Jishi Mountain County, located at the junction of Gansu and Qinghai provinces, China, because a strong earthquake became the focus of public opinion.This little town that was previously known was not only the longest -named county town in China, but also the hometown of Chinese color pottery with national treasure -level cultural relics.
■ The only security home of China
The full name of Ji Shishan County is the Sarah Autonomous County of the Tongxiang Township of Jishi Mountain. It is the only multi -ethnic autonomous county in Gansu.About two -thirds of the county's 240,000 population are ethnic minorities, and 10 ethnic groups such as security, Dongxiang, Sarah, Hui, Han, Turkey, and Tibetan are gathered.This is also the only security settlement in China, and there are more than 20,000 security guards.
■ There are many traditional civil structure bungalows
Daily Economic News quoted security experts from the public customs that before the 1990s, the security guards lived in civil engineering bungalows. With the development of the economy, some security people renovated houses into brick and wood, brick mix, and concrete structures.At the time of this earthquake, the degree of harm of the concrete structure was lighter than that of traditional civil structure houses.
■ Hometown of Chinese Pottery
As the early birthplace and spread of the ancient culture of the Yellow River, Ji Shishan County has a wealth of historical and cultural heritage.This is one of the most concentrated regions in China to date.The ancient pottery pot vortex of the ancient pottery tank, which is known as the colorful pottery king, was discovered by local villagers in 1950.The Baoan Cultural Heritage Baojian waist knife was also presented as a Chinese national ceremony.
■ Gansu deep poverty county
This county town in the southwest of Gansu has more than 200 kilometers from provincial capital cities such as Lanzhou and Xining.It is restricted by geographical and natural factors, Ji Shishan County was once one of the 23 deep poverty counties in Gansu Province.After years of hard work, the local area has achieved the county's poverty alleviation target in February 2020.
■ Located in the northern edge of Laji Mountain
Jishi Mountain County is located in the northern edge of Lashan Mountain. Although occasional earthquakes occur in the past, such a strong earthquake occurred.Since 1900, within 100 kilometers of the neighboring district of the earthquake, seven magnitude 5 earthquakes have occurred.The largest earthquake was a magnitude 6.7 earthquake in Kangle County in February 1936.The last magnitude 5 earthquake was a magnitude 5.7 earthquake in the Xiahe River in October 2019, about 72 kilometers from the epicenter.After the earthquake, a 70 -year -old resident of Jishishan County told AFP that he had never experienced such a strong earthquake in his life.
