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Songyuan Destination Guide

Touring Songyuan in China

Songyuan in the region of Yunnan is located in China - some 1,314 mi or ( 2115 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital city .

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Time in Songyuan is now 05:24 PM (Thursday) . 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: Hanoi, Haiphong, Dien Bien Phu, Yuxi, and Qinglong. Being here already, consider visiting Hanoi . Check out our recommendations for Songyuan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Chengjiang County

Chengjiang County is located in Yuxi, Yunnan Province, China, just north of Fuxian Lake. Within evolutionary biology, and especially paleontology, Chengjiang County is famous for soft-tissue fossil finds, of the Maotianshan Shales, dated to between 525 and 520 million years ago during the Cambrian explosion, which "are as spectacular as the Burgess Shale fauna, and significantly older". These fossils are considered one of the most important fossil finds of the 20th Century.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 24.65 102.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Articles with inconsistent citation formats, County-level divisions of Yuxi City, World Heritage Sites in China

Fuxian Lake

Fuxian Lake stretches out through Chengjiang County, Jiangchuan County and Huaning County in Yunnan Province, spanning an area of 212 square kilometers. The lake is ranked third largest in Yunnan, right after the Dianchi Lake and the Erhai Lake. Also the deepest lake in Yunnan, it is 155 meters deep at its greatest depth. It is also the third deepest fresh water lake in China after Tianchi Lake and Kanas Lake.

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Located at 24.50 102.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Geography of Yunnan, Lakes of China, National parks of China