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Longbao Destination Guide

Discover Longbao in China

Longbao in the region of Qinghai Sheng is a town located in China - some 784 mi or ( 1262 km ) West of Beijing , the country's capital .

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Local time in Longbao is now 12:39 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Chongqing " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yinchuan, Xining, Xialiang, Wuhai, and Laxiong. When in this area, you might want to check out Yinchuan . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Longbao ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.

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Interesting facts about this location

Lajia

Lajia is an archaeological site located in Minhe County, Haidong Prefecture in Northwest China's Qinghai province. Lajia is associated with the Qijia culture and was discovered by archaeologists in 2000. The site covers an area of around 200,000 square meters. Archaeologists believe the site was abandoned after being devastated by an earthquake and subsequent flood. In 2002, the oldest intact noodles yet discovered were located at Lajia, estimated at over 4,000 years old.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.83 102.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in China, Buildings and structures in Qinghai, Former populated places in China, History of Qinghai

Bingling Temple

The Bingling Temple is a series of grottoes filled with Buddhist sculpture carved into natural caves and caverns in a canyon along the Yellow River. It lies just north of where the Yellow River empties into the Liujiaxia Reservoir. Administratively, the site is in Yongjing County of Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu province, some 100 km southeast of Lanzhou. The caves were a work in progress for more than a millennium.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.83 103.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Gansu, Chinese Buddhist grottoes, Chinese architectural history, Chinese sculpture, Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Visitor attractions in Gansu

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