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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3584 - Blaine, Minnesota, United States of America

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3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

3566 - Bakhmach, Chernihiv, Ukraine

Bakhmach is locarted in northern Ukraine. I'm taking this next paragraph straight out of Wikipedia: During the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 26, 2022, at least 65 units of Russian military equipment moved through Bakhmach, with about a hundred more on the outskirts. Local residents tried to stop the convoy on their own by blocking tank tracks with makeshift objects and convincing Russian soldiers not to move towards Kyiv . One man attempted to climb onto a tank and block the road with his body (he was not hurt). However, the military equipment continued to move, and Russian forces fired several shots into the air. Слава Україні!

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