People experience virtual earthquake

2007-12-20 19:50:52 CRIENGLISH

People experience the virtual earthquake in a tilting house with cracks on walls at an education and communication center for civil protection established Wednesday in Beijing. [Photo: bjd.com.cn]

An education and communication center for civil protection was established Wednesday in Beijing's Xicheng District, allowing locals easy access to public security knowledge.

Located underground, the center is equipped with a supervision system. It also provides case analyses of fire accidents. A platform simulates the tremors of an earthquake in a moving, tilting house to train people to be self-reliant in the event of an actual earthquake.