Explore Xinglongzhan in China
Xinglongzhan in the region of Hebei is a town in China - some 70 mi or ( 113 km ) North-East of Beijing , the country's capital city .
Current time in Xinglongzhan is now 05:53 PM (Tuesday) . 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: Yangquan, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Weichanglu, and Jinan. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yangquan . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Xinglongzhan ? 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 12 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 12 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 15 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 20 km away
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