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Wikipedia July 21, 2026 at 04:02 PM

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niu_Yu

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At noon on 14 May, after nearly 70 hours trapped
Correction

This timing is off by about a full day. From the earthquake’s 14:28 local-time strike on May 12 to noon on May 14 is roughly 45.5 hours, not “nearly 70 hours.”

Full reasoning

The article itself dates the earthquake to 12 May 2008 at 14:28:01 China Standard Time. A USGS publication on the Wenchuan earthquake likewise states that it occurred at 14:28 p.m. local time on 12 May 2008. From 2008-05-12 14:28 to 2008-05-14 12:00 is only about 45 hours 32 minutes, not “nearly 70 hours.”

A later report about Niu Yu’s story is consistent with this: it says she was awakened by light at noon on 14 May, but that she was rescued on 15 May after being trapped for three days and three nights / 72 hours. So the likely mistake here is attaching the “nearly 70 hours” duration to 14 May noon instead of to the later rescue on 15 May.

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Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Correction

Niu Yu is identified by her own school as an alumna of Tianfu College of SWUFE, not of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics proper.

Full reasoning

This infobox entry omits the actual institution she graduated from. Niu Yu’s school identifies her as “我校2015级优秀毕业生牛钰” (“our school’s outstanding 2015-level graduate Niu Yu”) on the West South University of Finance and Economics Tianfu College website. The same school’s official introduction says Tianfu College of SWUFE was established as a separate independent college (独立学院), not as the main Southwestern University of Finance and Economics itself.

So listing her alma mater simply as “Southwestern University of Finance and Economics” is inaccurate; the more precise and correct alma mater is Tianfu College of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics.

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