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Yongdong Destination Guide
Touring Yongdong in China
Yongdong in the region of Guangdong Sheng is located in China - some 1,290 mi or ( 2076 km ) South of Beijing , the country's capital city .
Time in Yongdong is now 04:28 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Chongqing " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Xitou, Táishān, Shenzhen, Shaping, and Pinggang. Being here already, consider visiting Xitou . Check out our recommendations for Yongdong ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
1969 Yangjiang earthquake
The 1969 Yangjiang earthquake occurred on 26 July, at 6:49 am, Beijing local time . It had a magnitude of 6.4 on the Moment magnitude scale and a maximum perceived intensity of VIII (destructive) on the Mercalli intensity scale It struck the city of Yangjiang and caused over 10,700 houses to collapse, severely damaging a further 36,000. The earthquake also caused landslides and sandblows were observed along the coast and along some rivers in the area of Yangjiang.
Located at 21.61 111.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Nanhai One
The Nanhai One is a Chinese merchant ship which sank off the south China coast during the Southern Song Dynasty between 1127 and 1279.
Located at 21.58 111.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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