Explore Xiangyang in China
Xiangyang in the region of Hebei is a town in China - some 32 mi or ( 51 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital city .
Current time in Xiangyang is now 11:20 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Shanghai " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zhoukoudian, Xinzhou, Wajing, Tianjin, and Taiyuan. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zhoukoudian . Where to go and what to see in Xiangyang ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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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.
Located at 39.62 116.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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.
Located at 39.69 115.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tianyuan Cave
Tianyuan Cave is near Beijing, where Tianyuan man, one of the earliest modern humans, was found.
Located at 39.66 115.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Fangshan District
Fangshan District is situated in the southwest of Beijing, 38 km away from the downtown Beijing. It has an area of 2,019 square kilometres and a population of 814,367 (2000 Census). The district consists of 8 subdistricts of the city of Fangshan, 14 towns, and 6 townships.
Located at 39.73 115.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
China Experimental Fast Reactor
The China Experimental Fast Reactor (CEFR) is China's first fast nuclear reactor, and is located outside Beijing at the China Institute of Atomic Energy. It aims to provide China with fast-reactor design, construction, and operational experience, and will be a key facility for testing and researching components and materials to be used in subsequent fast reactors. It achieved first criticality on July 21, 2010. It started generating power a year later on July 21, 2011.
Located at 39.74 116.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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