Beichuan Earthquake Museum (北川国家地震遗址博物馆) is a memorial museum of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. The museum is located in Beichuan County, Sichuan

Sichuan

' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...

, China.

Components

The museum is composed of three parts:

• The museum and service area

The museum and service area is located in the site of the old Beichuan High School. To the south of the museum is the service area.

• Ruins of the old Beichuan county seat

The old Beichuan county seat was located in Qushan Town (曲山镇). After the earthquake, the county seat was moved to Yongchang Town (永昌镇), which belonged to the An

An County

An County is a county in Mianyang, Sichuan, China.It has an area of 1,404 square kilometers and a population of 500,000.-Administrative divisions:An County has 17 towns and 3 townships.*Towns:**Anchang...

 county before the earthquake. The old Beichuan county seat was abandoned, and the ruins were preserved. There were hydraulic engineering projects to help perserve the site. The old county seat has been formally opened to the public since October 1, 2011.

• Tangjiashan Lake
  Tangjiashan Lake
  Tangjiashan Lake is a landslide dam-created lake on the Jian River, which was formed by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Its name comes from the nearby mountain Tangjiashan. On May 24, 2008 the water level rose by in a single day, reaching a depth of , just below the barrier level...
  
  

Tangjiashan Lake is a landslide-dammed lake formed in the earthquake.