Liugou Township
Liugou Township is a township under the administration of Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar Autonomous County, Gansu, China., it has 9 villages under its administration.
The name "Liugou" means ditch with willow trees in Chinese. There are many willow trees growing in the ditch where the village is located, hence the name Liugou.
Liugou was the epicenter of the 2023 Jishishan earthquake, which killed at least 148 people.
History
In August 2018, a flood hit Liugou Township, resulting in over 400 people being displaced from the villages of Xietao, Majia, and Liugou within the township.Liugou was named by Chinese authorities to be the epicenter of the 2023 Jishishan earthquake, which killed at least 148 people.