3158 - Guangzhou, China

Guangzhou 广州市 is a city with over 2200 years of history and has population of 18.7 million people, and 66 million people in its metropolitan area. Its located on the Pearl River about 120 km north-west of Hong Kong. It is a major port and transportation hub.

The Guangdong Leopards are in the Chinese Baseball League and play in the 1000 seat Tianhe Sports Centre. They were formed in 2002 and won their first league title in 2010, defeating the Beijing Tigers 2-0.

The Chinese Baseball League 中国棒球联赛 was founded in 2002 and ceased operations in 2018 after the establishment of the China National Baseball League. There are two divisions:

Division 1 - Beijing Tigers, Guangdong Leopards, Jiangsu Huge Horses, Shanghai Golden Eagles, Sichuan Dragons, and the Tianjin Lions.
Division 2 - China Society Baseball Club, Henan Elephants, People's Liberation Army Baseball Club, Shandong Institute of Commerce and Technology Baseball Club.

Tianjin have dominated the league winning 6 championships and finishing as the runner ups 4 times, while Beijing have also been the finals 10 times, winning 5 and losing 5.

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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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