Giant dragon with ancient glories
Wuzhou (Chinese: 梧州), formerly Ngchow, is located at the east of Guangxi, China. Wuzhou has long been an important hub of the Pearl River basin, its night market is clean and tidy, it has a lot of distinctive shops and restaurants.
Wuzhou (Chinese: 梧州), formerly Ngchow, is located at the east of Guangxi, China. Bordering Guangdong, Wuzhou was a prosperous hub and regarded as the ‘Eastern gate’ of Guangxi. The Qilou (Chinese: 騎樓) of Wuzhou is interesting and distinctive, a place worths visiting.
Huangyao (Chinese: 黄姚) is a beautiful old town which is located in Guangxi, China. However, such a picturesque place has been stained by ‘Gongde’ (Chinese: 功德, Virtuous achievement), something which is supposed to be good and beautiful, Choumeizai feels so sad.
Huangyao (Chinese: 黄姚) is located in Guangxi, China. The old town of Huangyao has a history of around a thousand years, and many of its old buildings are still well preserved which make the whole town look nostalgic. As a tourist who likes taking photos, Choumeizai likes it very much.
Chikan (Chinese: 赤坎) is a town in Kaiping (Chinese: 開平), Guangdong Province, China. In the early 20th century, overseas Chinese built a lot of buildings which mixed with the architectural styles of both western and Chinese in Chikan, and made the town become a popular tourist destination.
Mei’s Grand Courtyard (Chinese:梅家大院) is located at Taishan (Chinese:台山) of Guangdong Province (Chinese:廣東), China. The courtyard was founded by overseas Chinese in 1931, and it was one of the shooting locations of Chinese movie ‘Let the bullets fly (Chinese:讓子彈飛)’ turning it into a popular tourist destination.
Hani Rice Terraces(Chinese: 哈尼梯田) is located in Yunnan(Chinese: 雲南) of China, the distribution has four counties in Honghe Prefecture (Chinese: 紅河州). The total area of Hani Rice Terraces measures 1,000,000 acres, Duoyishu (Chinese: 多依樹) is one of the ideal place of viewing rice terraces.
Hani Rice Terraces(Chinese: 哈尼梯田) are the system of Hani rice-growing terraces located in Yunnan(Chinese: 雲南) of China, and the terraces' history spans around 1,200 years. Duoyishu (Chinese: 多依樹) is one of the scenic spots of Hani Rice Terraces which is famous for viewing sunrise, Choumeizai has viewed incredibly beautiful sunrise here, really unforgettable.
Hukou Waterfall(Chinese: 壺口瀑布) is located at the borders of Shanxi and Shaanxi, hen the Yellow River approaches the Hukou Mountain, its width is abruptly narrowed down. The water's velocity increases, and then plunges over a cliff as if water were pouring down from a huge teapot. Hence it gets the name Hukou (literally, ‘flask mouth’) Waterfall.
Hukou Waterfall (Chinese: 壺口瀑布) is the largest waterfall on the Yellow River(Chinese: 黃河), it is also the second largest waterfall in China and has a height of over 20 metres, looks incredibly splendid. Choumeizai had visited Hukou Waterfall in winter, the waterfall was still breathtaking.
The climate of the Pamir Mountains is extremely harsh, which is uninhabitable for human beings, but the scenery is so wonderful that it attracts Choumeizai to visit and take a lot of good photos, let's share with you guys now.
Gez Canyon(蓋孜峽谷) is located at Southern Xinjiang(新疆), which is the only way to Pamir Mountains, although the climate is harsh, but the scenery is incredibly splendid which can keep your eyes busy, you won't get bored even if the ride is long.
At the lakeside of Baishahu(白沙湖) in Pamirs, a Tajiks woman is using the traditional way to bake naan, looks hot and smells good, very attractive, but...
Pamirs is a desolate place with only very few people lived here, the natural scenery is amazing, Baishahu(白沙湖, white sand lake) owns snow mountains, dessert and lake in one scenery, is deemed to be the spectacle of Pamirs.
Few years ago, Choumeizai lost his wallet and identity card in Daliang(大連) of China, so he reported to the local police and got a 'certificate' after gone through all kinds of hardships, this little paper saved Choumeizai's life...
Choumeizai witnessed an incredibly beautiful sunrise together with a "sea of clouds" in the First Arch of the Yellow River (黃河第一彎), Sichuan (四川). He didn't expect to see such 'glory' in a rare natural optical phenomenon which was truly unforgettable.
'Sea-Watching Monkey Rock' is a famous scenic spot in Huangshan(黃山), its name comes from a rock which looks like a monkey, Choumeizai never expected that he could see a real monkey here, but he did.
Not to brag, but Choumeizai is always lucky with the weather when traveling, 'Sea of Clouds' is always deemed to be rare by many people, but Choumeizai often see it in his tour and it is always beautiful, so he would like to share some photos here, don't be jealous, ha ha!
Shuilu Temple(水陸庵) is located in Lantian County(藍田縣) of Shaanxi(陝西), it was built around 5th centuries, and expanded around 15th centuries. Over 3,500 clay sculptures in the temple, it has most concentrated color sculptures in China, deems to be the treasure of clay sculptures.
There are many ethnic minorities living in the mountain area of Sichuan (Chinese: 四川), although most of them have used mobile phones to connect with the outside world, they still preserve their old traditions, some of them are quite scary.
