Across China: Sichuan
China Daily | Updated: 2010-02-02 07:47
County seat renamed
The new seat of Beichuan county was formally established in Yongchang town on Sunday, State-run Xinhua News Agency reported.
The new seat is between Yong'an town and Anchang town, about 23 km from the former county seat. The new town's name, Yongchang, which means "eternal prosperity" in Chinese, was given by President Hu Jintao.
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