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Silaogou Destination Guide

Explore Silaogou in China

Silaogou in the region of Shanxi Sheng is a town in China - some 178 mi or ( 286 km ) West of Beijing , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Silaogou is now 02:38 AM (Tuesday) . 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: Zuhu, Zirun, Zhenzhuang, Zhaojiaxiaocun, and Zhaobei. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zuhu . We encountered 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 Silaogou ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Yungang Shiku Grutas Cavernas Buda Buddhas Caves DaTong Shanxi China

5:06 min by LosMonge
Views: 836 Rating: 5.00

La dinastía Wei construyó en los alrededores de la ciudad unas grutas destinadas al culto budista. Las 53 grutas de Yungang Shiku se construyeron entre el 460 y el 525 y contienen más de 50.000 escult ..

P2 Datong - Detour and Inner City Trial

9:38 min by Sabine Hartmann
Views: 110 Rating: 0.00

do you think you know Datong? forget it!! This is a town under construction. We visited the World Heritage Site Yungang Grottoes and it took us 88 km and 5 hours to reach it. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Nanjiao District

Nanjiao District is a district of Shanxi, China. It is under the administration of Datong city.

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Located at 40.01 113.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: County-level divisions of Shanxi

Yungang Grottoes

The Yungang Grottoes are ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes near the city of Datong in the province of Shanxi. They are excellent examples of rock-cut architecture and one of the three most famous ancient Buddhist sculptural sites of China. The others are Longmen and Mogao. The site is located about 16 km south-west of the city of Datong, in the valley of the Shi Li river at the base of the Wuzhou Shan mountains.

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Located at 40.11 113.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: AAAAA-rated tourist attractions, Archaeological sites in China, Buddhist pilgrimages, Buddhist temples in Shanxi, Buildings and structures in Shanxi, Chinese Buddhist grottoes, Chinese architectural history, Chinese sculpture, Grottoes, History of Shanxi, Sites along the Silk Road, Visitor attractions in Shanxi, World Heritage Sites in China

Huairen County

Huairen County is a district of Shanxi, China. It is under the administration of Shuozhou city.

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Located at 39.83 113.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: County-level divisions of Shanxi

Datong locomotive factory

Datong locomotive factory is a Chinese railway locomotive manufacturing plant based in Datong, Shanxi, China, founded 1953. The factory was a major producer of steam locomotives for the Chinese market up to the end of the 1980 when production switched to diesel powered locomotives. By the 1990s electric locomotives had begun to be produced, and became the major product of the works. In 2003 the factory became CNR Datong Electric Locomotive Co. Ltd.

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Located at 40.07 113.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: China CNR Corporation, Datong locomotive factory, Locomotive manufacturers of China