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You Are Here – Dalian

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Starbucks You Are Here – Dalian – one of 23 Chinese mugs released in September 2017.
Dalian is a major city and seaport in the Northeast China. Throughout it’s history it was occupied by foreign powers many times for many years. I personally recall mentions about Port Arthur under Russian rule, which is the part of nowadays Dalian.
As of the mug, all I can see is sea, sailing ships and city skyline. I wish they placed Tiaoyue Bridge, cause it has very interesting construction… Read more

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You Are Here – Nanning

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Starbucks You Are Here – Nanning – is one of 23 Chinese mugs released in September 2017.
Nanning – is the city in Southern China. It is known as a “green city” for having many trees mostly of tropics origin.
What’s on the mug:
– Jinhu Square – a city square with Elephant sculpture in the center
– Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center
– Star and crescent – probably for Nanning Mosque… Read more

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You Are Here – Jinan

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Starbucks You Are Here – Jinan – is one of 23 Chinese mugs released in September 2017.
From the mug:
– The Black Tiger Spring – Jinan is also known as the “City of Springs”. This particular spring is also a part of “72 Famous Springs”
– Daming Lake – is one of city’s main natural and cultural landmarks. Most of the springs from “72 Famous Springs” converge into this lake.
– Lotus – is official city’s flower… Read more

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You Are Here – Changsha

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Starbucks You Are Here – Changsha – one of 23 Chinese mugs released in September 2017.
Changsha is a famous historical and cultural city with a history of over 3,000 years located in the South Central China.
I could only recognize Aiwan Pavillion (Red Leaf Pavilion) from Yuelu Mountain. So I will need your help to identify other places from the mug. Please, leave a comment.… Read more

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You Are Here – Guangzhou

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Starbucks You Are Here – Guangzhou – is one of 23 Chinese mugs released in September 2017.
Guangzhou is the second most populous city in China. It is situated at the heart of the most-populous metropolitan area in mainland China. For many years it was a very important terminus of the maritime Silk Road. It continues to serve as a major port of southern China being relatively close to Hong Kong and Macau (75 and 90 miles respectively).
From the mug:
– Canton Tower – briefly held the title of tallest tower in the world, replacing the CN Tower.… Read more

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You Are Here – Sanya

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Starbucks You Are Here – Sanya – is one of 23 Chinese mugs released in September 2017.
Sanya is the city in Southeast China. It is located on Hainan Island and due to it’s climate is a very popular touristic destination. Sanya is sometimes called “China’s Florida”, as many retirees prefer to spend winter here.
Ocean, sun, sand, beaches, palmes – all that you can find on this YAH mug. I am sure it is especially nice to drink from it during cold season (unless you live in tropics).… Read more

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You Are Here – Suzhou

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Starbucks You Are Here – Suzhou – is one of 23 Chinese mugs released in September 2017.
Suzhou is the major city in the East China located close to Shanghai (less than 50 miles). It is facing Lake Tai (Taihu) and is known as a major touristic attraction due to its canals, pagodas and stone bridges. This is probably why it is also known as Venice of China. Not to forget precisely designed gardens which were added to UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1997 and 2000.… Read more

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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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