Discover Xinghuangzhuang in China
Xinghuangzhuang in the region of Beijing is a town located in China - some 37 mi or ( 60 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital .
Local time in Xinghuangzhuang is now 03:41 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Shanghai " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zhaobei, Zhangfang, Youzai, Wangzhuangbu, and Tianjin. When in this area, you might want to check out Zhaobei . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Xinghuangzhuang ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Yunju Temple
Yunju Temple is located in Fangshan District, 70 kilometers southwest of Beijing.
Located at 39.61 115.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tianyuan Cave
Tianyuan Cave is near Beijing, where Tianyuan man, one of the earliest modern humans, was found.
Located at 39.66 115.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 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 15 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 15 km away
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 18 km away
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