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Suggested parks for each language: Mandarin - XiHu in Hangzhou and People's Park in Shanghai German - Der Englische Garten in München and Der Tiergarten in Berlin, Rathaus Park in Vienna Italian - La Villa Boboli in Roma and La Villa Sforesco in Milano Spanish - Bosque Chapultepec in México, DF and Parque Güell in Barcelona, El Buen Retiro in Madrid French - Parc des Champs-de-Bataille in Quebec, Parc Mont Royal in Montreal and Jardin Luxembourg in Paris, Parque du Plage in Paris Japanese - Hiroshima Peace Park and Hibya Park in Tokyo Latin - the Forum Romanum and the Baths of Agrippa or Caracalla Go to web sites in the language and in English to find information and maps of the parks. Planetzian web site Plains of Abraham, Canada: http://www.ccbn-nbc.gc.ca/ Le Mont Royal, Canada: http://www.lemontroyal.qc.ca/index3.html Parks in Shanghai: http://www.shanghaiexpat.com/Article1103539.phtml Restoring Urban Parks: http://www.americancityandcounty.com/mag/government_restoring_urban_parks/ Chapultepec Park, Mexico: http://www.parqueecologicochapultepec.com.mx/ Chapultepec Park, Mexico: http://www.caminandosinrumbo.com/mexico/mexico/chapultepec/index.htm Parks in Tokyo: http://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/english/park_detail2.html Urban Parks as Partners in Youth Development: http://www.wallacefoundation.org/WF/KnowledgeCenter/KnowledgeTopics/Parks/ Urban+Parks+as+Partners+in+Youth+Development.htm Chapultepec Park, Mexico: http://209.15.138.224/inmomex/parque_chapultepec.htm Guell Park, Spain: http://www.ctv.es/USERS/ags/GAUDI-parque.htm Google Earth: http://earth.google.com/ Travel guidebooks are excellent resources that provide maps of parks and other detailed information.