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Yancang Destination Guide

Delve into Yancang in China

Yancang in the region of Zhejiang Sheng is a city in China - some 753 mi or ( 1212 km ) South-East of Beijing , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Yancang

Current time in Yancang is now 10:22 PM (Friday) . 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: Zhouzhuang, Zhaobaoshan, Wuxi, Shenjiamen, and Shaoxing. While being here, make sure to check out Zhouzhuang . 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 Yancang ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Spring Festival-China

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This is a couple minutes of a over an hour fireworks that happened on Spring Festival in Zhoushan, China. (Chinese New Year) ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Dinghai District

 Dinghai is a district of Zhoushan City made of 128 islands in Zhejiang province, China. It is based on the larger northwestern half of Zhoushan Island, where it borders Putuo in the east. The district boundary meets that of Daishan County entirely on sea to the north. Its southwestern boundary intersects those of Ningpo City entirely on sea.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 30.02 122.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Districts of Zhoushan, Island counties of China

Capture of Chusan

The first capture of Chusan by British forces in China occurred on 5–6 July 1840 during the First Opium War. The British captured Chusan, the largest island of an archipelago of that name.

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Located at 30.01 122.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 1840 in China, Battles of the First Opium War, Conflicts in 1840

Zhoushan Island

Zhoushan Island is the principal island of the namesake archipelago Zhoushan Islands, administered by Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province, the People's Republic of China. Its name means "Boat Mountain", in reference to its shape. It is the province's largest island, and third largest in mainland China. The island is the district seats of both Dinghai and Putuo.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 30.06 122.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Zhoushan Islands

Zhoushan Island Overhead Powerline Tie

The Zhoushan Island Overhead Powerline Tie is a 220 kV three phase AC interconnection of the power grid of Zhoushan Island with that of the Chinese mainland. It runs over several islands and consist of several long distance spans, the longest with a length of 2.7 kilometres south of Damao Island. This span uses two 370 metres tall pylons, which are the tallest electricity pylons in the world.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 29.93 122.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Powerline river crossings, Towers completed in 2009, Towers completed in 2010

Xihoumen Bridge

The Xihoumen Bridge is a suspension bridge built on the Zhoushan Archipelago, the largest offshore island group in China. The main span was completed in December 2007. The entire bridge, along with Jintang Bridge, was opened to traffic on a test basis on 25 December 2009. It is the second-longest suspension bridge ranked by the length of the centre span. The opening date was put off because of a ship collision on 16 November 2009 that slightly damaged the side of Jintang Bridge.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 30.06 121.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Bridges completed in 2007, Bridges in Zhoushan, Suspension bridges in China

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Yancang