Touring Pei-ch'u in China
Pei-ch'u in the region of Hebei is a city located in China - some 69 mi or ( 111 km ) North-East of Beijing , the country's capital city .
Time in Pei-ch'u is now 12:10 PM (Sunday) . 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: Yangquan, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Weichanglu, and Jinan. Being here already, consider visiting Yangquan . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Pei-ch'u ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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A French Chateau in China????? Livewireshock's photos around Miyun, China (bike tour miyun)
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The Great Wall Misocutlet's photos around Gubeikou, China (i slept at the chinese wall blog)
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Black Dragon Pools - Heilongtan Livewireshock's photos around Heilongtan, China (travel pics)
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The Great Wall... a phenomenal experience Mattersdorff's photos around Simatai, China (wall)
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Interesting facts about this location
Xinglong Station (NAOC)
Xinglong Station is an observatory (IAU code 327) situated south of the main peak of the Yanshan mountains in Hebei province, China. Installed are seven telescopes: a Mark-III photoelectric astrolabe; a 60 cm reflector; an 85 cm reflector; a 60/90 cm Schmidt telescope; an 1.26m infrared telescope; and a 2.16m telescope. The most recent telescope is the 4m LAMOST. It is a popular tourist site.
Located at 40.39 117.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
LAMOST
The Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fibre Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST), also known as the Guoshoujing Telescope after the 13th century Chinese astronomer, is a meridian reflecting Schmidt telescope, located in Xinglong Station, Hebei Province, China. Undertaken by the Chinese Academy of Science, the telescope is planned to conduct a 5-year spectroscopic survey of 10 million Milky Way stars, as well as millions of galaxies. The project’s budget is RMB 235 million yuan.
Located at 40.39 117.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
USS Monocacy incident
The USS Monocacy incident was an attack on the American gunboat Monocacy in January 1918 by Chinese soldiers along the Yangtze River. It was one of many incidents at the time involving armed Chinese firing on foreign vessels.
Located at 40.36 117.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Simatai
Simatai, a section of the Great Wall of China located in the north of Miyun County, 120 km northeast of Beijing, holds the access to Gubeikou, a strategic pass in the eastern part of the Great Wall. It was closed in June 2010.
Located at 40.65 117.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Huangyaguan
Huangyaguan or Huangya Pass is a small section of the Great Wall of China located in the north of Ji County, Tianjin municipality, approximately 78 miles north of urban Tianjin city. The site lies on a steep and abrupt mountain ridge. Huangyaguan was originally built over 1400 years ago in the Northern Qi Dynasty and reinforced with brick walls in the Ming Dynasty. In 1984, major repair work has been performed on over 3 kilometres of the wall including on 20 water towers and 1 water pass.
Located at 40.23 117.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
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