Discover Gaochang in China
Gaochang in the region of Hubei is a town located in China - some 679 mi or ( 1093 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital .
Local time in Gaochang is now 06:50 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Shanghai " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zhicheng, Zhengzhou, Yicheng, Xibeikou, and Xiaoxita. When in this area, you might want to check out Zhicheng . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Gaochang ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Wangjiawan
Wangjiawan is a village in the municipality of Fenxiang Town and part of the Yiling District, which itself is a part of the Yichang of Hubei province.
Located at 30.97 111.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Hirnantian
The Hirnantian is the seventh and final internationally-recognized stage of the Ordovician Period of the Paleozoic Era. It was of short duration, lasting about 1.9 million years, from 445.2 ± 1.4 to 443.4 ± 1.5 Ma (million years ago). The early part of the Hirnantian was characterized by cold temperatures, major glaciation, and a severe drop in sea level.
Located at 30.98 111.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Dapingian
The Dapingian is the third stage of the Ordovician and the first stage of the Middle Ordovician. It is preceded by the Floian and and succeeded by the Darriwilian. The base of the Floian is defined as the first appearance of the conodont species Baltoniodus triangularis which happened about 470.0 ± 1.4 million years ago. The Dapingian lasted for about 2.7 million years until about 467.3 ± 1.1 million years ago.
Located at 30.86 111.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Huanghuachang
Huanghuachang is a village in Huanghua, Yiling, Yichang, Hubei, China. An outcrop of sedimentary rock from the Ordovician has made Huanghuachang famous in the earth science community. The "Huanghuachang section" is an outcrop of the Dawan Formation in which the official base of the Dapingian stage is defined.
Located at 30.86 111.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
HVDC Three Gorges – Changzhou
The HVDC Three Gorges – Changzhou is an 940-kilometre long bipolar HVDC transmission line in China for the transmission of electric power from the Three Gorges power plant to the area of Changzhou. The transmission line went into service in 2004. It runs from the static inverter station, Longquan, 31 miles away from the Three Gorges power plant to the static inverter plant, Zhengping, near Changzhou.
Located at 30.78 111.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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