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Explore Pingyan in China

Pingyan in the region of Guizhou Sheng is a town in China - some 1,131 mi or ( 1820 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Pingyan is now 11:15 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Chongqing " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Gaowei, Hongtun, Tianba, Youba, and Hanglong. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Gaowei . Where to go and what to see in Pingyan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.

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Interesting facts about this location

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.

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Located at 25.65 106.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 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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