to witness the resolve and efficiencies at work here). <br/><br/>While certain parts of Dujiangyan, and almost all of Yingxiu, are still in rubble, the city of Wenchuan itself was surprisingly alive and positive. In my estimate, about 90% of all structures (new and old) were (again) inhabitable and functional. The city serves as an important regional center for commerce and transportation, and may have been prioritized by the Chinese government as a locality to be reconstructed before most every other place in the area. <br/><br/>All pictures taken with the Leica D-Lux 4, some processing in Lightroom 2.1 Uploaded February 3/4, 2009. <br/><br/>I recently conducted a more <a href="http://www.gatheringmountains.net/NYCAS_2009_Wenchuan.pdf" target="_blank">in-depth study regarding the circumstances of the recovery and reconstruction efforts </a>which was presented at NYCAS 2009, Cornell University, Oct. 9-11, 2009. (PDF file, 3MB, opens in new window)<br/><br/>Thomas H. Hahn<br/>Ithaca, NY en-us (C) Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:54:36 GMT Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:29:09 GMT Architecture and Structures http://hahn.zenfolio.com/img/s1/v6/p977336088-10.jpg 8 months after the Wenchuan earthquake: Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan 106 120 The town of Dujiangyan was hit hard http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e31C8AB86

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) The town of Dujiangyan was hit hard http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e31C8AB86 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:56:49 GMT The Erwang Temple in Dujiangyan. It'll take three more years to reopen this World Heritage Site http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e23BFFF9F

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) The Erwang Temple in Dujiangyan. It'll take three more years to reopen this World Heritage Site http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e23BFFF9F Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:57:18 GMT Russian-built water engineering facility from the 1950s, defunct http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e20DD9B1C

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Russian-built water engineering facility from the 1950s, defunct http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e20DD9B1C Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:58:01 GMT Formerly a posh club for cadres next to the river in Dujiangyan http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e365E9A94

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Formerly a posh club for cadres next to the river in Dujiangyan http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e365E9A94 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:58:42 GMT Destroyed stalls and stands, formerly catering to tourists http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e219CB4FE

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Destroyed stalls and stands, formerly catering to tourists http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e219CB4FE Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:59:33 GMT Landslide burying traditional house below, with contemporary house above http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e392A986E

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Landslide burying traditional house below, with contemporary house above http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e392A986E Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:00:16 GMT Dujiangyan housing complex, deserted I http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e29A81D2C

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Dujiangyan housing complex, deserted I http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e29A81D2C Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:00:59 GMT Dujiangyan housing complex, deserted II http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e2B154D0A

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Dujiangyan housing complex, deserted II http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e2B154D0A Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:01:41 GMT Dujiangyan housing complex, deserted III http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e3BA391C8

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Dujiangyan housing complex, deserted III http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e3BA391C8 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:02:22 GMT Dujiangyan housing complex, deserted IV http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e380A2A21

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Dujiangyan housing complex, deserted IV http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e380A2A21 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:03:03 GMT Dujiangyan housing complex, deserted V http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e2EABCC3A

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Dujiangyan housing complex, deserted V http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e2EABCC3A Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:03:49 GMT Two survivors in mourning habit - they lost immediate relatives http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e24A36675

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Two survivors in mourning habit - they lost immediate relatives http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e24A36675 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:05:23 GMT Two survivors in mourning habit II http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e33AD6B33

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Two survivors in mourning habit II http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e33AD6B33 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:06:01 GMT The old road leading up into the mountains collapsed or was buried by massive landslides http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e2BC09CA7

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) The old road leading up into the mountains collapsed or was buried by massive landslides http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e2BC09CA7 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:06:41 GMT Detail of the damage to the bridge http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e221C5FDF

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Detail of the damage to the bridge http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e221C5FDF Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:07:33 GMT Town of Yingxiu: The school grounds http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e237FB034

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Town of Yingxiu: The school grounds http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e237FB034 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:08:09 GMT Town of Yingxiu: The school grounds - main administrative building http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e33CD97A4

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Town of Yingxiu: The school grounds - main administrative building http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e33CD97A4 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:08:48 GMT Town of Yingxiu: The school grounds - buildings leaning this way and that http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e38D42E66

