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Diji Destination Guide

Discover Diji in China

Diji in the region of Guizhou Sheng is a town located in China - some 1,124 mi or ( 1809 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Diji

Local time in Diji is now 02:37 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Chongqing " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tangbian, Dashang, Xihun, Xinchang, and Taiyang. When in this area, you might want to check out Tangbian . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Diji ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.

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Interesting facts about this location

Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope

The Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) is a radio telescope under construction located in a natural basin (大窝凼洼地), in Pingtang County, Guizhou Province, southwest China. As of June 2011 construction should be complete by September 2016. It will be the world's largest and most sensitive radio telescope and three times more sensitive than the Arecibo Observatory. It will have a cost of 700 million yuan.

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Located at 25.65 106.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Astronomical observatories in China, Buildings and structures in Guizhou, Buildings and structures under construction in China, Chinese telescopes, Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Radio telescopes

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