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World famous riverside cities
Vienna (Austria), St Petersburg (Russia), Paris (France), London (England)... are riverside cities that are reasonably planned to ensure convenience of irrigation and ha…
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The millennial lighthouse does not turn off: More than 90m high, standing nearly 55km away, you can still see it
Built in the city named after Alexander the Great, this lighthouse has been shining for over a thousand years guiding ships into the Egyptian harbor.
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The city of a thousand years can't plant a tree: Reward 1 billion for successful 'rescue'
Although people tried many ways, trees still could not grow in this city. The government has offered a huge prize, but it seems
History
Decipher the name 'Forbidden City' of the Imperial Palace: The wall is red with yellow tiles but uses the word 'zi' to mean purple?
Few people know that the 'death' in the Forbidden City also has the meaning from the idiom 'death gas east hybrid'.
Animal world
Fish fell from the sky unusually in the US
The rain of fish appeared in the sky of San Francisco, USA, making local residents bewildered.
Archeology
The 2,000-year-old creature intact and stunned in the petrified city
The picture of petrified life in the ancient city of Pompeii has been supplemented with an unexpected specimen: a 2,000-year-old turtle with an egg intact in its belly.
Archeology
Discovered ancient books containing many secret techniques of Japanese Ninja
At an ancient temple in Koka city, Shiga prefecture, Japan, famous as the 'hometown of the Ninja'
Animal world
To save money on trash removal, Sweden will use crows to pick up cigarette butts
To save money on cleaning costs, a city in Sweden is planning to use crows to pick up cigarette butts discarded on streets and squares.
History
The Goliath Warriors Might Not Be As Huge As The Bible Describes
Early versions of the Bible describe Goliath - the ancient Philistine warrior known as a giant whose height in ancient terms reached four cubits and an arm span.
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Project to build a floating city with a capacity of 20,000 people
The floating city of Maldives in the middle of the Indian Ocean will provide a place for tens of thousands of residents in the island nation that is threatened by sea wa…
Archeology
See the ruins of the city of Thonis-Heracleion - Where Egypt's legend lurks under the ocean
Among the lost cities, Thonis-Heracleion is known as a bustling city of Egyptian civilization.
Environment
Terrible nightmare in the hottest city in the world
Under the record-breaking heat, the lives of people in the city of Jacobabad (Pakistan) fell into crisis, especially the group of young children and pregnant women.
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The 'hardest city in the world': Where 170,000 people can't connect with the outside
The city of Norilsk in the Siberian province of northern Russia is geographically the northernmost region on the planet.
Environment
Australia welcomes the coldest winter not seen in more than 100 years
Many Australian cities are expected to welcome their coldest winter in decades with record low temperatures.
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This stunning urban set of photos explains why Hong Kong is known as the 'concrete jungle'
Photographer Manson's works show the best features of Hong Kong's skyscraper-filled landscape.