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Discover Dawen in China

Dawen in the region of Guizhou Sheng is a town located in China - some 1,141 mi or ( 1836 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital .

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Local time in Dawen is now 02:17 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Chongqing " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Suoye, Liting, Luoli, Yangchang, and Yungan. When in this area, you might want to check out Suoye . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Dawen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.

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Interesting facts about this location

Luodian County

Luodian County (罗甸县) is a county-level administrative district in southwestern China, part of the Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture within Guizhou province. The climate in the area is humid subtropical, with strong monsoon influences bringing heavy rain during the summer. Winters are dry due to the influence of the Siberian high-pressure system. The county seat and the largest city in the county is also named Luodian; it was formerly known as Longping.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 25.43 106.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: County-level divisions of Guizhou, Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope

The Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) is a radio telescope under construction located in a natural basin (大窝凼洼地), in Pingtang County, Guizhou Province, southwest China. As of June 2011 construction should be complete by September 2016. It will be the world's largest and most sensitive radio telescope and three times more sensitive than the Arecibo Observatory. It will have a cost of 700 million yuan.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 25.65 106.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Astronomical observatories in China, Buildings and structures in Guizhou, Buildings and structures under construction in China, Chinese telescopes, Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Radio telescopes

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