Explore Tongcaogou in China
Tongcaogou in the region of Sichuan is a town in China - some 960 mi or ( 1546 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital city .
Current time in Tongcaogou is now 05:26 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Chongqing " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zhaozhen, Zagunao, Wolongguan, Tianpeng, and Sanjiang. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zhaozhen . 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 Tongcaogou ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Volunteer in China - Panda Project
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Interesting facts about this location
Wolong National Nature Reserve
Wolong National Nature Reserve is a protected area located in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China. Established in 1963, the reserve covers an area of about 200,000 hectares in the Qionglai Mountains region. There are over 4,000 different species recorded in the reserve. Wolong National Nature Reserve houses more than 150 highly endangered giant pandas.
Located at 31.03 103.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
2008 Sichuan earthquake
The 2008 Sichuan earthquake or the Great Sichuan Earthquake was a deadly earthquake that measured at 8.0 Ms and 7.9 Mw, and occurred at 02:28:01 PM China Standard Time at epicenter on Monday, May 12, 2008 in Sichuan province of China, killing an estimated 68,000 people. It is also known as the Wenchuan earthquake, after the location of the earthquake's epicenter, Wenchuan County in Sichuan province.
Located at 31.02 103.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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