Countries passed through:

The countries that the Tropic of Cancer passes through include the Republic of China, Myanmar, India, Bangladesh, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. , Libya, Algeria, Western Sahara, Bahamas, Mexico, etc.

Regions of China passed through:

The Tropic of Cancer passes through Yunnan Province, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guangdong Province, and Taiwan Province from west to east in our country. There are Tropic of Cancer monuments, squares, landmark towers and other commemorative buildings built in many places in our country. Here are some of the more well-known ones:

Tropic of Cancer Park in Xichou, Yunnan

At the entrance to the west of Xichou County, separated from the county by a gorge, with an altitude of 1,526 meters, it is The Tropic of Cancer mark with the highest altitude in China. The main logo is called "Return Pavilion", which is shaped like a flying saucer and looks like a pavilion and a tower. There are windows all around the Huihui Pavilion, and there is a circular skylight in the middle of the top, which corresponds to the center of the hall in the pavilion and is used to observe direct sunlight on the summer solstice.

Yunnan Mojiang Tropic of Cancer Marker Park

It covers an area of ??1,500 square meters and integrates astronomy, geography, plants and popular science knowledge with garden art and tourism culture. It is based on the Tropic of Cancer in 2038 AD. The location (23°26' north latitude) is the main axis, cutting off the 500-meter section of the Tropic of Cancer, with "Road to the Sun", "Kuafu Chasing the Sun", "Gate of the Tropic of Cancer", "Sundial Square", "Spring and Summer" Architectural sketches, sculptures and main signs such as "Autumn and Winter" create a vivid space series, expressing the understanding of nature, life and sunshine as a popular science museum, telling people the cosmic world from ancient times to today's cultural and scientific development, and through Technical means accurately display the geographical location and changes of the Tropic of Cancer, allowing people to "capture" the Tropic of Cancer here every summer solstice. The Tropic of Cancer passes through the city in Mojiang County, and is known as the "City of Cancer".

Tropic of Cancer Sign Tower in Daming Mountain, Nanning, Guangxi

There is a Tropic of Cancer Sign Tower about two meters high in the Daming Mountain Scenic Area in Nanning, Guangxi. It was built on the old logging site of Daming Mountain. There is also a Tropic of Cancer science gallery beside the road.

Guangxi Guiping Tropic of Cancer Park

The Tropic of Cancer sign in Guiping Tropic of Cancer Park is an arc-shaped building running east-west, with a span of 18 meters and a height of 17.2 meters. The top of the arc center supports A globe with a diameter of 6 meters has a "sun-peeping hole" with a diameter of 16 centimeters in the center of the sphere. The sunlight shines directly through this hole on the Guiping point on the "Map of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region" directly below. There is a Tropic of Cancer indicator line embedded in the east-west direction of the sign that is 5 centimeters wide and more than 20 meters long.

The Tropic of Cancer Marker in Shantou, Guangdong

is located on Jilong Mountain in Shantou. It is 13.6 meters high and consists of three parts: base, pillars and earth model. The base is in the Temple of Heaven style, divided into three floors, the first and second floors, each 1.33 meters high and divided into nine steps. The top floor is 0.30 meters high and has only one step. The pillars are two "North"-shaped load-bearing cement supports, 8.60 meters high. No matter which direction you look at, they all have an obvious "North" character, highlighting the theme of the Tropic of Cancer. The earth model is supported by pillars. It is hollow and has a diameter of 5 meters. The world outline is plotted on the spherical surface, with the trademark equator, the Tropic of Cancer and the North and South Arctic Circles. There is a stainless steel tube with a diameter of 24 cm, pointing to the zenith, vertical to the ground plane, and penetrating the surface of the earth model. , used to check the direct sunlight at noon on the summer solstice.

Guangdong Fengkai Tropic of Cancer Marker

It is located in Jiangbin Park, Jiangkou Town, facing north and south. The base of the sign is 12 meters wide. The inner ring is made of concrete to form a hemisphere, and the outer ring is made of granite to form a trigram shape. There are four slanted columns supported on the concrete base. The slanted columns support the tower body, which faces the south. Facing the "Li" position, four inclined columns are placed in the four directions of Xun (southeast), Gen (northeast), Qian (northwest), and Kun (southwest); the lower part of the tower body is made of reinforced concrete, and the upper part of the tower body is It is made of stainless steel welded. Each of its four edges has two wings floating out. When viewed from any position, it displays the word "North", which means "Tropic of Cancer" and "Rocket Soaring into the Sky". A copper ball with a diameter of 62.1 cm is placed on the top of the tower, symbolizing the sun. There is a round hole with a diameter of 10 cm in the center of the top of the copper ball, which is used to detect direct sunlight at noon on the summer solstice (Photo 2).

Tropic of Cancer Monument in Taiwan

On December 15, 2009, Tropic of Cancer Monument in Fengbin Township, Hualien County, Taiwan Province.

There are three Tropic of Cancer markers in Taiwan, crossing the four counties of Penghu, Chiayi, Nantou, and Hualien in Taiwan. One is in Shuangshui Township, Chiayi County in the western half, and the other two are in Ruisui Township and Haixian Fengbin in Hualien in the eastern half. Township. The Tropic of Cancer Monument in Fengbin Township, Hualien County, is located on the eastern coast, bordering the Pacific Ocean, 27 kilometers away from Provincial Highway 11, in Fengbin Township, Hualien County. The monument is built in an open field beside the ring road, about 100 meters high. 20 meters, it is a tower-shaped stone monument building. On the top of the stele, there are spheres intersecting the north and south and horizontally, a cylindrical sign, only marked "Tropic of Cancer", with a long and narrow slit in the middle. There are four large characters of "Tropic of Cancer" on the stele, and the platform of the stele is engraved with North Latitude 23 °27′4.51" and other words. The hot and temperate zones are bounded by the Tropic of Cancer, and to the south is the tropical zone. Tourists often take photos here.