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Discover Daxi in China
Daxi in the region of Chongqing Shi is a place located in China - some 724 mi or ( 1165 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital .
Local time in Daxi is now 01:59 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Chongqing " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yong'an, Yezhou, Zhushan, Xiangfan, and Hsi-an. When in this area, you might want to check out Yong'an . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Daxi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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The Qutong Gorge
This is a video taken as we enter the 1st of the Yangtze's 3 gorges, the Qutong Gorge ..
White Emperor City
The Temple of the White Emperor at the entrance of tue Qutang Gorge of the Yangtze river. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Baidicheng
Baidi or Baidicheng(8 km east of the present day Fengjie County seat in Chongqing municipality), is an ancient temple complex on a hill on the northern shore of the Yangtze River in China. The name literally means City of the White Emperor. It is said that the area was once surrounded with a white mist, giving it a rather mysterious yet serene look, much like what an emperor should be like.
Located at 31.04 109.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Qutang Gorge
The Qutang Gorge is the shortest and most spectacular of China's Three Gorges. Immediately downstream of the ancient village Baidicheng (白帝城) the Yangtze River passes between the Chijia Mountain (赤甲山) on the north and the Baiyan Mountain (白盐山) on the south. The point where the river passes between these mountains is called the Kuimen Gate (夔门) and it is the entrance to the Qutang Gorge - the first of the three Yangtze gorges.
Located at 31.04 109.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Three Gorges
The Three Gorges, or Yangtze Gorges region is a scenic area along the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) in the People's Republic of China, which is classified as a AAAAA scenic area by the China National Tourism Administration.
Located at 31.04 109.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Fengjie County
Fengjie County is a county of Chongqing Municipality in China. It is on the Yangtze River; located within a couple hundreds kilometers upstream from the Three Gorges Dam, it is within the dam's affected area. The county's most famous geographical feature is the Qutang Gorge, the first of the Yangtze's Three Gorges. It is the place where Still Life was shot, a film by Jia Zhangke that won the 2006 Venice Film Festival.
Located at 31.05 109.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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