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Dahejia
Dahejia Town () is a town under Jishishan County, in Linxia, Gansu. It is located on the south bank of the Yellow River, bordering Qinghai province on what can be considered the boundary between the Loess Plateau and the Tibetan Plateau. History The area around Dahejia has been inhabited since 5,000 years ago by the Majiayao culture. The town has long been the site of an the Linjin ferry, an important ferry crossing in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. This also established the town as a trading base on the Silk Road and a military chokepoint. It was a marketplace for tea and horses. In 1988 a 161 meter long bridge opened, replacing the ferry. A second bridge was built in 2019. Dahejia town was merged from the former Dahejia township and Shibaozi township. Dahejia was one of the most severely hit areas by the 2023 Jishishan earthquake, recording 78 deaths and over 5,200 homes becoming inhabitable Demographics In 1996, the population was 12,000, of which 42% are Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Jishishan Earthquake
On 18 December 2023 at around 23:59:30 CST, an earthquake with a Seismic magnitude scales, magnitude of 5.9–6.2 struck Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar Autonomous County, Jishishan County, in Gansu Province, China. The shallow thrust faulting earthquake struck a densely populated area on the border between the provinces of Gansu and Qinghai. It caused 151 deaths and 982 injuries to others. This made it China's deadliest earthquake since the 2014 Ludian earthquake. Tectonic setting The Jishi Shan range lies in the easternmost segment of the Qilian Mountains that form part of the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau. The plateau is a thickened zone of continental crust formed as a result of the ongoing continental collision, collision between the Indian plate and the Eurasian plate. The plateau continues to be pushed northwards, while spreading laterally, causing the development of a combination of large left-lateral strike-slip faults and zone of thrust faulting. The NNW� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
