One of the oldest districts in Penang and one of the few Chinatowns within a UNSECO World Heritage site. The latest marker of Chinese presence in Western Australia. The largest Chinatown in Netherlands and a hub of cultural diversity. The largest and oldest Chinatown in North America. Singapore...
Today, Chinatown in New York, located on the lower east side in Manhattan, is the largest Chinatown in the United States. It also contains the largest concentration of Chinese in the western hemisphere. By the 1980s, it had surpassed San Francisco. However, in the last several years, it h...
The Northeast region of the U.S. is home to some of the oldest cities in the country and some of the oldest and most historiccolleges and universities.Many of these schools are in small, quaint towns where the student population is the heartbeat of the city. But even in larger citie...
In rural areas characterised by low population density and geographical isolation, some facilities and services at the village level are less feasible and sustainable (Moseley, Survey data A national-level and one-off survey on rural areas was conducted from June to August 2016, under the ...
The first industrial centers developed in Britain, Western Europe, and North America. Some, such as New Lanark, Scotland, and settlements in New England, were attracted by waterpower and were no more than villages. As industrial towns developed on the basis of steam power and adjacent to coal...
In 1935, Hu Huanyong proposed the population demarcation line, known as the Tengchong-Heihe Line or Hu Huanyong Line [71]. It bisects China into approximately two equal parts, extending from Heihe to Tengchong. Figure1illustrates significant variations in the distribution of GCV(T)s in different...
making it 25th highest by population density. This is reflected in Norfolk's economy which is dominated by agriculture and tourism. One of England's National Parks, The Broads, lies partly within the county, and historical buildings, such as the centre of Norwich, also contribute to tourism. ...
Thirty-five miles off the coast of the mainland in the Caspian Sea lies the town of Neft Dashlari, population 5,000.But this is no island;rather, the town sits on an oil platform.The first operating offshore oil platform in the world, the residents of Neft Dashlari can enjoy the tree...
Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, with its skyline dominated by golden pagodas, is a city where spirituality takes the form of art. The iconicShwedagon Pagoda, its golden spire soaring into the heavens, is a masterpiece of Burmese architecture. As the sun sets, it bathes in the ...
it’s obvious that most of the business there is directed toward tourists. An exception is Suver’s General Store, probably the most prominent business in town located right next to the post office. Suver’s serves the local population as only a general store can, by providing a little of...