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Dawucun Destination Guide

Touring Dawucun in China

Dawucun in the region of Hebei is a city located in China - some 35 mi or ( 56 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital city .

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Time in Dawucun is now 06:03 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Shanghai " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Zhaobei, Wajing, Tianjin, Taiyuan, and Songlindian. Being here already, consider visiting Zhaobei . Check out our recommendations for Dawucun ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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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.

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Located at 39.62 116.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Ancient Chinese capitals, Archaeological sites in China, Buildings and structures in Hebei, Former populated places in China

Tianyuan Cave

Tianyuan Cave is near Beijing, where Tianyuan man, one of the earliest modern humans, was found.

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Located at 39.66 115.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in China, Caves of Beijing

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.

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Located at 39.69 115.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Archaeological museums in China, Caves of Beijing, Fangshan District, Geography of Beijing, Limestone caves, Major national historical and cultural sites in Beijing, Museums in Beijing, Paleoanthropological sites, Paleolithic sites in China, Paleontological sites of Asia, Visitor attractions in Beijing, World Heritage Sites in China