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Pingshanba Destination Guide

Delve into Pingshanba in China

Pingshanba in the region of Hubei is a city in China - some 697 mi or ( 1121 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital .

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Current time in Pingshanba is now 01:15 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Shanghai " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Zhicheng, Zhengzhou, Yicheng, Yichang, and Xiaoxita. While being here, make sure to check out Zhicheng . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Pingshanba ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River Joycekeith's photos around Yichang, China (travel pics)

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Preview of Joycekeith's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these v ..

Three Gorges Dam Project - Yichang, Hubei, China

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tripwow.tripadvisor.com - Created at TripWow by TravelPod Attractions (a TripAdvisor™ company) Three Gorges Dam Project Yichang Slated for completion in 2009, this structure will stretch approximately ..


Shrimps alive eaten 2

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I was in Yichang next to the 3 Gorges Damm and my friends eat local food. ..

Shrimps alive eaten 1

0:37 min by cabutube
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I was in China next to the 3 Gorges Damm and my friends eat local food. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

HVDC Gezhouba–Shanghai

The HVDC Gezhouba–Shanghai is a high voltage direct current electric power transmission system between Gezhouba and Nanqiao near Shanghai, China put in service in 1989. The bipolar 1,046-kilometre line is rated at 500 kV and a maximum power of 1,200 MW.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 30.73 111.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Electric power infrastructure in China, Energy infrastructure completed in 1989, HVDC transmission lines

Yichang Railway Station

Yichang Railway Station is the railway station in downtown Yichang City, in China's Hubei Province. Since October 2012, it is closed for reconstruction. Yichang Railway Station was the first, and for several decades the only, passenger train station in Yichang. Its construction started in 1970, and it was opened for service in 1971.

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Located at 30.70 111.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Yichang

Three Gorges Dam

The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping, located in Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei province, China. The Three Gorges Dam is the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity. In the year of 2012, the amount of electricity the dam generated is neck to neck with the Itaipu Dam.

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Located at 30.84 111.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Dam controversies, Dams completed in 2008, Dams in China, Gravity dams, Hydroelectric power stations in Hubei, Yangtze River, Yichang

Yichang

Yichang is a prefecture-level city located in western Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is the second largest city in the province after the capital, Wuhan. The Three Gorges Dam is located within its administrative area, in Yiling District.

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Located at 30.65 111.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Cities in Hubei, Populated places on the Yangtze River, Yichang

Taipingxi

Taipingxi Town is a town in Yiling District of Yichang Prefecture-level city of China's Hubei Province. It is located on the left (northern) side of the Yangtze River, near the northern end of the Three Gorges Dam. As an administrative unit, Taipingxi occupies 152 square km (mostly, rural area), and has the population of 27,000 people. Taipingxi town center is situated on on the Three Gorges Reservoir, less than a kilometer north-west of the Three Gorges Dam's ship locks.

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Located at 30.85 111.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Township-level divisions of Hubei, Yichang