Shifang , formerly Shifang County , is a county-level city in Sichuan , China under the municipal administration of Deyang . It is located about from Chengdu . It had an area of and a population of 430,000 in 2004 . Shifang has a history stretching back over two thousand years . It suffered heavy damage during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake . The city was also the scene of a large-scale environmental protest against a copper smelting plant in July 2012
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake
Shifang