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Gaolou Destination Guide

Touring Gaolou in China

Gaolou in the region of Henan Sheng is located in China - some 517 mi or ( 832 km ) South of Beijing , the country's capital city .

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Time in Gaolou is now 01:05 PM (Friday) . 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: Zhengzhou, Yicheng, Xuzhou, Xihe, and Xiangfan. Being here already, consider visiting Zhengzhou . Check out our recommendations for Gaolou ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Biyang County

Biyang County is a county of Zhumadian city in southern Henan province, People's Republic of China. It borders Queshan to the east, Tongbai to the north, Tanghe to the west, Luohe to the north, Sheqi and Nanyang to the northwest. Population was 950,000 on 2002. Area is 2682 square kilometer.

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Located at 32.73 113.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: County-level divisions of Henan

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.

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Located at 32.98 113.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 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