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City of Plum Blossom: how a stone fortress in China survived 500 years of war with Japanese invaders
according to a team of scientists who have been studying a fortified stronghold on China's east coast. Meihua cheng - or Plum Blossom City - has seen repeated Japanese invasions and extreme ...
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Spectacular Plum Blossoms Brighten Kamakura’s Shrines and Temples
Introduced from China around 1,500 years ago ... Around 40 plum varieties bloom throughout the temple grounds. Unlike other sites, Hasedera hosts a plum blossom festival from early February ...