四川省汶川县发生里氏7.8级地震。

A major earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale has hit Wenchuan County in Sichuan.

四川省汶川县地处岷江上游，是我国泥石流频发地区。

Wenchuan county in Sichuan is located on head of Minjiang, where debris flow takes place frequently.

地震中心在汶川县，位于离省会城市成都大约90公里的西北方向。

The epicentre was in Wenchuan County, some 90km northwest of the provincial capital of Chengdu.

在四川省汶川县映秀镇，当地4月4日举行万人公祭活动，缅怀所有在5·12大地震中遇难的人们。

In Yingxiu Town, Wenchuan County, over 10000 people Saturday participated in the ceremony of public sacrifice to the victims of the May 12 Earthquake.

什邡县、彭州市、都江堰市、汶川县等地，分布着诸多的旅游景点，形成了一个特殊的集山景、水景、生景、气景和文景的旅游片区。

Shifang, Pengzhou, Dujiangyan and Wenchuan are rich in tourist resources which form a tract of tourist spots consisting of mountains and rivers, forest and artificial landscapes.