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The Imperial Canal near Wuxi opening of the Grand Canal in the 7th c. Wuxi became a major centre for trade in rice and corn. In the early 20th …
Province: Hainan Area: 1878sq.km/725sq. miles Population: 70,000 (conurbation 420,000) Sanya, China’s southern-most city, lies at 109°29’E and 18°10’N on the southern tip of the Hainan Island. It has connections …
The Ruins of Gaojuli are to be found some 300km/190 miles south of Changchun, near the Korean border. Gaojuli is the name of an ancient kingdom which was founded …
NORTHEAST SPAIN MAP Northeastern Spain encompasses the country’s most avidly regionalistic areas and is home to some of its best cuisine. Catalufia is justly proud of its treasures, from …
Norway (administrative district of Svalbard). Area of archipelago: 61,723 sq. km (23,830 sq. miles). TRAVEL. Boat services from Bergen viaTromsoand HonningsvSg to Spitzbergen (Longyearbyen and Ny Alesund); cruises. Air …
Nearby can be seen theformer headquarters of the military government during the 1911 uprising. Mount Hongshan Mount Hongshan lies east of Yellow Crane Tower. Its temples, pagodas, caves and …
Galway Map Tourist Attractions PUBS With approximately 650 pubs and 70,000 people, Galway maintains an extremely low person to pub ratio. Indeed, the city’s intricate constellation of pubs is …
Krusa to Frederikshavn (E3). The route starts from the frontier village of Krusa. To the NE, on the Nybel Nor, an offshoot of the Flensborg Fjord, is Gras-ten (pop. …
In contrast to many other Chinese towns Hohhot is still comparatively young, having been founded in 1581 by the Mongol prince Altan Khan, under the name of Kuku-khoto (Blue …
REVOLUTION IN THOUGHT (1555-1648) Unwilling to witness the fracturing of his empire, Charles V abdicated all his titles in 1555. His solution to the already present lack of unity …