Discover Xiaozhuang in China
Xiaozhuang in the region of Beijing is a town located in China - some 22 mi or ( 36 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital .
Local time in Xiaozhuang is now 06:52 AM (Friday) . 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: Zhoukoudian, Zhaocun, Xinzhou, Xiaohongmen, and Tianjin. When in this area, you might want to check out Zhoukoudian . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Xiaozhuang ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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CHINA :The Forbidden city the sky's temple,THE GREAT WALL
" The Forbidden City " is the world's largest palace complex and covers 74 hectares. Surrounded by a six meter deep moat and a ten meter high wall are 9999 buildings. Construction of the palace comple ..
China: Beijing skyline from Beihai Park (1999)
Great view of the Forbidden City and the skyline of Beijing ..
北京China. 长城The Great Wall. Peking Duck. Beijing in Winter (Episode 4)
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Interesting facts about this location
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 9 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 10 km away
Zhoukoudian
Zhoukoudian or Choukoutien is a cave system in Beijing, China. It has yielded many archaeological discoveries, including one of the first specimens of Homo erectus, dubbed Peking Man, and a fine assemblage of bones of the gigantic hyena Pachycrocuta brevirostris. Peking Man lived in this cave approximately 750,000 to 200,000 years ago. The Peking Man Site was discovered by Johan Gunnar Andersson in 1921 and was first excavated by Otto Zdansky in 1921 and 1923 unearthing two human teeth.
Located at 39.69 115.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Peking Man
Peking Man, Homo erectus pekinensis, is an example of Homo erectus. A group of fossil specimens was discovered in 1923–27 during excavations at Zhoukoudian (Chou K'ou-tien) near Beijing (written "Peking" before the adoption of the Pinyin romanization system), China. More recently, the finds have been dated from roughly 750,000 years ago, and a new Al/Be dating suggests they are in the range of 680,000–780,000 years old.
Located at 39.73 115.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tianyuan Cave
Tianyuan Cave is near Beijing, where Tianyuan man, one of the earliest modern humans, was found.
Located at 39.66 115.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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