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Tangshan () is a Prefecture-level City in Hebei province, People's Republic Of China . HISTORY Tangshan suffered an Earthquake of Magnitude 8.2 (7.8 from official report) on July 28 , 1976 , the Tangshan Earthquake , which resulted in a tragically colossal number of casualties. The official death toll was 255,000, but many experts believe that the actual number of fatalities was two to three times that number, making it the most destructive earthquake in modern history. As a result of the earthquake, most of the town had to be rebuilt.very low population in tangshan. It is a small city in China ECONOMY Tangshan is sometimes called "the capital of Porcelain in north China". SIGHTS
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