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2007
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The CastlePosted by hdr in Untagged |
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{mosimage}For centuries, Shuri Castle has stood as the pride and joy of the Ryukyu Islands. The home of Ryukyuan royalty, its vermilion buildings...
If the walls of Shuri could talk, what would they say? Undoubtedly they'd recount tales of opulent court parties held to entertain visiting Chinese envoys, of moon-viewing and autumnal banquets, of the tense arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry in 1853. Perhaps they'd reveal the dark times that transpired in the maze of tunnels and rooms that exist below the expansive halls.
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