Èr líng líng bā nián de dìzhèn duì Miányángshì zàochéng le jùdà pòhuài.
The 2008 earthquake caused massive damage to Mianyang.
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culture
Mianyang is nicknamed 中国科技城 ("China's Science & Tech City") — it houses the China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP), the country's core nuclear weapons R&D institute, relocated there during the Third Front (三线建设) program in the 1960s.
history
Mianyang was one of the cities hardest hit by the May 12, 2008 Wenchuan earthquake (汶川大地震) — 北川 county within Mianyang was nearly destroyed and rebuilt at a new site.
