Pinghu Beacon Tower
Pinghu Beacon Tower is a tower in Beijing, North China. Pinghu Beacon Tower is situated nearby to Badaling International Friendship Forest, as well as near the Buddhist temple Wangjing Temple.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Badaling Great Wall and Qinglongqiao Railway Station.
Badaling Great Wall
Railway station
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Badaling Great Wall railway station, also translated as Badalingchangcheng railway station, is a railway station in Badaling scenic area, Yanqing District, Beijing. Badaling Great Wall is situated 540 metres northwest of Pinghu Beacon Tower.
Qinglongqiao Railway Station
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Qinglongqiao railway station is a historic station of Jingbao Railway located in Badaling Town, Yanqing District, Beijing. It was built in 1908, and includes the famous zigzag railway designed by the Chinese railroad engineer Zhan Tianyou. Qinglongqiao Railway Station is situated 1¼ km southeast of Pinghu Beacon Tower.
Qinglongqiaoxi
Railway station
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Qinglongqiao West Railway Station is a station of Jingbao Railway in Badaling Town, Yanqing District, Beijing. Note that there are two stations with "Qinglongqiao" in their names: Qinglongqiao and Qinglongqiao West. Qinglongqiaoxi is situated 1½ km south of Pinghu Beacon Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Badaling and Badaling Town.
Badaling
Locality
Photo: DF08, Public domain.
Badaling is the site of the most visited section of the Great Wall of China, approximately 80 kilometers northwest of Beijing's city center, in Badaling Town, Yanqing District, Beijing municipality.
Badaling Town
Town
Badaling Town is a town on the southwestern part of Yanqing District of Beijing. It borders Kangzhuang and Dayushu Towns to its north, Jingzhuang Town to its east, Nankou Town to its southeast, and Donghuayuan Town to its west. Badaling Town is situated 3 km west of Pinghu Beacon Tower.
Dongcaoying
Village
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dongcaoying is a village, which is situated 4½ km west of Pinghu Beacon Tower.
Pinghu Beacon Tower
- Type: Tower
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
40.35626° or 40° 21′ 23″ northLongitude
116.00862° or 116° 0′ 31″ eastOpen location code
8PGR9245+GCOpenStreetMap ID
way 478905089OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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In Other Languages
“Pinghu Beacon Tower” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “平胡墩”
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