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Discover Xiawa in China
Xiawa in the region of Anhui Sheng is a town located in China - some 651 mi or ( 1048 km ) South of Beijing , the country's capital .
Local time in Xiawa is now 12:21 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Shanghai " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Sihe, Guling, Sanlidian, Xuzhou, and Wuxi. When in this area, you might want to check out Sihe . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Xiawa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Guangde County
Guangde County is a county in Anhui Province, People's Republic of China under the jurisdiction of Xuancheng City. The county has a population of 510,000 and an area of 2,165 m . The seat of government is at Taozhou Town. Guangde County Traditional Chinese 廣德縣 Simplified Chinese 广德县 Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngdé Xiàn Wu - Romanization kuaon teh yoe Guangde County has jurisdiction over six towns and ten townships.
Located at 30.86 119.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Taiji Cave
Taiji Cave is a karst cave located on Shilong Mountain (石龙山) in Guangde County, Xuancheng City, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, where the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui meet. Ming Dynasty writer and poet Feng Menglong described the cave as one of the "Four Absolutes Under Heaven" (天下四绝 Tīanxià Sìjué). It is also considered a primary "Place of Enlightenment" (道教道场 Dàojiào Dàochǎng) by Taoists, similar to the Bodhimanda of Buddhism.
Located at 30.93 119.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Base 603
Guangde Rocket Launch Site also known as Base 603 (603基地) is a suborbital launch site that was operated by the Chinese Academy of Sciences located in Shijiedu (誓节渡), Shijie Town (誓节镇), Guangde County, Xuancheng Prefecture, Anhui province on the Chinese east coast. The location of the site was surrounded by mountains in four directions, with no roads and no access to resources, but chosen as an upgrade to the too limited facilities of Nanhui Launch Site.
Located at 30.95 119.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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