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Now and then: Rebirth of Tangshan 40 years after quake

Updated: Jul 25,2016 2:23 PM     chinadaily.com.cn

The black-and-white image shows the devastation after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Tangshan in North China’s Hebei province on July 28, 1976, while the colored part shows the city’s redeveloped urban area on July 9, 2016.[Photo/Xinhua]

The black-and-white photo shows how the catastrophic earthquake turned Tangshan into ruins on July 28, 1976, while the colored part shows the Yuntian Square on July 18, 2016.[Photo/Xinhua]

The black-and-white part shows the ruined Tangshan after the earthquake on July 28, 1976, while the colored image reveals a busy intersection in Tangshan city on July 16, 2016.[Photo/Xinhua]

The black-and-white part shows the ruined Tangshan after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake on July 28, 1976, while the colorful part exhibits the night scene in Tangshan city on Feb 26, 2015.[Photo/Xinhua]

The black-and-white photo shows the ruined Tangshan after the quake on July 28, 1976, while the colored picture exhibits the night scene at the earthquake monument square in Tangshan city on July 23, 2016.[Photo/Xinhua]

The black-and-white part shows the impact of the earthquake on Tangshan on July 28, 1976, while the colored part exhibits the redeveloped Tangshan city, on July 9, 2016.[Photo/Xinhua]

The black-and-white part shows people searching the rubbles after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Tangshan on July 28, 1976, while the colored part exhibits the lotus at Nanhu garden in Tangshan city on July 9, 2016.[Photo/Xinhua]

The black-and-white part shows the ruined Tangshan after the devastating earthquake on July 28, 1976, while the colored picture exhibits the site of 2016 Tangshan International Horticultural Exposition on July 9, 2016.[Photo/Xinhua]