1.震前的結(jié)古城

青海省位于中國西北部，擁有五百萬人口，是通往西藏的必經(jīng)之道。其主要人口為漢族，同時包括40個不同的民族，有藏族、回族和蒙古族。

玉樹縣的結(jié)古是一個擁有35萬人口的藏族地區(qū)，大約有三分之一的人口居住于此，大多數(shù)較為貧困，以農(nóng)業(yè)和放牧為生。當(dāng)?shù)負(fù)碛胸S富的天然氣、銅、錫以及煤炭資源。根據(jù)中國地震官方數(shù)據(jù)，自2001年以來，當(dāng)?shù)匕l(fā)生5.0級地震大約有50次之多。

Before the earthquake: Jiegu town, an ancient trading mart between Kham and Amdo on the road to Lhasa. New and old buildings, traditional Tibetan and modern Chinese, crowd the well-watered valleys.
震前：結(jié)古城是通往拉薩之路上，一個介于康巴和安多之間的古老市鎮(zhèn)。這里有新、舊相間的房屋、傳統(tǒng)的藏族風(fēng)格與現(xiàn)代混雜，是一個富饒、繁盛的村落。

2.震后的結(jié)古城

After the earthquake: The scene in Jiegu after the earthquake is of utter devastation.
震后：結(jié)古城幾近荒蕪。

3.震前：山上的廟宇

Before the earthquake: Overlooking Jiegu through the Chortens of the Ga Kye Gu Monastery -- a popular place of worship for Jiegu's Tibetan community.
震前：從喇嘛廟里的圣骨冢俯瞰結(jié)古城——這曾是羯鼓很受藏民崇敬的寺廟。

4.震后：倒塌的佛像

After the earthquake: Tibetan monks are helping with the relief efforts.
震后：喇嘛們在幫助救援。

5.震前：市區(qū)廣場上的塑像

Before the earthquake: The winged horse symbolizes things beautiful and wild celebrated in the horse festivals of the Khampa for which this town is famous. This statue still stands but the buildings around this major intersection are mostly gone.
震前：廣場立柱上的馬雕塑象征著狂野和美麗的事物，是為慶祝鎮(zhèn)上著名的馬節(jié)而立。現(xiàn)在這座雕塑依然矗立，但它周圍的建筑都幾乎倒塌了。

6.震后：市區(qū)的廣場

After the earthquake: The building still standing in the upper left hand corner of this photo can be seen in in the previous photo of the township.
震后：照片中左上角的建筑在上一張圖片中還能依稀找到。

7.震前：結(jié)古有全世界最大的瑪尼堆

Before the earthquake: Pilgrims would spin prayer wheels, click rossaries, recite mantras, and add stones carved with prayers as they circumnavigate the Jiana Mani temple -- also known as? the world's largest Mani stone pile.
震前：朝圣的信徒們轉(zhuǎn)動經(jīng)綸、拂過圣壇、背誦咒文、在瑪尼堆前加一塊石頭祈?！@里有全世界最大的瑪尼堆。

8.震后：瑪尼堆仍在、人已矣

After the earthquake: The Mani stones still remain, but the atmosphere is decidedly different.
震后：瑪尼堆還在，但祈福的氛圍已經(jīng)完全不同。

9.震前：藏區(qū)學(xué)校的孩子們

Before the earthquake: Kids take a break from Kora (holy?circumnavigations) for a fairy floss break amidst painted mani stones.
震前：孩子們在儀式的中間溜出來買一支棉花糖。

10.震后：孩子們現(xiàn)在的食物很緊缺

After the earthquake: Hunger is now a problem for the children and general population of Jiegu, China.
震后：災(zāi)區(qū)的食物緊缺。