A 7.1-magnitude earthquake rocked the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu, northwest China's Qinghai Province on April 14, 2010.

The province had experienced 53 earthquakes above a magnitude of 5 on the Richter scale since 2001, according to China Earthquake Administration.

	Taiwan medical team in Qinghai	Banks and shops reopen in Yushu

Overseas Chinese help quake victims	Communication lines repaired in Yushu	Relief work continues despite snowfall

Experts locates macro epicenter	Qinghai government holds meeting on reconstruction	Yushu to resume classes before May

Quake survivors say farewell to their loved ones	Relief work makes significant progress	Yushu people can enjoy warm food

Medical staff rush to quake-hit area to help rescue work	People across China send wishes to Yushu	The 11th Panchen Lama prays for quake victims

Volunteers take care of quake children	Qinghai province mourns quake victims	Day of mourning for quake victims

Charity donation night for Yushu quake	Health workers check water safety	3 survivors rescued after 5 days

A little monk's housework	Orphan care center set up in Yushu	CCTV to stage benefit event for victims of Yushu earthquake

Quake death toll rises to 2,039	HK hero's body returns home	More than 70 students in Yushu County return to school

Taiwan medical team arrive in quake region	President Hu visits quake-hit Yushu	Sniffer dogs play vital role in Yushu rescue work

Power resumes in Yushu	Tibetan students volunteer to work as interpreters	Armed police pitch tents for survivors

Local primary school resumes classes in Yushu County	Medical teams work around the clock	Boy volunteer in quake zone

State Council hold 2nd press conference on quake	Death toll from Yushu quake rises to 760	Donate to help people in Yushu

Sensing image maps to see before and after quake hit Yushu	23 students rescued at Yushu primary school	Death toll rises to 617 in China's Qinghai quake

Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

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Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, covering 267,000 square kilometers, has a population of more than 252,700 people, 97 percent of whom are Tibetans, and 21,700 people are farmers and herdsmen.

The prefecture, with an average altitude of 4,000 meters, is south to Mongolian-Tibetan-Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of Haixi, west to Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Golog, northwest to Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze in Sichuan Province and north to Qamdo Prefecture and northeast to Nagqu Prefecture in Tibet Autonomous Region and southeast to Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bayingolin in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

The gross domestic product of the prefecture reached more than 2.5 billion yuan (about 367.6 million U.S. dollars) in 2009.

The prefecture experienced a 5.0-magnitude earthquake on July 18, 2006 and a 5.6-magnitude quake on the second day, followed by a series of aftershocks. The epicenters were in sparsely populated pasturing area, and no casualties were reported.

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