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WaiTan (the Bund),the most attractive place in Shanghai. It's
famous because of its various building styles and night piece.
Those old buildings align along the bund of Huangpu River and
witness the growing of this city. Originally, most of them were
built by western banks,insurance companies and custom from 1870s.
In 1930s, Shanghai was the financial center of Eastern Asia.
The best place to see the panorama of WaiTan is on the opposite
bank - LuJiaZui, the new economic center of China. Crowded many
skyscrapers and keep expanding. From WaiTan, the best way heading
to the opposite is by ferry.
The listed coordinate (Q1 in the following table) is not the
real point and you need not get there. You may start from the
point- R1 or R2 (Listed in the following table).When you solve the
puzzle, you will get the real coordinate.
Please read the history of WaiTan. You will find some
information about The Opium War. At that time, Chinese were forced
to sign a treaty to end the war - Nanjing Treaty that made Shanghai
and other four cities open as ports for trading.In fact the treaty
was full of inequalities and hadn't guaranteed the peace. Just
after this war, China's fortune changed completely. In the
following decades years, there were more and more wars and "peace"
treaties. Write down the duration of the war. Get a number from (
2007 minus [the end year of the war]) ,equals to ABC.
The cache stands at
N 31 14.(100+ABC)
E121 29.CBA
It's a small one and in square shape.Log papers are enclosed.
The cache is just for logging, do NOT trade anything. NO pen or
pencil.
Happy Geocaching!
Mikecoup 6#H
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