2316 - Humen, Guangdong, China

Humen 虎门镇 is found on the east side of the Humen Strait on the Pearl River Delta. It is a city of 575 000 people.

@heartee is a university student studying Japanese. Her card features a science museum near where she lives. At first I thought it might be The Sea Battle Museum, or the Opium War Museum, but she states its not in her town.

Humen was a big part of the First Opium War (1839-1842). Major battles were fought here and on the water of the Bocca Tigris. Lin Zexu was the Viceroy of Liangguang and he opposed the opium trade. He is considered a catalyst for the start of the war. He is praised for his constant position on the moral high ground in his fight against opium, but criticized for his rigid approach which failed to account for domestic and international complexities of the opium problem.

The Daoguang Emperor endorsed Lin's hardline policies and anti-drug movement, but then blamed Lin for the resulting war, which was disastrous for China.

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3227 - Mölln, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Mölln is a small city of about 20 000 located in northern Germany. The Elbe-Lübeck Canal flows through the town, and there are eight small lakes that surround the city. It was founded in the 12th century and was a part of the Old Salt Route. Salt that was produced in the salt mines of Lower-Saxony was shipped to the Baltic Sea. Till Eulenspiegel, a legendary trickster known for exposing vices and provoking thought, is said to have lived in Mölln the last year of his life. He apparently died of the plague in 1350, but his existence has never been proven. Mölln has several monuments dedicated to him.

3322 - Hamburg, Germany

Happy birthday to me! What a lovely handmade card from the sender. Beautiful penmanship. Am Rothenbaum is the site of the main court of the German Open Tennis Championships. The International German Open has been played at the Rothernbaum since 1892, making it Germany's longest running tennis tournament. The current stadium was built in 1999 and can hold 13 200 people.

3232 - Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States of America

The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal North Pierhead Light was built in 1882. There were nine keepers of the light until 1897. It was redesigned in 1903 and is 12 meters high. The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal was started in 1872 and wasn't opened for large-scale watercraft until 1890. The canal is 2.1 kilometers long that goes from Sturgeon Bay in Lake Michigan to Green Bay. There are no locks on this canal. The canal was sold to the United States government in 1893 and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains the canal.

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