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Explore Xiashi in China

Xiashi in the region of Fujian is a place in China - some 1,014 mi or ( 1632 km ) South of Beijing , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Xiashi

Time in Xiashi is now 02:10 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Shanghai " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Taipei, Xiamen, Shantou, Quanzhou, and Putian. Since you are here already, consider visiting Taipei . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Xiashi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Chinese new year in Putian

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Chinese new year celebrations in Jiankou, Putian, Fujian, China. A view from the balcony, March 03 2007. ..

Firecrackers

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Blowing through $0.50 CND worth of firecrackers on Chinese New Year's eve. People throw firecrackers on the street all day long. ..


Rooftop view of Jiangkou

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Rooftop view of Jiangkou, Fujian, China ‎December ‎28, ‎2006 ..

Jiangkou Street Scene 1

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Street Scene in Jiangkou, Fujian, China ‎January ‎31, ‎2008 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Mount Huangbo

Mount Huangbo is a mountain in Fuqing, Fujian province, China. It is famous for its temples, including Wanfu Temple.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 25.62 119.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Geography of Fujian, Mountains of China

Wanfu Temple

Wanfu Temple is a temple on Mount Huangbo in Fujian province, China. It is famous as the original temple of Yinyuan Longqi, the temple's 33rd abbot and a Chan master. He later travelled to Japan with his disciple Muyan to found the Japanese Ōbaku school of Zen. Mampuku-ji, head temple of the Ōbaku school, is named after this temple.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 25.64 119.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in Fujian, Chan temples

Battle of Nanri Island

The Battle of Nanri Island (南日島戰役) was a conflict between the Republic of China Army and the People's Liberation Army, over People's Republic of China owned Nanri island near Mainland China. This conflict occurred from April 11, 1952 to April 15, 1952 and resulted in a ROCA victory with complete destruction of PLA forces. However ROCA later abandoned this island and retreated, with all its captured prizes and POWs, to Taiwan.

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Located at 25.24 119.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 30 km away
Tags: 1952 in China, 1952 in Taiwan, Battles of the Chinese Civil War, Conflicts in 1952, History of Fujian, Taiwan under Republic of China rule

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