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Guangzhou. / 23.13000°N 113.26000°E / 23.13000; 113.26000. Guangzhou, [a] previously romanized as Canton [6] or Kwangchow, [7] is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. [8] Located on the Pearl River about 120 km (75 mi) north-northwest of Hong Kong and 145 km (90 mi) north of Macau, Guangzhou has a ...
Shawan Ancient Town (Chinese: 沙湾古镇) is an 800 year old town located in the Panyu District of Guangzhou in southern China, founded during the Song Dynasty. It's traditionally linked to the historical and folk Lingan culture. The Town area covers 153 hectares and it's divided into an east village, west village, and north village.
Xiguan is the setting of the mainland Chinese dramas Exotic Wives and Local Husbands ( 外來 媳婦 本地 郎, Wailai Xifu Bendi Lang, j Ngoi6-loi4 Sik1-fu5 Bun2-dei6-long4) and Turbulent Xiguan ( 風雨 西關, Fengyu Xiguan, j Fung1-jyu5 Sai1-gwaan1) and the Hong Kong dramas Point of No Return (2003) and When Easterly Showers Fall on the ...
Map of Ukraine showing its largest cities. There are 461 populated places in Ukraine that have been officially granted city status (Ukrainian: місто, romanized: misto) by the Verkhovna Rada, the country's parliament, as of 1 January 2022.
Video shows death on the streets of Ukraine town at heart of new Russian offensive Yuliya Talmazan and Caroline Radnofsky and Larissa Gao and Bianca Britton and Marin Scott May 24, 2024 at 11:00 PM
A traditional Han Chinese city from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The city is notable for its ancient city walls, which remain largely intact and encircle the old town, and for being the site of one of the first banks in China.812: Classical Gardens of Suzhou * Jiangsu: 1997, 2000 i, ii, iii, iv, v
Lutsk is an ancient Slavic town, mentioned in the Hypatian Chronicle as Luchesk in the records of 1085. The etymology of the name is unclear. There are three hypotheses: the name may have been derived from the Old Slavic word luka (an arc or bend in a river), or the name may have originated from Luka (the chieftain of the Dulebs), an ancient Slavic tribe living in this area.
April 28, 2023 at 10:49 AM. Google has updated it's aerial maps of Ukraine for the first time since the start of Russia's attack - with images now revealing the full scale of devastation. The ...