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Town of Yingxiu: The school grounds - buildings leaning this way and that http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e38D42E66 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:09:28 GMT Town of Yingxiu: Relatively sound structure on the left, total collapse on the right http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e2BE83325

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Town of Yingxiu: Relatively sound structure on the left, total collapse on the right http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e2BE83325 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:10:05 GMT Town of Yingxiu: Totally collapsed structure, view from the back http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e2FDF5210

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Town of Yingxiu: Totally collapsed structure, view from the back http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e2FDF5210 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:13:57 GMT Town of Yingxiu: Totally collapsed structure, view from around the front http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e2E9E9655

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Town of Yingxiu: Totally collapsed structure, view from around the front http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e2E9E9655 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:10:44 GMT Town of Yingxiu: Four-storeyd structure, staircase detail http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e3D285B13

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Town of Yingxiu: Four-storeyd structure, staircase detail http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e3D285B13 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:11:27 GMT Town of Yingxiu: Lost and found in the school's rubble http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e358FCC87

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Town of Yingxiu: Lost and found in the school's rubble http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e358FCC87 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:12:10 GMT Town of Yingxiu: Some child, left behind... http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e2FDFB037

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Town of Yingxiu: Some child, left behind... http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e2FDFB037 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:13:06 GMT Town of Yingxiu: The school's motto http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e392AD21B

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Town of Yingxiu: The school's motto http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e392AD21B Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:56:10 GMT Bridge across the river, leading nowhere now I http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e3C92F61F

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Bridge across the river, leading nowhere now I http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e3C92F61F Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:17:36 GMT Bridge across the river, leading nowhere now II http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e240A1507

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Bridge across the river, leading nowhere now II http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e240A1507 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:18:38 GMT Suspension bridge, with the anchors shaken loose http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e3C987E88

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Suspension bridge, with the anchors shaken loose http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e3C987E88 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:19:29 GMT It was flooded by the river, but held out (I went a ways across) http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e23A7667F

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) It was flooded by the river, but held out (I went a ways across) http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e23A7667F Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:20:30 GMT Wenchuan: New housing going up along the river http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e31CF67C8

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Wenchuan: New housing going up along the river http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e31CF67C8 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:21:29 GMT Wenchuan: Concrete layer structures, uninhabitable http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e361BBC64

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Wenchuan: Concrete layer structures, uninhabitable http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e361BBC64 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:22:27 GMT Wenchuan: Not yet rehabilitated, or perhaps slated for the bulldozers http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e2F25ED56

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Wenchuan: Not yet rehabilitated, or perhaps slated for the bulldozers http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e2F25ED56 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:25:32 GMT Wenchuan: Street lighting, partially ripped and exploded http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e36B25ECA

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Wenchuan: Street lighting, partially ripped and exploded http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e36B25ECA Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:26:03 GMT Wenchuan: Heavy equipment is still dominating the roads everywhere http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e3C163DF2

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Wenchuan: Heavy equipment is still dominating the roads everywhere http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e3C163DF2 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:26:45 GMT Wenchuan: Tidy new development, almost completed; storefronts not yet opened, though http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e25D9E09A

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Wenchuan: Tidy new development, almost completed; storefronts not yet opened, though http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e25D9E09A Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:27:32 GMT The southern end of Wenchuan, still blocked by huge boulders http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e3C18718F

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) The southern end of Wenchuan, still blocked by huge boulders http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e3C18718F Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:28:20 GMT Temporary housing, with building materials piling up alongside http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e24E2228E

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Temporary housing, with building materials piling up alongside http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e24E2228E Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:16:41 GMT Newly (and better) constructed three-story residency http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e3A40F718

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Newly (and better) constructed three-story residency http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e3A40F718 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:29:09 GMT No matter what, Wenchuan was getting ready for the Chinese (Lunar) New Year Festival http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e3B23BCEE

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) No matter what, Wenchuan was getting ready for the Chinese (Lunar) New Year Festival http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e3B23BCEE Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:23:53 GMT Mechanized drummers as part of the installation to announce the New Year http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e294CDCA5

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Mechanized drummers as part of the installation to announce the New Year http://hahn.zenfolio.com/wenchuan/e294CDCA5 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:24:47 GMT