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2322 - Jinan, Shandong, China

Sue is a university student studying lawn. There are 16 universities in Jinan for her to choose from! Jinan  济南市  means "south of the Ji." However, the Ji River no longer exists as the Yellow River changed course in 1852 and took over the Ji's riverbed. The current area has been inhabited for 4000 years. Jinan has a long history of change and war. The area I found most interesting was Jinan was the starting place for the Cultural Revolution. I am going to copy and paste the information from Wikipedia: On May 27, 1966, the  Cultural Revolution  started in Jinan with an article in the local newspaper "Jinan Evening News" ( 济南 晚报 ) that denounced vice-governor Yu Xiu as a  Bourgeois  agent within the government. [38]  Starting from early June 1966, the schools in Jinan were closed down by strikes as teachers were "struggled against". At the same time,  big-character posters  started to appear in the city. [38]   Red Guards  took to the...