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| Although once a separate landmass, Stonecutters Island is now connected to this peninsula. The north end of this peninsula contains the Lion Rock and Tate’s Cairn. Bodies of water along this peninsula include Lei Yue Mun Strait and Victoria Harbor. This peninsula was formerly home to a highly populated housing complex known as its "Walled City." Boundary Street designates the start of where this peninsula was ceded to the British. For the point, name this densely populated peninsula located north of Hong Kong Island. | Kowloon Peninsula |
| This province is home to the tourist destination of Meizhou [[MAY-ZHOH]] Island, which contains the Heavenly Empress Palace. This province’s highest point is Mount Huanggang in the Wuyi Range while major waterways in this province include the Jin and Min Rivers. Major cities in this province include Quanzhou [[CHOO-AHN-ZHOH]], Putian [[POO-TEE-AHN, and Xiamen [[SHEE-AH-MEN]]. Fuzhou [[FOO-ZHOH]] is the capital of, for the point, what province in Southeastern China, located across the Formosa Strait from Taiwan? | Fujian [[FOO-JEE-AHN]] (or Fukien; or Hokkien) |
| The first map depicting this location in detail is an 1810 marine charter created by Bombay Marine lieutenants Daniel Ross and Philip Maughan [[MAWN]]. This location has several islands within its boundaries including Green Island and Little Green Island. This coastal location can be seen from Peak Tower and is the location of a ferry connecting Central and Tsim Sha Tsui. For the point, what "Harbour" in Hong Kong separates Hong Kong Island from the Kowloon Peninsula? | Victoria Harbour |
| This was the place to which the Buddhist priest Nichiren and Emperor Juntoku were exiled in the 13th century. A Heian-era anecdote says, "People go to Noto Province do dig iron and go to [this place] to dig gold." This place is connected to Jōetsu by ferry, and its Lake Kamo is the location of oyster farming. This island is the home base of the internationally renowned Kodō taiko [[tah-EE-koh]] drum group and is home to breeding grounds of the endangered crested ibis. For the point, name this island in the Sea of Japan, 32 kilometers off the coast of Honshu. | Sado Island |
| This city's Myazedi inscription was commissioned by its Prince Yazakumar and is known as its country's "Rosetta Stone." This city rebuilt its Bupaya Pagoda after it was destroyed in a 1975 earthquake. This city's namesake "plains" contains the remains of over 2,000 Buddhist temples and pagodas. For the point, name this city and archaeological site in Northern Myanmar on the Irrawaddy River, which was the capital of a namesake medieval empire. | Bagan (accept Pagan in place of Bagan in all cases; accept Bagan Plains; accept Bagan Archaeological Zone; accept Bagan Empire; accept Kingdom of Bagan; accept Bagan Dynasty; accept Bagan Period) |
| This location is used as the focal point for the yearly Tamil festival of Thaipusam. Dedicated to, and home to a statue of, the Hindu god of war known as Lord Murugan, or Kartikeya, this location can be found in the district of Gombak. Featuring more than 160 rock climbing routes, this natural location is named from the Malay word meaning "rock," and a nearby town is named after this location’s limestone formation. For the point, name this limestone hill with a series of caverns which is located in the Malaysian state of Selangor. | Batu Caves (or Pathumalai) |
| This place contains the Mediterranean-inspired Hotel Miracosta and a reconstructed ocean liner, the SS Columbia. One building at this location was legendarily built by Harrison Hightower III and is located in this place's American Waterfront. This locale's Fantasy Springs section is scheduled to open in 2023, and this place is centered around the volcano Mount Prometheus. For the point, name this theme park with seven "ports of call" in Urayasu, Japan, located in a resort owned by the Oriental Land Company. | Tokyo DisneySea (accept Tōkyō DizunīShī; prompt on "Tokyo Disneyland," "Tokyo Disney Resort," or "Tokyo") |
| This location was incorporated in 1889 by the merger of three villages in Minami- Toshima County. Classified as a special ward, this location’s Yoyogi Park held venues for the 1964 Summer Olympic Games. A statue of a dog named Hachikō is located adjacent to the train station that bears the name of this special ward in Japan. Known as one of the fashion areas of Japan, for the point, what is this special ward, known for its scramble crossing, the world's busiest pedestrian crossing? | Shibuya (accept Shibuya Scramble Crossing; accept Shibuya Station) |
