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Pingyuan Destination Guide

Touring Pingyuan in China

Pingyuan in the region of Yunnan is located in China - some 1,498 mi or ( 2412 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Pingyuan

Time in Pingyuan is now 02:08 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Chongqing " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Kohima, Imphal, Zhedao, Zhangfeng, and Tengyue. Being here already, consider visiting Kohima . Check out our recommendations for Pingyuan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

2011 Yunnan earthquake

The 2011 Yunnan earthquake was a 5.4 magnitude earthquake that occurred on 10 March 2011 at 12:58 CST, with its epicenter in Yingjiang County, Yunnan, People's Republic of China, near the Burmese border. A total of 26 people died and 313 were injured with 133 in serious condition. China's Xinhua reports that up to seven aftershocks, measuring up to a magnitude of 4.7, followed the initial quake, which caused a total of 127,000 people to be evacuated to nearby shelters.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 24.71 97.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 2011 earthquakes, 2011 in China, Earthquakes in China, History of Yunnan

2008 Yingjiang earthquakes

The 2008 Yingjiang Earthquakes were a series of major earthquakes ranging from surface wave magnitude (Ms) 4.1 to 5.9 that struck Yingjiang County, Yunnan province, China between August 19 (in UTC; August 20 local time) and September 3, 2008. It caused 5 deaths, 21 serious injuries, and RMB 2.7 billion in direct economic damage. USGS put the magnitude of the strongest one to Mw 6.0.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 24.90 97.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: 2008 earthquakes, 2008 in China, Earthquake swarms, Earthquakes in China, History of Yunnan

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Pingyuan