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KenGrok Explorer Reged: 06/28/06 Posts: 137 Loc: Czech Republic Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscape?       07/19/06 09:42 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   Especially when GE-ing China one's imagination can really go into turbo; there are so many unusual things there. Still, I think the model has some kind military function. Why? It's of a militarily-sensitive region Much of the terrain on the west side of the main north-south road is used by the military. The area where the map sits has been used for military exercise. North of here (OK, possibly no connection) is an airbase with weapons storage and hangars tunneled into the mountain. Most of the vehicles parked around the model are olive-green (well, my imagination tells me that; GE colors are sometimes pretty bad). There are many dump trucks (there seems to be a lot of activity there), but even more personnel carriers. Inside that other facility, on the west side, it's true that there are vehicles of various colors. Perhaps that one does have a civilian function? Too close to town? In the Chinese deserts military facilities are often right on the edge of towns, though on the side towards the hills, and away from agriculture. I have seen this hundred of times. It's not possible to tell whether there's a fence. Looking on the south side of the area, the one without the trees planted, there are regularly spaced tiny blobs that are a shade darker than the embankment. But, again, it's impossible to say if they represent a fence. There appears to a guard tower on the west as well as on the north side If you're referring to the tower in the middle of the facility on the east of the model, that appears to be for radio broadcasting. But, you know, in the end it's often very difficult to to tell what you're looking at in China. From all my crawling around this and other regions of China, it's hard to tell the difference between military and civilian. And in reality there's perhaps not a strict division between the two. I propose a contest; have forum readers suggest alternate uses. I'll go first: this is China's first miniature golf course based on the terrain of one of the territories they occupy. -------------------- Replica of occupied India territories: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscape? Grid arrays in the Chinese desert: China > 3 newly constructed antenna arrays Something different: China : Muslim cemeteries and graves And for fun, see: China > Mystery message in the ice Post Extras

Entire topic Subject Posted by Posted on China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscape? KenGrok 06/29/06 04:38 AM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscape? PriceCollins   04/09/07 09:04 PM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscap Lrae   04/10/07 03:17 PM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscap Ender_Wiggin   06/22/08 02:35 AM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscap ganfei   11/04/06 04:45 AM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscape? blairmac   10/30/06 06:31 PM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscape? Benjamin_Becker   09/20/06 04:48 PM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscape? Braham_S_Aggarwal   09/20/06 11:00 PM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscape? wellew   09/01/06 08:50 AM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscape? paul_z   09/01/06 08:05 AM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscape? SkyWolf   08/16/06 02:17 AM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscape? icetoo   08/20/06 09:12 AM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscape? Braham_S_Aggarwal   08/20/06 12:38 PM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscape? whitecue   08/21/06 11:07 AM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscape? Braham_S_Aggarwal   08/21/06 12:35 PM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscap jeffryv   08/13/06 10:39 PM Opinions on the Xinhua photo that might be HYT KenGrok   09/02/06 07:44 PM Re: Opinions on the Xinhua photo that might be HYT Michael_Lynch   10/05/06 11:12 AM Re: Opinions on the Xinhua photo that might be HYT KenGrok   10/05/06 12:33 PM No luck so far KenGrok   10/01/06 11:54 AM Possible real photo of the site? KenGrok   08/08/06 05:22 AM Re: Possible real photo of the site? spitfirexyz   08/08/06 05:51 AM Re: Possible real photo of the site? Braham_S_Aggarwal   08/08/06 07:21 AM Re: Possible real photo of the site? whitecue   08/21/06 10:20 AM Article in the Indian Express KenGrok   08/07/06 01:58 PM Re: Article in the Indian Express Braham_S_Aggarwal   08/07/06 11:58 PM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscap doniv79   08/04/06 04:08 AM Thanks for the background information! KenGrok   08/04/06 06:12 AM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscape? chickenswitch   08/04/06 02:43 AM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscap Jumble   08/03/06 12:44 PM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscap KenGrok   08/03/06 01:03 PM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscape? dogstar7   07/31/06 06:50 AM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscape? PETSA   07/28/06 11:49 PM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscap jeffryv   07/21/06 09:33 PM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscape? WorldWatch   07/21/06 07:41 AM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscape? charliebouy   07/20/06 08:44 PM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscap agraveman   07/20/06 02:28 PM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscap unknownz   07/20/06 08:24 AM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscape? Delta102   07/20/06 12:10 AM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscape? spitfirexyz   07/21/06 03:05 AM Thanks for the news about the news. Check the blog KenGrok   07/20/06 11:31 PM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscape? cnick6   07/19/06 04:39 AM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscap donrico   07/20/06 01:15 PM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscap jwelgan   07/19/06 12:32 PM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscape? KenGrok   07/19/06 09:42 AM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscap BabaJehangir   07/19/06 07:38 PM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscape? Felippo   07/15/06 10:21 AM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscape? stiuskr   06/29/06 04:49 AM Answer: the landscape is of occupied territory KenGrok   07/14/06 01:57 PM Re: China - Huangyangtan - Scale model of landscape? stiuskr   07/15/06 11:54 AM

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