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Kuantan Destination Guide

Discover Kuantan in China

Kuantan in the region of Shanxi Sheng is a town located in China - some 170 mi or ( 273 km ) West of Beijing , the country's capital .

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Local time in Kuantan is now 04:47 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: Zirun, Zhenggou, Yangquan, Xinzhou, and Xiaruyue. When in this area, you might want to check out Zirun . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kuantan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Fanshi County

Fanshi County is a county in the Xinzhou prefecture of Shanxi Province in northern China. Fanshi is located north of Mount Wutai and east of Daixian.

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Located at 39.22 113.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: County-level divisions of Shanxi, Xinzhou

Foguang Temple

Foguang Temple is a Buddhist temple located five kilometres from Doucun, Wutai County, Shanxi Province of China. The major hall of the temple is the Great East Hall, built in 857 AD, during the Tang Dynasty (618–907). According to architectural records, it is the third earliest preserved timber structure in China. It was rediscovered by the 20th century architectural historian Liang Sicheng (1901–1972) in 1937, while an older hall at Nanchan Temple was discovered by the same team a year later.

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Located at 38.87 113.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: 5th-century establishments, 850s architecture, Buddhist temples in Shanxi, Tang Dynasty architecture, Tang Dynasty art, World Heritage Sites in China, Xinzhou