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  The Pylon Marking the Tropic of Cancer
 

Located at Taiping Town, Chonghua City, the Pylon which marks the Tropic of Cancer is 230 26' 28'' 44 north latitude. At 12:26 on the Summer Solstice of every year, sunlight shine up the center of the tower through a small hole of a copper ball on the top of the tower. Standing there one will not find one's own shadow.


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