Nanjing {Nanking}
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Nanjing {Nanking}
nope Not Nanjing
^ Damn Damn Damn!! I Give Up............
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Originally Posted by Rural Surin
Think bricks Opium and Tea !!
Those thin Chinese bricks are named after it.
It was the main Opium and Tea trading port
Chongqing?
I always thought Gunagzhou in Guangdong (Canton) was the main opium/tea trading port?
?????????????was the port of trade first used by Europeans (mainly the Portuguese) in 1541. It was China's main port in the nineteenth century for exporting tea.
And the opium trade was after the first Opium war after the chinese were forced to trade through European trading houses. Maybe I should have said Opium smuggling ! ( sorry )
https://teakdoor.com/../Gallery/album...mal_city25.jpg
Another clue!!!
This is the fortress watchtower on the island from where the original pic was taken.
Used to watch for invaders and pirates from Taiwan
Last used by the military for its original purpose 50 years ago when it was a frontline city !!!
Macao.
Fuzhou
Forgive us Hap.....Xiamen.:durh:
:1st: Well done !
Fantastic place - lived there for 9 months - the old French consulate is a tea house now - the British a restaurant - the Portugese is (Ahem!) a bar /knocking shop !!!!
Well it was in 1992!!
Xaimen was called AMOY by the Brits - after the local dialect spoken there.
Those thin bricks are "Amoy" bricks ' cos thats where they came from. The Brits exported them all over the East to build their consulates etc etc .i
Your turn !!
SE PACIFIC.........??Quote:
Originally Posted by Rural Surin
Bora Bora?
Close, but no. Same group and much more breathtaking.........
:sorry1:Messers Norts an Begbie - had a power blip and when it came back I logged in again and RS had the answer- didnt go back to see if I had missed anyone - My Bad !
Huahine?
Raiatea. But it is in the properties of the posted pic so will take no credit;)
Raiatea it is. OK gents, whose up next? Norts....might we call you the default winner? NEXT!!
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Originally Posted by Rural Surin
Default accepted ! go for it Norts !
RS
Save the pic as something else before you post it - properties is always a giveaway ! :)
Hey RS!
That pic was captioned wrong in Properties !!!:rofl:
Google Earth
16 50 07 67 S
150 57 10 64 W
Same Same !!:)
Norts got the name so no probs but Im a picky bastard :rofl::rofl:
No pophem........I don't think Norts is coming back. Why don't you go.
He is still on line - wait a bit
I gotta go out for a bit anyway - will check in later ! Cheers
He's back. Give me a moment. Jai yen, yen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rural Surin