Then they dissolve into nothing, only to form as if by stealth on a different horizon, dancing across the sky in the shape of a sea horse or crescent moon.

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Several more calls followed about a horse swimming out to sea.

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The penthouse on the topmost floor, which is yet unsold, has stunning views of a horse-racing track and the Arabian Sea.

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Set yourself up in style as the sumptuously renovated 17th century convent Santa Clara, owned by Sofitel, overlooking the sea and located right in the heart of the historic district, a line of horse drawn carriages waits outside to whisk you away into the night.

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It started with a 20-minute ride in a festive horse-drawn carriage to Erhai, (roughly translated as "Ear-Shaped Sea"), an alpine fault lake situated close to Xizhou.

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