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Tianzhushan Destination Guide

Delve into Tianzhushan in China

Tianzhushan in the region of Hubei is located in China - some 692 mi or ( 1113 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Tianzhushan

Local time in Tianzhushan is now 06:27 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Shanghai " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Zhicheng, Zhengzhou, Yicheng, Yichang, and Xiaoxita. While being here, you might want to check out Zhicheng . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Tianzhushan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Tribe of the Three Gorges

5:37 min by arturoescobosa
Views: 202 Rating: 5.00

A marvelous place with spectacular views near the Three Gorges Dam. ..

Yichang ship lock - beginning of the Yangtze River Cruise

0:28 min by ruthenianne
Views: 125 Rating: 0.00

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. ..


Yichang ship lock - overview of ship lock surrounding area

0:53 min by ruthenianne
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From the top deck Viking cruise boat, you can see around the ship into the Yichang area. ..

Jangtsekiang, Gezhou-Damm, Hubei - China

8:06 min by myVideoMedia1
Views: 70 Rating: 5.00

English see below www.myvideomedia.de [dt.] Der Gezhou-Damm -- Gezhouba-Talsperre 长江葛洲坝水利枢纽工程- in der Provinz Hubei ist der erste Damm am Jangtsekiang. Er liegt nordwestlich von Yichang, ca 40 km unte ..


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Interesting facts about this location

HVDC Gezhouba–Shanghai

The HVDC Gezhouba–Shanghai is a high voltage direct current electric power transmission system between Gezhouba and Nanqiao near Shanghai, China put in service in 1989. The bipolar 1,046-kilometre line is rated at 500 kV and a maximum power of 1,200 MW.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 30.73 111.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Electric power infrastructure in China, Energy infrastructure completed in 1989, HVDC transmission lines

Three Gorges Dam

The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping, located in Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei province, China. The Three Gorges Dam is the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity. In the year of 2012, the amount of electricity the dam generated is neck to neck with the Itaipu Dam.

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Located at 30.84 111.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Dam controversies, Dams completed in 2008, Dams in China, Gravity dams, Hydroelectric power stations in Hubei, Yangtze River, Yichang

Taipingxi

Taipingxi Town is a town in Yiling District of Yichang Prefecture-level city of China's Hubei Province. It is located on the left (northern) side of the Yangtze River, near the northern end of the Three Gorges Dam. As an administrative unit, Taipingxi occupies 152 square km (mostly, rural area), and has the population of 27,000 people. Taipingxi town center is situated on on the Three Gorges Reservoir, less than a kilometer north-west of the Three Gorges Dam's ship locks.

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Located at 30.85 111.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Township-level divisions of Hubei, Yichang

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.

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Located at 30.86 111.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Ordovician

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.

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Located at 30.86 111.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Ordovician, Yichang