Explore Wanfotang in China
Wanfotang in the region of Beijing is a town in China - some 24 mi or ( 38 km ) West of Beijing , the country's capital city .
Current time in Wanfotang is now 05:43 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Shanghai " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zhoukoudian, Zhaobei, Xinzhou, Xiaohongmen, and Wajing. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zhoukoudian . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Wanfotang ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
CHINA - Part 1: Beijing, Xian
Photos by Greg Knudsen - April 2008. Beijing (Tiananmen Sq., Forbidden City, Great Wall, Lama Temple, Summer Palace, opera school, Temple of Heaven) and Xian (Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Terracotta Warrior ..
Beijing Opera
chinese opera in little theatre ..
Spring Festival in Tuan Li (Beijing) China
Just some of the scenes from the town I live in, Tuan Li, a little town on the east side of Beijing. ..
Beijing Temples: Tanzhesi and Jietaisi
ca 60 Km west of Beijing Downtown are 2 very old Temples. "first there has been Tanzhe Temple and later Beijing". Tanzhe + Jietai are older than this big City; some Trees you can see have been planted ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Fangshan District
Fangshan District is situated in the southwest of Beijing, 38 km away from the downtown Beijing. It has an area of 2,019 square kilometres and a population of 814,367 (2000 Census). The district consists of 8 subdistricts of the city of Fangshan, 14 towns, and 6 townships.
Located at 39.73 115.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
China Experimental Fast Reactor
The China Experimental Fast Reactor (CEFR) is China's first fast nuclear reactor, and is located outside Beijing at the China Institute of Atomic Energy. It aims to provide China with fast-reactor design, construction, and operational experience, and will be a key facility for testing and researching components and materials to be used in subsequent fast reactors. It achieved first criticality on July 21, 2010. It started generating power a year later on July 21, 2011.
Located at 39.74 116.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Peking Man
Peking Man, Homo erectus pekinensis, is an example of Homo erectus. A group of fossil specimens was discovered in 1923–27 during excavations at Zhoukoudian (Chou K'ou-tien) near Beijing (written "Peking" before the adoption of the Pinyin romanization system), China. More recently, the finds have been dated from roughly 750,000 years ago, and a new Al/Be dating suggests they are in the range of 680,000–780,000 years old.
Located at 39.73 115.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Zhoukoudian
Zhoukoudian or Choukoutien is a cave system in Beijing, China. It has yielded many archaeological discoveries, including one of the first specimens of Homo erectus, dubbed Peking Man, and a fine assemblage of bones of the gigantic hyena Pachycrocuta brevirostris. Peking Man lived in this cave approximately 750,000 to 200,000 years ago. The Peking Man Site was discovered by Johan Gunnar Andersson in 1921 and was first excavated by Otto Zdansky in 1921 and 1923 unearthing two human teeth.
Located at 39.69 115.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Jietai Temple
Jietai Temple is a Buddhist temple in Mentougou District in western Beijing, China. It was constructed during the Tang dynasty, with major modifications made during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Like the older Tanzhe Temple nearby along China National Highway 108, Jietai Temple is now a tourist attraction of Beijing. The temple is located on the mountainside of the Ma'an mountain approximately 25 kilometers from downtown Beijing.
Located at 39.87 116.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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