The Latest Starbucks Mugs

You Are Here – Kunming

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Starbucks You Are Here – Kunming – is one of 23 Chinese mugs released in September 2017.
Kunming is the modern city and transportation hub located on an elevated plateau (6,234 feet – 1,900 metres) on the south of China. It has a temperate year-round climate.
Noticeable point of interest from the mug:
– Green Lake Park – established in the 17th century with the most famous building on the lake – Jiang Wu Tang.
– The Stone Forest or Shilin – amazing rock formation which looks like trees growing from the ground, hence the name.… Read more

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You Are Here – Ningbo

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Starbucks You Are Here – Ningbo – is one of 23 Chinese mugs released in September 2017.
Ningbo is the city in Zhejiang – northeast province of China.
On the mug:
– city skyline
– books and Qin family Drama Stage reffering to Tianyi Ge – library and garden founded in 1561 by Fan Qin and therefore being the oldest library in China.… Read more

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You Are Here – Hangzhou

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Starbucks You Are Here – Hangzhou – is one of 23 Chinese mugs released in September 2017.
The design of this mug is pretty simple:
– Liuhe Pagoda – a 200-foot pagoda. It was originally constructed in 970, destroyed in 1121, and reconstructed fully by 1165. even though it looks like a thirteen-story building, it only has 7 stories inside.
– West Lake

Please note, that this mug is one of three mugs to get a Christmas version this year.

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You Are Here – Shanghai

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Starbucks You Are Here – Shanghai – is one of 23 Chinese mugs released in September 2017.
Shanghai is the major city in China with population of over 24 million people. It’s also global financial hub with the busiest container port in the world. Starbucks placed Lujiazui – a financial district of Shanghai on the front of the mug. Some of the buildings can be easily identified:
– Oriental Pearl Tower – a 1,535 feet (468 m) high TV tower built in 1994.… Read more

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You Are Here – Beijing

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Starbucks You Are Here – Beijing – one of 23 Chinese mugs released in September 2017.
Huge city, which 22 million people call home is the capital of China. It’s the largest city in the world by area and second most populous.
Even though many know it as a modern city of contemporary architecture, Beijing has a really rich history, going back to 11th century BC – times when it’s predecessor – town of Ji was founded.
This is why, and I really love it, Starbucks placed historical points of interest on the mug:
– The Great Wall of China – probably one of the most popular attractions in China.… Read more

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You Are Here – Shenzhen

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Starbucks You Are Here – Shenzhen – one of 23 Chinese mugs released in September 2017.
Shenzhen is a modern megalopolis that links Hong Kong to the rest of China. Some call it the Silicon Valley of China.
If you’re in Shenzhen you probably came for shopping experience, namely Luohu Commercial City, a huge mall with numerous shops and outlets, or just to see what the Chinese economic miracle really looks like.… Read more

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You Are Here – Tsingtao

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Starbucks You Are Here – Tsingtao – one of 23 Chinese mugs released in September 2017.
Qingdao (Tsingtao) – is a port city in the eastern part of China. This is the city of skyscrapers, parks and beaches overlooking the Yellow Sea. It is known by it’s Tsingtao Brewery founded in 1903 by German settlers. It now produces about 15% of domestic beer.
The mug is red inside.… Read more

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You Are Here – Chengdu

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Starbucks You Are Here – Chengdu – is one of 23 Chinese mugs released in September 2017.
Pretty much two things can be seen on the mug:
– Pandas, pandas, pandas – Chengdu Panda Base – a non-profit research and breeding facility for giant pandas and other rare animals. To make it clear, Starbucks placed five pandas on the front of the mug.
– The Dujiangyan Irrigation System – is an ancient irrigation system with a history of 2000 years!
Interesting detail, Starbucks Sino-Ocean Taikoo Li Chengdu Flagship Store is placed on the back of the mug.… Read more

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You Are Here – Antalya

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Two new YAHs were spotted today in Turkey. I guess Starbucks is popular in this country since these are 5th and 6th mugs from this series.
Antalya – is one of the world’s and the Mediterranean’s leading tourist destinations. It attracts 30% of foreign tourists visiting Turkey. We don’t have the picture of the back of the mug yet, so I can only see Düden Waterfalls – a group of waterfalls ending directly in the Mediterranean Sea.… Read more

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