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Shangwan Destination Guide

Delve into Shangwan in China

Shangwan in the region of Beijing is a city in China - some 19 mi or ( 31 km ) West of Beijing , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Shangwan

Current time in Shangwan is now 11:42 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: Zhoukoudian, Xinzhou, Xiangshan, Tianjin, and Taiyuan. While being here, make sure to check out Zhoukoudian . 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 Shangwan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

CHINA - Part 1: Beijing, Xian

10:01 min by Greg Knudsen
Views: 2331 Rating: 5.00

Photos by Greg Knudsen - April 2008. Beijing (Tiananmen Sq., Forbidden City, Great Wall, Lama Temple, Summer Palace, opera school, Temple of Heaven) and Xian (Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Terracotta Warrior ..

Spring Festival in Tuan Li (Beijing) China

3:00 min by bobmace1
Views: 173 Rating: 0.00

Just some of the scenes from the town I live in, Tuan Li, a little town on the east side of Beijing. ..


Beijing Temples: Tanzhesi and Jietaisi

6:41 min by Sabine Hartmann
Views: 90 Rating: 0.00

ca 60 Km west of Beijing Downtown are 2 very old Temples. "first there has been Tanzhe Temple and later Beijing". Tanzhe + Jietai are older than this big City; some Trees you can see have been planted ..

China Travel Experience

9:50 min by oceanosvlog
Views: 71 Rating: 0.00

A collection of videos and photos, from my China travel experience. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Jietai Temple

Jietai Temple is a Buddhist temple in Mentougou District in western Beijing, China. It was constructed during the Tang dynasty, with major modifications made during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Like the older Tanzhe Temple nearby along China National Highway 108, Jietai Temple is now a tourist attraction of Beijing. The temple is located on the mountainside of the Ma'an mountain approximately 25 kilometers from downtown Beijing.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.87 116.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in Beijing, Major national historical and cultural sites in Beijing

Tanzhe Temple

The Tanzhe Temple is a Buddhist temple situated in the Western Hills, a mountainous area in western Beijing. It is one of the most well-known temples in Beijing. At one time, it was one of the most important temples in the nation. The temple is located near China National Highway 108 in the Mentougou District of Beijing. Built in the Jin Dynasty (265–420), it has an age of around 1,700 years.

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Located at 39.90 116.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 3rd-century establishments, Buddhist temples in Beijing, Chinese architectural history, Major national historical and cultural sites in Beijing

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.

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Located at 39.74 116.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Nuclear reactors, Nuclear technology in China

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.

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Located at 39.73 115.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Districts of Beijing, Fangshan District

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.

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Located at 39.73 116.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Districts of Beijing