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Pankou Destination Guide

Explore Pankou in China

Pankou in the region of Hunan is a town in China - some 724 mi or ( 1165 km ) South of Beijing , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Pankou

Current time in Pankou is now 01:48 PM (Friday) . 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: Yuanlin, Xindi, Wenxing, Xiangfan, and Wuhan. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yuanlin . We saw 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 Pankou ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Travel - Apr 2008 - The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in China - Carl W Farley

4:26 min by Carl Farley
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The Three Gorges Dam project along the Yangtze River was a major reason I wanted to tour China because it was so controversial - even to this day. Many people and whole towns had to be moved before th ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Hong Lake

Hong Lake is a 348 km freshwater lake in the municipal region of Jingzhou, in central China's Hubei province. Its name originates from: Hong (洪) vast, immense; flood, deluge + Hu (湖) lake, and is used as the name for the nearby town of Honghu. It is known for its lotus flowers.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 29.85 113.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Lakes of Hubei

Battle of Red Cliffs

The Battle of Red Cliffs, otherwise known as the Battle of Chibi, was a decisive battle at the end of the Han Dynasty, immediately prior to the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. It was fought in the winter of 208/9 AD between the allied forces of the southern warlords Liu Bei and Sun Quan and the numerically superior forces of the northern warlord Cao Cao.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 29.87 113.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: 200s conflicts, 208 in China, Battles of the Han Dynasty, Naval battles of the Three Kingdoms

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