3543 - Yingge, Taiwan

What a beautiful Lunar New Year Card 2020 card (even though it was sent in 2023). 2020 was the Year of the Mouse, or Rat. This is a part of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac. The first Year of the Rat/Mouse was in 2637 BCE.

Like all the animals of the Chinese zodiac calendar, there are lucky numbers, lucky colours, and special romantic connections.

Lucky numbers are 2, 3, 6, 8, and people born in this year are to avoid the numbers 4, 5, 9. Gold, blue, and green are lucky colours, while yellow and brown are considered unlucky. The lily, and all species of lilies, are considered lucky.

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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.

3237 - Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki, Japan

A great card of a cable car on Mount Tsukuba. The mountain is one of the most famous in Japan and is known for its double peaks. The two peaks have their own names - Nyotai-san 女体山 translates to female body, while Nantai-san 男体山 means male body. Hikers can climb the mountain to take in the panoramic view of the Kantō Plain. The Tokyo skyline, Lake Kasumigaura, and Mt Fuji can all be seen from the summit on clear days. Tsukuba is also different from most Japanese peaks as it is not volcanic, but made up of granite and gabbro.

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.

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