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Samawan Destination Guide
Touring Samawan in China
Samawan in the region of Qinghai Sheng is a city located in China - some 786 mi or ( 1264 km ) West of Beijing , the country's capital city .
Time in Samawan is now 11:10 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Chongqing " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Lintan Chengguanzhen, Yinchuan, Xining, Xincheng, and Xialiang. Being here already, consider visiting Lintan Chengguanzhen . Check out our recommendations for Samawan ? 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.
Located at 35.83 102.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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.
Located at 35.83 103.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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