| This mountain range’s subrange of Terskey Ala-too is home to Boris Yeltsin Peak. Other subranges of this mountain range include the Borohoro Mountains and the Dzungarian Alatau. The Yuezhi [[YOO-EH-ZHEE]] people are believed to have lived in this range where the Torugart Pass is located, and this mountain range houses the headwaters of the Ili and Syr Darya Rivers. Jengish Chokusu is the highest point of, for the point, what mountain range in Western China and Central Asia, whose name means “Heavenly Mountains”? | Tian Shan (or Tengri Tagh; or Tengir-Too; prompt on "Heavenly Mountains" or "Mountains of Heaven" before mentioned) |
| The city of Mrauk U [[muh-RAO-ooh]] in this state lies near the mouth of the Kaladan River. The mouth of the Lemyo River in this state is home to its historic "Four Cities." This state’s coast on the Bay of Bengal includes the islands of Ramree, Cheduba, and Myingun. This state, formerly known as Arakan, has its capital at Sittwe. This state is at the center of a refugee crisis involving a group classified by the government as stateless Bengali Muslims. For the point, name this Burmese state on the Bangladesh border, the epicenter of the Rohingya refugee crisis. | Rakhine [[ruh-KINE]] State (accept Arakan State before mentioned; accept phonetic pronunciations) |
| Some sources claim this river’s true origin is an ice cave in the Wakhjir Valley. This river’s headwaters are in Lake Zorkul, which discharges to the confluence of the Pamir and Panj Rivers. This river’s levels have diminished due to the diversion of tributaries such as the Zeravshan [[zeh-RAHV-shahn]] River for Soviet Era agriculture projects. This river’s water is diverted to Ashgabat via the Karakum Canal. Known in ancient times as the Oxus, for the point, what is this river which drains into the Aral Sea, like the nearby Syr [[SEER]] Darya? | Amu Darya (or Amo River) |
| This location is comprised of about 1,600 limestone monolithic islands, each of which is topped with thick jungle plants. Meaning "descending dragon," this body of water administratively belongs to both a city with the same name and Cam Pha City. This body of water is bordered by Lan Ha Bay to the south and southeast and is bordered by Bai Tu Long Bay to the west. Located in Vietnam’s Quảng Ninh province, for the point, what is this bay in Northeast Vietnam? | Hạ Long Bay (or Vịnh Hạ Long) |
| Pulau Besar, or Big Island, in this body of water is home to the tomb of the Iraqi- born missionary Sultan Al Ariffin Syeikh Ismail. Wildfires on nearby islands infamously reduce visibility in this body of water, the narrowest point of which is less than three kilometers wide at the Phillip Channel. The Isthmus of Kra is a proposed site for a "Thai Canal" designed to relieve traffic in this body of water which links the Andaman Sea to the Strait of Singapore. For the point, name this strait which separates the Malay Peninsula from Sumatra. | Strait (s) of Malacca (or Malaccan Strait (s); or Selat Melaka) |
| This location’s tallest peak is Mount Zhuzi [[ZHOO-ZEE]], and rivers that flow through this location include the Dahan River, the Keelung River, and its main river source, the Tamsui River. This location contains 29 districts, with Banqiao [[BAN-KEE-OW]] District as its municipal seat. When promoted to special municipality status in 2010, this city was known as Xinbei [[SHIN-BAY]] City, but it was changed to its current name by inaugural mayor Eric Chu. For the point, name this Taiwanese city which was formally known as Taipei County. | New Taipei City (accept Xinbei City before mentioned; accept Taipei County before mentioned; prompt on partial answers) |
| This state’s indigenous Kadazan and Dusun people were inspired by eagle flights to invent the sumazau dance. The federally controlled island of Labuan is located off the coast of this state, whose major towns include Sandakan and Tawau. This state contains a refuge for orangutans, gibbons, and tarsiers, the Crocker Range National Park. This state, located north of North Kalimantan, is governed from the city of Kota Kinabalu. For the point, name this Malaysian state on the northern tip of Borneo, located northeast of Sarawak. | Sabah |
| Although popularized by the novel Tower of Waves, this place’s infamous nature legendarily originated with ubasute. A popular rumor about this place has its origins in the fact that this place’s lava soil is so iron-rich that compasses placed on the ground do not work properly. This place rests on a basalt plain and contains tourist attractions in lava tubes such as Narusawa Ice Cave and Lake Sai Bat Cave. This place is often referred to in the west by the nicknames "Sea of Trees" or "Suicide Forest." For the point, name this forest near Mt. Fuji, which is believed by some to be haunted. | Aokigahara Forest (accept Jukai; accept Sea of Trees or Suicide Forest before mentioned) |
