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Explore Gaoquan in China

Gaoquan in the region of Jiangxi is a town in China - some 718 mi or ( 1156 km ) South of Beijing , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Gaoquan is now 02:24 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Shanghai " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zouqiao, Xiangfan, Wuxue, Wuhan, and Nieqiao. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zouqiao . Where to go and what to see in Gaoquan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

De'an County

De'an County is a county under Jiujiang City in Jiangxi Province, China. The total area is 939.40 square kilometre, and the population is 161,000 as of 2003.

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Located at 29.41 115.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: County-level divisions of Jiangxi

Ruichang

Ruichang is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiujiang, in the north of China's Jiangxi province, along the Yangtze River. Ruichang suffered deaths and extensive damage from the 2005 Ruichang earthquake.

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Located at 29.68 115.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Cities in Jiangxi, County-level divisions of Jiangxi

2005 Ruichang earthquake

The 2005 Ruichang earthquake was a moderate earthquake epicentered at 29.657°N, 115.717°E in Ruichang, Jiangxi, China, with its main tremor occurring at 8:49 am local time on Saturday 26 November 2005, and aftershocks later being reported. Reports from different authorities of the earthquake's Richter scale magnitude ranged from 5.2 to 5.7. At least fourteen people died, including five in Ruichang, seven in neighboring Jiujiang, and two across the river in Wuxue, Hubei.

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Located at 29.66 115.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: 2005 earthquakes, 2005 in China, Earthquakes in China, History of Jiangxi