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  2. Tianjin Eye - Wikipedia

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    Tianjin Eye, the official name The Tientsin Eye, is a 120-meter (394 ft)-tall giant ferris wheel built above the Yongle Bridge (formerly Chihai Bridge), over the Hai River in Tianjin, China. Construction started in 2007, with completion of the main body on 18 December 2007, and the wheel opened to the public on 7 April 2008.

  3. Handover of Hong Kong - Wikipedia

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    Hoeng1 gong2 zyu2 kyun4 ji4 gaau1. The handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China was at midnight on 1 July 1997. This event ended 156 years of British rule in the former colony, which began in 1841. Hong Kong was established as a special administrative region of China (SAR) for 27 years, maintaining its own ...

  4. History of Hong Kong - Wikipedia

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    The region of Hong Kong has been inhabited since the Old Stone Age, later becoming part of the Chinese Empire with its loose incorporation into the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC). Starting out as a farming fishing village and salt production site, it became an important free port and eventually a major international financial center.

  5. Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum is a museum in Central, Hong Kong. It is located in Kom Tong Hall (Cantonese Yale: Gāmtòhngdaih), at 7 Castle Road, Central. After preparatory work undertaken by the Hong Kong Museum of History, the museum opened to the public on 12 December 2006 to commemorate the 140th birthday of the influential Chinese statesman ...

  6. List of time capsules - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of time capsules. The register of The International Time Capsule Society estimates there are between 10,000 and 15,000 time capsules worldwide. [ 1 ] An estimated 95% of time capsules are lost track of by the fifth anniversary of their burial. [ 2 ] An active list of time capsules is maintained by the NotForgotten Digital ...

  7. Hong Kong Space Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Hong Kong Space Museum is a public astronomy and space science museum located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. Opened on 8 October 1980, it is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government. [1] The building is notable for its hemispherical shape, which contains a planetarium, the only one in Hong Kong.

  8. Time capsule - Wikipedia

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    A time capsule is a historic cache of goods or information, usually intended as a deliberate method of communication with future people, and to help future archaeologists, anthropologists, or historians. [1] The preservation of holy relics dates back for millennia, but the practice of preparing and preserving a collection of everyday artifacts ...

  9. Kowloon Walled City - Wikipedia

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    Kowloon Walled City (Chinese: 九龍寨城) was an extremely densely populated and largely lawless enclave of China within the boundaries of Kowloon City, British Hong Kong. Built as an Imperial Chinese military fort, the walled city became a de jure enclave after the New Territories were leased to the United Kingdom in 1898.

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