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Yueyuan
 Image from Steve Bowers | |
| Yueyuan colony in the Early Interplanetary Age | |
Literally "Moon Garden" in Old Chinese. Partially subterranean city located on Earth's moon (Luna). Established by the Syndicate of Chinese Provinces in 161 AT (2130 c.e.) as a scientific research station (primarily in low-G agrisplice-culture, bionanotech, and hydroponics), it created quite a controversy when the Syndicate closed it to all but Chinese citizens.
Later it converted to a low-G recreation and rehabilitation facility and the ban was lifted. The city survived the Technocalypse thanks to an efficient defence network. The Treaty Org made a special target of Yueyuan during the Moon Wars, despite the fact that Yueyuan had welcomed many refugees after the Great Expulsion.
Now mainly a quaint historical locale (especially the Old City, a popular tourist jaunt).
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Text by M. Alan Kazlev; original by Kevin Self
Initially published on 15 December 2001.
Initially published on 15 December 2001.
