Explore Shibanxi in China
Shibanxi in the region of Hubei is a town in China - some 681 mi or ( 1095 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital city .
Current time in Shibanxi is now 11:23 AM (Sunday) . 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: Zhicheng, Zhengzhou, Yicheng, Xibeikou, and Xiangfan. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zhicheng . 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 Shibanxi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Yichang ship lock - beginning of the Yangtze River Cruise
Early in the morning, we are passing through the first of the locks on the Yangtze River cruise, heading up river towards Chongqing, originating in Yichang. This video is inside the lock. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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 5 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 6 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 9 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 9 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 22 km away
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