Discover Dadongcun in China
Dadongcun in the region of Beijing is a place located in China - some 23 mi or ( 37 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital .
Local time in Dadongcun is now 10:58 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Shanghai " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zhoukoudian, Xinzhou, Xiaohongmen, Wajing, and Tianjin. When in this area, you might want to check out Zhoukoudian . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Dadongcun ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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China Experimental Fast Reactor
The China Experimental Fast Reactor (CEFR) is China's first fast nuclear reactor, and is located outside Beijing at the China Institute of Atomic Energy. It aims to provide China with fast-reactor design, construction, and operational experience, and will be a key facility for testing and researching components and materials to be used in subsequent fast reactors. It achieved first criticality on July 21, 2010. It started generating power a year later on July 21, 2011.
Located at 39.74 116.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Fangshan District
Fangshan District is situated in the southwest of Beijing, 38 km away from the downtown Beijing. It has an area of 2,019 square kilometres and a population of 814,367 (2000 Census). The district consists of 8 subdistricts of the city of Fangshan, 14 towns, and 6 townships.
Located at 39.73 115.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Liangxiang, Beijing
Liangxiang is a township of Beijing, Fangshan District, located 25km southwest of the city center. It has 80,000 registered inhabitants with local hukou and a total population of 112,000. Covering approximately 69.2 square kilometres, Liangxiang is one of the largest subdistricts of Fangshan by land area.
Located at 39.73 116.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Haotian Pagoda
Haotian Pagoda (Chinese: 昊天塔; pinyin: haòtiāntá; also known as Liangxiang Pagoda, 良乡塔) is a pavilion-style tower in the Fangshan District of Beijing. It has 5 octahedral shaped hollow tiers and is 36m high. Originally constructed during Sui Dynasty, the pagoda has been rebuilt a few times in the last few centuries. The brick tower standing today is built by the Liao Dynasty.
Located at 39.74 116.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Xiadu
Xiadu was the lower capital of Yan during the Warring States Period. Xiadu may have been the largest city in the world from 400 B.C. to 300 B.C. , with a purported peak population over 300,000. The remains of the city are located in Yixian County, Baoding City, Hebei, China. At 30 km², Xiadu is the largest excavated city from the Warring States Period. Xiadu was surrounded by a moat and rammed earth wall; the base of the city walls measured 40 m at its widest.
Located at 39.62 116.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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