| This city, its country’s baseball capital, is home to the Lotte Giants. With Ulsan, this city anchors the Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region, its country’s largest industrial zone. This city, located between the mouths of the Nakdong and Suyeong Rivers, is the largest city in the historic Gyeongsang region. Major attractions in this city include Haeundae [[hay-oon-DAY]] Beach and the Haedong Yonggung Temple. This city sits on the far southeast of the KTX high speed rail line, at the opposite end from Seoul. For the point, name this second-largest city in South Korea. | Busan Metropolitan City (accept Pusan) |
| This city has 160 rivers or channels flowing through it, including the Maozhou [[MOW-ZHOH]] River and the Longgang River. Lianhuashan Park can be found in this sub- provincial city which borders Hong Kong to the south and is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary. This city is named for a deep drain, and Dachan Island is one of several islands under this city’s jurisdiction. Also known as Sham Chun, for the point, what is this fourth most-populous city in China, located in the province of Guangdong? | Shenzhen (accept Sham Chun before mentioned) |
| This archipelago was the site of a diplomatic incident involving the U.S. in 1892 when the Cape Horn Pigeon was seized by a foreign navy. Ambiguous language in the 1951 Treaty of San Francisco led to a dispute over this archipelago’s portion that includes Iturup, Shikotan, and Kunashir. The Yalta meeting promised this archipelago to the Soviet Union. For the point, name this 56-island chain, stretching from the northeast coast of Japan to Russia's Sakhalin Island, which is disputed between the two countries. | Kuril Islands (or Kurilskiye ostrova; or Kuriru rettō) |
| A September 1983 crisis, in which the value of this thing hit an all-time low, was dubbed "Black Saturday.” This thing is pegged to the pataca at a rate of 1:1.3 [[one to one- point-three]], although there has been ongoing debate about pegging this thing to the renminbi. The majority of this currency's banknotes are issued by Standard Chartered and HSBC, and, along with the pataca and the British pound, this is the only official currency in the world for which private banks issue banknotes. For the point, name this currency of a major financial center and "special administrative region," which is divided into 100 cents. | Hong Kong dollar (or HKD; prompt on partial answers) |
| This prefecture is home to the world’s largest blue coral reef, located near the island of Ishigaki. This prefecture is home to several gusuku, or castles, including the Shuri Castle in its capital city. This prefecture, whose capital is Naha, claims dominion over the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. This prefecture controversially hosts the vast majority of American military personnel in Japan. Like Kagoshima, this prefecture governs the Ryukyu Islands. For the point, name this Japanese prefecture, named for the largest Ryukyu Island. | Okinawa Prefecture (or Okinawa-ken; accept Okinawa Island or Okinawa- honto or Okinawa-jima) |
| This company sold its Honor brand in 2020 to "ensure its survival" and hired Tony Podesta to lobby the Biden administration. This company's P9 product was the first of its kind to include a Leica Camera, and the founder and CEO of this company is Ren Zhengfei [[ZHENG-FAY]]. This company overtook Ericsson as the world's largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer and is the world's second-largest smartphone manufacturer behind Samsung. For the point, name this major Chinese multinational technology corporation headquartered in Shenzhen. | Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd (accept Huawei P9) |
| Part of the Chinese name of this location means “purple” and refers to the North Star. In 1644, this location was captured by the rebel forces of Li Zicheng, who ultimately set parts of this location on fire. Home to fourteen Ming Dynasty emperors and ten Qing [[CHING]] Dynasty emperors, this location is the site of an artificial stream known as the Golden Water River. Featuring the Hall of Supreme Harmony and the Meridian Gate, for the point, what is this palatial complex located at the center of the Imperial City of Beijing? | The Forbidden City (or Zijincheng) |
| This ruler inhabits a structure built by Leandro V. Locsin containing 1,788 rooms with a stable for his 200 polo ponies. This ruler's residence at Istana Nurul Iman is considered the world's largest house. This ruler spearheaded legislation that would enact stoning as a punishment for his country's LGBTQ+ residents, which has led to a boycott of this ruler's Dorchester Collection hotels. For the point, what monarch rules an oil-rich Asian country on Borneo's northern coast, surrounded by Sarawak? | Sultan of Brunei (accept Hassanal Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III; accept His Majesty The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam) |
