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Tongguan Destination Guide

Explore Tongguan in China

Tongguan in the region of Yunnan is a town in China - some 1,326 mi or ( 2134 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Tongguan is now 05:22 PM (Friday) . 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: Hanoi, Haiphong, Dien Bien Phu, Yuxi, and Dadukou. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Hanoi . Where to go and what to see in Tongguan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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 10 km away
Tags: Geography of Yunnan, Lakes of China, National parks of China

Xingyun Lake

Xingyun Lake also known as Jiangchuan Sea, is a plateau lake in Yunnan Province,southwest of China. The Xingyun Lake and the Fuxian Lake are separated by a mountain and linked by a river. The lake has a total area of about 34.71 square kilometers. The average depth is 5.3 m, with an elevation of 1722 m. the water storage capacity is about 1.84×10m.

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Located at 24.33 102.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Geography of Yunnan, Lakes of China

Jiangchuan County

Jiangchuan County is located in Yuxi, Yunnan Province, China.

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Located at 24.32 102.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: County-level divisions of Yuxi City

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.

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Located at 24.65 102.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Articles with inconsistent citation formats, County-level divisions of Yuxi City, World Heritage Sites in China

Jinning County

Jinning County is a county, under the jurisdiction of Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan, China.

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Located at 24.67 102.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: County-level divisions of Kunming

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