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Caotan Destination Guide

Explore Caotan in China

Caotan in the region of Hunan is a place in China - some 862 mi or ( 1388 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital city .

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Time in Caotan is now 01:46 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Shanghai " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zhongfang, Mingxing, Yezhuping, Shangmei, and Wusu. Since you are here already, consider visiting Zhongfang . Where to go and what to see in Caotan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Guzhang County

Guzhang County is a county of Hunan, China. It is under the administration of the Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.

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Located at 28.60 110.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: County-level divisions of Hunan

Luoyixi

Luoyixi Town is a Town in Guzhang County of China's Hunan Province. It is located on a bay of the Fengtan Reservoir (formerly, a southern tributary of the You River. Hongshilin National Geopark is located on the reservoir's bank northeast of town . The Luoyixi Global boundary Stratotype Section and Point is named after the town. The actual point is on the shore of the Fengtan Reservoir, some 4 km northwest from Luoyixi Town, halfway to the neighboring Wangcun Town.

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Located at 28.70 109.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Township-level divisions of Hunan

Guzhangian

The Guzhangian is an uppermost stage of the 3rd series of the Cambrian. It follows the Drumian stage and precedes the Paibian stage of the Furongian series. The base is defined as the first appearance of the trilobite Lejopyge laevigata around ~500.5 million years ago. The Guzhangian-Paibian boundary is marked by the first appearance of the trilobite Glyptagnostus reticulatus around ~497 million years ago. The name Guzhangian is derived from Guzhang County in Hunan Province of China.

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Located at 28.72 109.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Cambrian, Stratigraphy

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