| These people live primarily in villages called kotan, and the National Museum for these people is located in Shiraoi. Imekanu was a missionary of this ethnicity who recorded many of their legends including the Kutune Shirka epic. Shigeru Kayano led efforts to revitalize this ethnic group's dying language, and the tonkori is a traditional stringed instrument of these people. Matagi hunters still use many terms derived from the language of, for the point, what indigenous people of Sakhalin and Hokkaido? | Ainu |
| This city is home to a former presidential residence called the Independence Palace. Lotus flowers inspired a Carlos Zapata Bitexco [[bee-TEKS-koh]] Financial Tower in this city. Prior to the completion of the Merdeka 118, this city’s Landmark 81 was the tallest building in Southeast Asia. Goods manufactured in this city can be shipped through the Doi and Te Canals to the Mekong River. This city was the site of a 1975 photo showing American troops airlifting South Vietnamese citizens off of a building by helicopter. For the point, name this largest city in Vietnam, formerly known as Saigon. | Ho Chi Minh City (accept Saigon before mentioned) |
| This structure’s founder, Hisakichi Maeda, originally planned for it to be taller than the Empire State Building. In 1958, this structure became the tallest freestanding tower in the world when an antenna was added to its top. Mostly painted the same color as the Golden Gate Bridge, this tower’s official name, Nippon denpatō, translates to “Japan Radio Tower.” For the point, name this communications and observation tower located in a large city's ward of Minato, the second-tallest structure in Japan. | Tokyo Tower (or Tokyo tawa; accept Nippon denpato or Japan Radio Tower before mentioned) |
| This place is the source of the Kangshung and Rongbuk Glaciers, and the North Col connects this feature to Changtse. This place features the Hornbein Couloir and the Norton Couloir, both less than 400 meters from this feature's most prominent point. This feature is home to the Green Boots Cave, where David Sharp controversially died in 2006. The Tibetan city of Shigatse is often nicknamed as the "Gateway to [this place]." For the point, name this peak whose summit was first reached from its north ridge in 1960 by Wang Fuzhou, Gonpo, and Qu [[CHOO]] Yinhua. | Mount Everest (accept Mount Everest's north ridge or face) |
| One park in this city is home to a cenotaph made of two large concrete pieces shaped like a saddle. This city’s Children’s Peace Monument is decorated with thousands of origami cranes sent from around the world. This city’s baseball team, the Toyo Carp, plays in its Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium. This city, on the Ota River Delta, contains a namesake Peace Memorial Park and a ruined building called the Atomic Bomb Dome. For the point, name this first city attacked by an atomic bomb, three days before Nagasaki. | Hiroshima (accept Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park; accept Hiroshima Toyo Carp) |
| The Waima'a language is spoken in the Bucoli suco in this country's second-largest city, Bucoli. This country's government was spied on by Australia in negotiations over the Greater Sunrise oil field. This country, where Tetum is spoken, uses centavo coins and the U.S. Dollar as its currency. This is the only country in Asia completely south of the Equator, and it is also the smallest economy in ASEAN [[ah-SEE-ahn]]. For the point, name this country, governed from Dili and bordering Indonesia. | Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (or Republika Demokratika Timor Lorosa'e; or Republica Democratica de Timor-Leste; accept East Timor; accept Portuguese Timor; do not accept or prompt on "Timor") |
| Among the Yi people, this animal's tail and fur are often worn for good luck, and since 2015, this animal has been officially listed as endangered. Frédéric Cuvier [[koo- VYEH]] studied these animals in the 19th century and gave them their scientific name. The easternmost natural habitats of these animals include the Hengduan subalpine conifer forests of Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. For the point, name this mammal, native to the Eastern Himalayas and Western China, which is more closely related to the racoon than to its black-and-white "giant" relative. | Red pandas (or Lesser pandas; or ailurus fulgens; prompt on "panda") |