Changzhou
Temple ofthe Beginning of Blissful Happiness (Kaifu Si) This temple in Kaifu Si Street was erected in 907. After repeated acts of destruction overthe centuries the major buildings have …
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Ostersund Sweden Map
Ostersund, the only town in Jamtland and the administrative, economic and cultural hub of the province, is on elevated land above the E shore of the Storsjo. The town …
Traveling in Sweden
South German type, became the main type of animal ornament on the European continent. In Animal Style III, which developed in Scandinavia about 700, highly abstract animal figures are …
Denmark Travel Destinations
Economic and intellectual flowering. Copenhagen increases in importance as an international commercial centre. 174666 Frederik V. Under Frederik’s minister Count J. H. Bernstorff German influence in Denmark reaches its …
Shanxi Map
Province Area: 156,OOOsq.km/60,216sq. miles Population: 28,420,000. Capital: Taiyuan The province of Shanxi is situated in the north of China between 110°15′ 114°32’E and 34°35′-40°45’N. It is bordered in the …
Lake Siljan Sweden Map
Lake Siljan, enclosed by gently rising hills with large areas of forest, lies in the heart of Dalarna (Dalecar-lia), with the Osterdalalv flowing in one end and out the …
Travel to Scandinavia
SURROUNDINGS. To the SE of the city (motor-boats from Market Square) is the Suomenlinna (Swedish Sveaborg) group of islands, with the remains of the 18th c. fortress. One of …
Daguan Lou Gongyuan Park Map
Lake Dianchi has a surface area of 297sq.km/115sq. miles and an average depth of 5.5m/18ft. Now known as Lake Kunming, it lies about 4km/2’/2 miles south-west of the city …
Ningxia Map
Autonomous region Area: 66,400sq.km/25,600sq. miles Population: 4,800,000. Capital: Yinchuan Ningxia is the smallest of the five autonomous regions of China. It lies Situation between 104°17′-107°40’E and 35°14′-39°22’N, in the …
Setesdal Norway Map
Counties: Aust-Agder fylke, Vest-Agder fylke. The Setesdal (or Saeterdal), the valley of the Otteri (Otra), extends almost due N for a distance of 230 km (140 miles) from Kristiansand, …