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Jishou Destination Guide

Discover Jishou in China

Jishou in the region of Hunan with its 102,332 habitants is a town located in China - some 887 mi or ( 1427 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Jishou

Local time in Jishou is now 08:23 PM (Sunday) . 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: Zhongfang, Zhijiang, Shaoguan, Qiancheng, and Majing'ao. When in this area, you might want to check out Zhongfang . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Jishou ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Jishou

Jishou is a county-level city and the seat of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hunan province of the People's Republic of China.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 28.32 109.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Cities in Hunan

Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture of the People's Republic of China. It is located in western Hunan province. Zhangjiajie and Sangzhi used to be parts of this autonomous prefecture. It consists of 1 city, Jishou, and 7 counties: Baojing, Fenghuang, Guzhang, Huayuan, Longshan, Luxi, Yongshun. The capital is Jishou.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 28.32 109.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Autonomous prefectures of the People's Republic of China, Prefecture-level divisions of Hunan

Paibi

Paibi, a village in Hunan, China, is the location of the Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) which marks the boundary between the third and Furongian epochs of the Cambrian era on the geologic time scale. Paibi was selected over the Kyrshabakty River section, Malyi Karatau, Kazakhstan, and the GSSP was ratified by the International Union of Geological Sciences in late 2003. It established the first formally agreed upon subdivision of the Cambrian.

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Located at 28.39 109.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Stratigraphy, Villages in China

Paibian

The Paibian is lowest stage of Furongian series of the Cambrian. It follows the Guzhangian (3rd series of the Cambrian) and is succeeded by the Jiangshanian stage. The base is defined as the first appearance of the trilobite Glyptagnostus reticulatus around ~497 million years ago. The top, or the base of the Jiangshanian is defined as the first appearance of the Agnostotes orientalis around ~494 million years ago. The name is derived from Paibi, a village in Hunan, China.

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Located at 28.39 109.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Cambrian, Stratigraphy

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Jishou