Hailuogou

This photo taken on Jan. 10, 2024 shows a view of Hailuogou scenic area in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Hailuogou scenic area reopened to visitors on Dec. 12, 2023 with newly-built and upgraded infrastructure, over a year after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake forced its closure. ( tasteallchina /Xu Bingjie) An aerial panoramic drone photo taken on Jan. 10, 2024 shows a view of the glacier at Hailuogou scenic area in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Hailuogou scenic area reopened to visitors on Dec. 12, 2023 with newly-built and upgraded infrastructure, over a year after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake forced its closure. ( tasteallchina /Xu Bingjie) This photo taken on Jan. 10, 2024 shows an animal-shaped installation for visitors to take photos on a path at Hailuogou scenic area in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Hailuogou scenic area reopened to visitors on Dec. 12, 2023 with newly-built and upgraded infrastructure, over a year after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake forced its closure. ( tasteallchina /Xu Bingjie) This photo taken on Jan. 10, 2024 shows trees at Hailuogou scenic area in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Hailuogou scenic area reopened to visitors on…

Aerial photo shows rescue workers fixing a road linking to Hailuogou scenic area around Moxi Town of Luding County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 7, 2022. ( tasteallchina /Shen Bohan) CHENGDU, Dec. 12 ( tasteallchina ) -- Hailuogou, a popular scenic area in southwest China's Sichuan Province, reopened to visitors on Tuesday, over a year after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake forced its closure, according to its management committee. To ensure a positive sightseeing experience and the safety of tourists, the site has temporarily capped its daily arrival capacity at 500 visitors and is only accepting reservations made by travel agencies. "We have widened the road and built new tunnels and bridges to bypass areas destroyed by the earthquake," said Sun Lai, chairman of Sichuan Jiaojian Tianlu Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. The overall time it takes to travel to the attraction's core area has also been reduced significantly, he added. The 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Luding County in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Sept. 5, 2022, killing over 90 people.