Introduction

Tangshan is a heroic city at the foot of the Great Wall in Hebei Province, north China. After surviving a catastrophic earthquake that shocked the world more than four decades ago, it has reestablished itself. Its unusual journey from destruction to regeneration and rejuvenation is a miracle in the history of mankind against natural disasters, which has been achieved under the wise leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and with selfless support from the military and civilians across the country. With sweat, blood, and even lives, the courageous people of Tangshan braved the earthquake, and carried out disaster relief, home reconstruction, and economic development.

The past four decades saw Tangshan people rising from the ruins and building their home into a brand-new city. With leapfrog development, Tangshan has bid a determined farewell to the past, becoming a bright pearl on the eastern Hebei plain.(https://www.daowen.com)

Tangshan serves well as a patriotic education base. New Tangshan, carrying forward the enduring anti-earthquake spirit of selfishless devotion in the interest of the public, sharing weal and woe, being indomitable, persevering and forging ahead bravely, is striding forward into a new phase of highquality development in the new era.