105 years ago today, on December 16, 1920 (November 7, 1920, the Haiyuan earthquake in Ningxia killed 230,000 people. On the night of December 16, 1920, a violent earthquake suddenly occurred in Haiyuan area, Ningxia. People had just woken up from their dreams when they were buried underground by collapsed houses. The earth was shaking, the sky was gloomy, there was a continuous roar of thunder and wind, and there was a flash of light in the sky. Wild animals were clustered in the wilderness, wailing endlessly. The earthquake reached a magnitude of 8.5. A vast area within a radius of 300 miles was affected. From the west of Jingzhou to Huining and the south of Haiyuan to Qinzhou, it can be felt in more than 60 counties and districts. During the Ming Dynasty, aftershocks continued, the north wind roared and dust filled the air. Four cities were reduced to ruins, and no human voices could be heard. The death toll from this earthquake has reached as many as 230,000. Due to the vast area, there was almost no rescue work, and more than 500,000 people were killed and injured. At 20:06:09 on December 16, 1920, a magnitude 8.5 earthquake occurred in Haiyuan, Ningxia! According to subsequent investigation and analysis by earthquake workers, the damage degree of this earthquake was even stronger than the magnitude 8.5 confirmed at that time, because the macro intensity of the Haiyuan Ganyanchi area, where the damage was most serious, reached 12 degrees, and the aftershocks continued. For three years... the mountains shook, lightning and thunder flashed, the sun and moon trembled, and the heaven and earth were windy. There were countless cracks in the ground, all humans and animals died, and a team of camel merchants fell into the cracks in the ground. Seventy cities disappeared without a shadow in an instant, and hundreds of radius were wiped out. The earthquake in Haiyuan, Ningxia has cracked and now has caused deaths in hundreds of counties, including 230,000 people. For more than 20,000 miles, no one was found. New Qing, Shaanxi and Gansu, Shanxi, Sui, Sichuan and Yunnan, eight provinces were in turmoil, and Shanghai shook Hong Kong. Three years after the aftershock, historical inscription: 8.5, Haiyuan testified.