This has especially been the case with Peipu (Hsinchu County) and Shihkang (Taichung County). These two rural towns are alike in many ways. Each is predominantly Hakka, each is located in north-central Taiwan, and each has about 10,000 inhabitants. Since last year, however, there has been one huge difference-the earthquake decimated Shihkang but left Peipu virtually unscathed.
新竹縣的北埔與台中縣的石岡，兩個同樣是一萬多人口的客家農村，卻在一場地震後，有了截然不同的命運。