Seismic Retrofitting of Rural Housing in Minqin County, Gansu Province, China

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The Minqin County government has prioritized seismic retrofitting of rural housing as a key measure to consolidate poverty alleviation achievements and promote rural revitalization. Since the beginning of this year, the county has completed seismic retrofits for over 15 low-income rural households, providing diversified options such as demolition and reconstruction, purchase of commercial housing, and house replacement. The county's innovative approach not only ensures the safety of houses but also preserves the unique style of the countryside.

Key Takeaways:

  • Minqin County has established an innovative "dynamic monitoring + targeted retrofit" mechanism to ensure the seismic safety of rural houses, completing seismic retrofits for over 15 low-income rural households.
  • The county has implemented a "one household, one policy" renovation plan, providing diversified options such as demolition and reconstruction, purchase of commercial housing, and house replacement.
  • A comprehensive renovation model of "seismic renovation + style control + function improvement" has been introduced, which not only ensures the safety of houses but also preserves the unique style of the countryside.
  • The seismic retrofitting of rural houses has substantially improved people's living conditions and quality of rural housing construction.
  • The county intends to strengthen technical guidance and quality supervision to ensure that all renovated houses meet earthquake resistance requirements.
  • A quality supervisor was leaning over to carefully check the spacing between the steel bars at the acceptance inspection site for the seismic retrofitting of farmhouses in Xiaoxi Village, Quanshan Town.
  • Mao Wanye, a cadre of Quanshan Town, introduced the housing safety strategy of "two no worries and three guarantees", which strictly implements the process of farmer application, village-level evaluation, town-level declaration, and county-level review and approval.
  • Zhang Rongnian, deputy director of the Minqin County Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau stated that the seismic retrofitting of rural houses has substantially improved people's living conditions and quality of rural housing construction.

Statistics:

  • Over 15 low-income rural households have been completed seismic retrofits since the beginning of this year.
  • Minqin County has established a comprehensive renovation model of "seismic renovation + style control + function improvement".
  • A quality supervisor carefully checked the spacing between the steel bars at the acceptance inspection site for the seismic retrofitting of farmhouses in Xiaoxi Village, Quanshan Town.

Sources:

  • Original story: https://www.minqin.gov.cn/art/2025/8/18/art_465_1501977.html
  • Minqin County government
  • Zhang Wanye, a cadre of Quanshan Town
  • Zhang Rongnian, deputy director of the Minqin County Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau