It was the discovery of china clay, or kaolin, in the downs to the north of ST AUSTELL that spurred the town's growth in the eighteenth century. An essential ingredient in the production of porcelain, kaolin had until then only been produced...
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YOGYAKARTA (pronounced Jogjakarta and often just shortened to Jogja) ranks as one of the best preserved and most attractive cities in Java, and is a major centre for the classical Javanese arts of batik, ballet,...
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First impressions of SAVONA , 17km northeast of Noli, aren't up to much: it's a functional city much rebuilt after a hammering in World War II. However, its port infrastructure and ugly outskirts hide a picturesque medieval centre ...
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