Giant dragon with ancient glories
Mei Pass (Chinese: 梅關; literally 'Plum Pass') is a strategic site around 30 kilometres north of Nanxiong (南雄) in Guangdong (廣東), China. It is situated in the Meiling Mountains (梅嶺) and forms the boundary between the provinces of Jiangxi (江西) and Guangdong.
Saihanba (Chinese: 塞罕壩) is a national forest park located in Chengde, Hebei, China, with Inner Mongolian Plateau standing in the northwest. Saihanba is part of Bashang (壩上) geographically, it attracts many tourists due to its beautiful scenery.
Ulan Butung (Mongolian: ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠪᠤᠲᠤᠩ; Chinese: 烏蘭布統) is a sumu in Chifeng (赤峰), Inner Mongolia, China. Sumu (ᠰᠤᠮᠤ) is a type of administrative district used in Mongolia. The white birch forest is one of the popular tourist attractions in Ulan Butung.
Ulan Butung (Mongolian: ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠪᠤᠲᠤᠩ; Chinese: 烏蘭布統) is located in Chifeng (赤峰), Inner Mongolia, China. The majority of the population in Ulan Butung are Mongols, Mongol is a nomadic tribe, herding is the most common scene.
Ulan Butung (Mongolian: ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠪᠤᠲᠤᠩ; Chinese: 烏蘭布統) is located in Chifeng (赤峰), Inner Mongolia, China. In 1690 the Battle of Ulan Butung between Qing and Dzungar forces took place in Ulan Butung, there was blood behind such an idyllic scene.
Ulan Butung (Mongolian: ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠪᠤᠲᠤᠩ; Chinese: 烏蘭布統) is a sumu (ᠰᠤᠮᠤ) of Inner Mongolia, China. In Mongolian, ‘Ulan’ means ‘red’, while ‘Butung’ means ‘altar’, so Ulan Butung actually means ‘red altar’.
Fuxi Temple (Chinese: 伏羲廟) is located in Tianshui (天水), Gansu (甘肅), China. It was the 14th day of the first month in the lunar calendar when Choumeizai visited there, the locals were still celebrating lunar new year.
Fuxi Temple (Chinese: 伏羲廟) is located in Tianshui (天水), Gansu (甘肅), China. The construction of Fuxi Temple began in Yuan (元) Dynasty (14th century), but most of the structures nowadays were built in Qing (清) Dynasty (18th century).
Xianrenya (Chinese: 仙人崖) is part of Maijishan (麥積山), which is located in Tianshui (天水), Gansu (甘肅), China. The construction of Xianrenya began in the 5th century, but most of the temples we see nowadays were built in the Qing Dynasty (17th century).
Maijishan Grottoes (Chinese: 麥積山石窟) are a series of 194 caves cut in the side of the hill of Majishan in Tianshui (天水), Gansu (甘肅) , China. Maijishan is a mountain formed of purplish red sandstone that literally translates as ‘Wheatstack Mountain’.
Longshui(Chinese: 龍水峽) is a gorge located in Xiannüshan (仙女山), Chongqing (重慶), China. The gorge is around 5km long and 500 meters at the deepest, the landform is incredibly gorgeous.
The Three Natural Bridges (Chinese: 天生三橋) are a series of natural limestone bridges located in Xiannüshan (仙女山), Chongqing (重慶), China. They lie within the Wulong Karst National Geology Park, itself a part of the South China Karst-Wulong Karst UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Potala Palace (Tibetan: པོ་ཏ་ལ) is located in the city of Lhasa (ལྷ་ས་གྲོང་ཁྱེར), Tibet. Potala Palace has been a World Heritage Site since 1994, it is the religious center of Tibet and a popular tourist attraction. Blessed by Buddha, Choumeizai sees ‘Buddha Light’ (halo) while climbing to Potala Palace.
Potala Palace (Tibetan: པོ་ཏ་ལ) is a dzong fortress in the city of Lhasa (ལྷ་ས་གྲོང་ཁྱེར), Tibet. It was the winter palace of the Dalai Lamas from 1649 to 1959, and also the religious and political center of Tibet. Potala Palace is a must go of every tourist who visits Tibet.
Kuqa (Uyghur: كۇچار شەھىرى) is a county-level city in Aksu Prefecture (ئاقسۇ ۋىلايىتى), Xinjiang (Chinese: 新疆), China. Besides its glorious history as an ancient Buddhist Kingdom, Kuqa is also famous for homemade naan (نان).
Fujian tulou (Chinese: 福建土樓; literally 'Fujian earthen buildings') are Chinese rural dwellings unique to the Hakka in the mountainous areas in southeastern Fujian, China. They were mostly built between the 12th and the 20th centuries.
Zhaojiabao (Chinese: 趙家堡, literally ’Zhao family castle’) is fortified family residence located in Zhangpu County (漳浦), Fujian Province (福建), China. The construction of Zhaojiabao began in 1600, the enclosing wall is around 5 meters tall in average.
Lake General (Chinese: 將軍泡子) is located on the plateau of Ulan Butung (Mongolian script: ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠪᠤᠲᠤᠩ) , Hexigten Banner (ᠬᠡᠰᠢᠭᠲᠡᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ), Inner Mongolia, China. In 1690, the Battle of Ulan Butung between Qing (Chinese: 清) and Dzungar (準噶爾) forces took place here.
Yuzitanwei (Chinese: 漁仔潭圍) is located in Ganzhou (赣州), the south of Jiangxi Province (江西), China. It was built in around 1760 and is over 200 years old. Since Yuzitanwei has been making wine long time ago, it is also called ‘Hakka Wine Castle’ (客家酒堡).
Guangxi Xinwei (Chinese: 關西新圍) is located in Ganzhou (赣州), the south of Jiangxi Province (江西), China. It was built between 1798 to 1827, which is one of the typical Hakka buildings in China.
