Boating on quake lake coming soon

In response to the demand, authorities in Mianyang decided to launch a tour program to take people to see the tragic sites, Chen said.

The aerial photo taken on May 26, 2008 shows the landslide  mud that formed the Tangjiashan quake lake near Beichuan  County in southwest China's Sichuan Province. China plans  to turn the Tangjiashan "quake lake" into a scenic spot  amid efforts to rebuild a county downstream, a local  official said on Monday. [Xinhua]

The one-day tour includes a visit to Beichuan High School and Jina Qiang village, he said.

Eighty percent of the buildings in Beichuan were leveled in the quake, Chen said.