Discover Pingxin in China
Pingxin in the region of Shaanxi is a town located in China - some 513 mi or ( 826 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital .
Local time in Pingxin is now 06:47 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Chongqing " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zhengzhou, Yuxia, Yinchuan, Xiazhai, and Xiaoyi. When in this area, you might want to check out Zhengzhou . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Pingxin ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Dali (fossil)
The Dali Skull, or Dali Man (大荔人), is a nearly complete fossilized skull, probably representing an early form of Archaic Homo sapiens which lived in the Late Middle Pleistocene period. It was discovered by Shuntang Liu in 1978 in Dali County in the Shaanxi Province of China. The dating of the skull has been a subject of debate.
Located at 34.87 109.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Pucheng County, Shaanxi
Pucheng County is a county of Weinan, Shaanxi, China.
Located at 34.96 109.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
BPC (time signal)
BPC is the callsign of a time signal from the China, BPC Shangqiu Low-Frequency Time-Code Radio Station, which was cooperatively constructed by the National Time Service Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Xi’an Gaohua Technology Co. , Ltd. http://english. ntsc. cas. cn/ns/es/201003/t20100317_51581. html, since April 25, 2002. BPC transmits a time signal on 68.5 kHz, which can be used for steering radio controlled clocks.
Located at 34.95 109.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge
The Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge (渭南渭河特大桥) is a part of the Zhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway which connects Zhengzhou and Xi'an, in China. The bridge is 79,732 metres (49.5 Miles) long crossing the Wei River twice, as well as many other rivers, highways and railways. Upon its completion, it was the longest bridge in the world, but surpassed by two new bridges on Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway that completed in 2010.
Located at 34.55 109.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
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