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Xingjia Destination Guide
Touring Xingjia in China
Xingjia in the region of Gansu Sheng is located in China - some 790 mi or ( 1272 km ) West of Beijing , the country's capital city .
Time in Xingjia is now 03:08 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Chongqing " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Lintan Chengguanzhen, Yinchuan, Xining, Xincheng, and Xialiang. Being here already, consider visiting Lintan Chengguanzhen . Check out our recommendations for Xingjia ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Lajia
Lajia is an archaeological site located in Minhe County, Haidong Prefecture in Northwest China's Qinghai province. Lajia is associated with the Qijia culture and was discovered by archaeologists in 2000. The site covers an area of around 200,000 square meters. Archaeologists believe the site was abandoned after being devastated by an earthquake and subsequent flood. In 2002, the oldest intact noodles yet discovered were located at Lajia, estimated at over 4,000 years old.
Located at 35.83 102.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Bingling Temple
The Bingling Temple is a series of grottoes filled with Buddhist sculpture carved into natural caves and caverns in a canyon along the Yellow River. It lies just north of where the Yellow River empties into the Liujiaxia Reservoir. Administratively, the site is in Yongjing County of Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu province, some 100 km southeast of Lanzhou. The caves were a work in progress for more than a millennium.
Located at 35.83 103.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
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