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Banqiao Destination Guide

Touring Banqiao in China

Banqiao in the region of Henan Sheng is located in China - some 502 mi or ( 807 km ) South of Beijing , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Banqiao

Time in Banqiao is now 05:29 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Shanghai " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Zhongtou, Zhengzhou, Zhangliang, Kunyang, and Xuzhou. Being here already, consider visiting Zhongtou . Check out our recommendations for Banqiao ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.

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Interesting facts about this location

Banqiao Dam

The Banqiao Reservoir Dam is a dam on the River Ru in Zhumadian Prefecture, Henan province, China. Its failure in 1975 caused more casualties than any other dam failure in history. It was subsequently rebuilt. The Banqiao dam and Shimantan Reservoir Dam are among 62 dams in Zhumadian Prefecture of China's Henan Province that failed catastrophically or were intentionally destroyed in 1975 during Typhoon Nina.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 32.98 113.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 1975 disasters, 1975 floods, Buildings and structures in Henan, Dam disasters, Dams completed in 1993, Dams in China, Disasters in China, Floods in China

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Banqiao

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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.