In June, Jeff Paine traveled to China to attend a geophysics and geohazards conference and workshop held in Wuhan and Chengdu, China, where he gave invited presentations on geophysics applied to sinkholes. These events, hosted by the China University of Geosciences and the Chengdu University of Technology, were part of the 4th International Conference on Environmental and Engineering Geophysics chaired by Runqiu Huang, Xuben Wang, Jianghai Xia, Yaoguo Li, Shen Yu, and Yixian Xu. Highlights of the trip were a 1-day workshop in Wuhan, a visit to laboratories at the China University of Geosciences, 2 days of geohazard-focused presentations at the conference, and a 2-day field trip to areas affected by the Great Sichuan Earthquake (magnitude 8) of May 12, 2008. Photos depict the village of Beichuan, a former community of about 20,000, that was abandoned after the quake and left largely untouched in memory of the residents who lost their lives. More than 70,000 perished; more than 4,000,000 were left homeless.