Based on comprehensive analysis of seismic damage features of Wenchuan 8. 0 earthquake in 2008 in disaster area of Gansu province, the earthquake background is explained and the distribution of intensities of earthquake-stricken areas is given. The damage features in different intensity areas, and the stricken degrees of various structure types are presented. A series of countermeasure for reconstruction are offered from the general analysis of the damage features and the situation faced by Gansu disaster areas after the earthquake.