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Vatican City
Vatican City is an independent state under the absolute authority of the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. It is an enclave with Rome, Italy, with an area of 44 hectares (109 acres). The smallest independent country in the world, Vatican City was established in......Read More

Posted on: 2007-11-22 19:57:45 | Rating:

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Kaiping Diaolou and Villages
Kaiping County lies in the southern part of Guangdong Province, south-west of Guangzhou, near to the coast. The undulating landscape of many hills and low mountains is well watered by rivers flowing into the wide Pearl River Delta to the east. The warm tropical monsoon climate and......Read More

Posted on: 2007-11-22 20:18:18 | Rating:

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Chinese Unicorn
The Chinese Unicorn, the k'i-lin, is one of the four animals of good omen; the others are the dragon, the phoenix, and the tortoise. The Unicorn is foremost of all the 36o creatures that live on land. It has the body of a deer, the tail of an ox, and the hooves of a horse.......Read More

Posted on: 2007-11-25 06:22:54 | Rating:

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The Kingdom of Shambhala
The ancient legends tell us of the mystical kingdom of Shambhala in Tibet, which is reputed to be the only pure land on Earth. It is shaped like a giant lotus with eight petals and surrounded by snow-covered mountains. These mountains and supernatural forces shield Shambhala from the rest......Read More

Posted on: 2007-11-29 20:44:11 | Rating:

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History of San Marino
San Marino, the oldest republic in the world, is the sole survivor of the independent states that existed in Italy at various times from the downfall of the Western Roman Empire to the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861. (The Vatican City State, which is also an independent......Read More