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
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
Starbucks You Are Here – Xi’an – is one of 23 Chinese mugs released in September 2017.
Xi’an is the capital of Shaanxi Province located in Northwest China. The two Chinese characters “西安” in the name Xi’an mean “Western Peace”. Xi’an is the oldest of the Four Great Ancient Capitals and the starting point of the Silk Road and home to the Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang.
– Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE and whose purpose was to protect the emperor in his afterlife.… Read more
Starbucks You Are Here – Shenyang – is one of 23 Chinese mugs released in September 2017.
Shenyang is the largest city in Northeast China by urban population and the provincial capital of Liaoning Province.
What’s on the mug:
– city skyline
– Liaoning Broadcast and TV Tower – was built in 1989 and is 1,002 ft tall
– Mukden Palace – was the former imperial palace of the early Manchu-led Qing dynasty
– Liaobin Pagoda – a historical remainder of a 1000-year-old ancient city.… Read more
Starbucks You Are Here – Wuxi – is one of 23 Chinese mugs released in September 2017.
Wuxi is an old city in the province Jiangsu, China. It borders with two other large cities: Changzhou and Suzhou. As many typical old Chinese cities, Wuxi has a circular plan and is crossed by multiple canals. This is depicted on the mug as well – sailing boats and a bridge. I think the pagoda is for Liyuan garden.… Read more
Starbucks You Are Here – Wuhan – is one of 23 Chinese mugs released in September 2017.
Wuhan – is the capital of Hubei province and is the most populous city in Central China. Being a central hub in the domestic transportation, Wuhan is sometimes called Chicago of China.
I definitely see Yellow Crane Tower – traditional Chinese tower which was rebuilt numerous times due to war and fire. Current tower dates back to 1981 and is a mile away from the original place.… Read more
You probably remember my previous post about China YAHs coming out. We had some bad quality pics of Christmas and one regular YAH. Everyone agreed that the last one is probably Hangzhou. But if you look at the newly leaked pics – it seems like Hangzhou will have a different design. I am now confused which one is real. I tend to believe the last news, since insiders even announced the date – mid September.
There are six mugs revealed so far:
You Are Here – Hangzhou
You Are Here – Nanjing
You Are Here – Suzhou
You Are Here – Wuxi
You Are Here – Ningbo
You Are Here – Shanghai
I am pretty sure there will be more, so free some place on your shelf if you’re planning to add these to your collection.… Read more
It was only yesterday when I complained about no new releases recently and voila, we get some rumors about China You Are Here releases. See the pic? I can’t believe my eyes – Christmas YAHs in June? Really? Starbucks, please have mercy. So far we see three mugs. Two of them are: Shanghai, Nanjing. The third one is hard to identify.
Well, I hope these are not just rumored mugs like it happened to Amsterdam Christmas YAH
Another blurry image reveals Hangzhou YAH (regular).… Read more
