After the great earthquake in Yushu, people from all over the country came to help rebuild.
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The earthquake of 14 April 2010, of magnitude 7.1, killed about 2,700 people and flattened most of the town of Jiegu. Yushu also holds much of 三江源, the headwaters of the Yangtze, the Yellow River and the Mekong. The official name is 玉树藏族自治州.
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In literature 玉树, 'jade tree', praises a handsome young man, as in the idiom 玉树临风, 'a jade tree facing the wind'.
