Diexi, Mao County
Diexi (Chinese: 叠溪镇; pinyin: Diéxī zhèn; Tibetan: ཏེ་ཞི་གྲོང་རྡལ།, Wylie: te zhi grong rdal) is a town in Mao County, Ngawa Prefecture, Sichuan, China. As of 2000, it has a population of 2,697.[1]
Diexi | |
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| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Characters | 叠溪 |
| • Pinyin | Diéxī |
 Diexi | |
  Diexi Location in China | |
| Coordinates: 32°2′37″N 103°40′45″E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture | Ngawa |
| County | Mao County |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,697 |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) |
The old town of Diexi was destroyed in the 1933 Diexi earthquake and sank into Diexi Lake. On 24 June 2017, a landslide occurred in Xinmo Village (新磨村), Diexi.[2]
References
- Profile of Mao County (in Chinese), visited on May 25, 2008.
- "牵挂·守望·搜救——四川茂县山体垮塌灾害３６小时救援纪实" (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. 26 June 2017.
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