Category: Northeast Asia

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Kawagoe the Little Edo

Kawagoe (Japanese: 川越市) is a city in Saitama (埼玉) Prefecture, Japan. The city prospered as a commercial and transshipment center, It is known locally as ‘Little Edo’ (小江戸) after the old name for Tokyo, due to its many historic buildings built in the Edo period.

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Mudan in Xian

Mudan (Chinese: 牡丹) is a name used for a group of cultivars of tree peonies that are the result of hybridisation with species exclusively belonging to the subsection Vaginatae. Choumeizai has visited a Mudan garden in Xian of Shaanxi Province in China, the Mudans there are incredibly beautiful.

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Nostalgic candy lane in Kawagoe

Kashiya Yokocho (Japanese: 菓子屋横丁) is a shopping street in Kawagoe (川越) City, Saitama (琦玉) Prefecture, Japan. Confectionery stores including penny candy stores flank both sides of the street, a place which can arouse your memory of childhood.

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Winter of Kita-in

Seiya-san Muryōshuji Kita-in (Japanese: 星野山無量寿寺喜多院), also named Kita-in (喜多院) is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Kawagoe (川越) in Saitama (崎玉), Japan. Kita-in has over 1,200 years of history, which makes it a popular tourist attraction in Kawagoe.

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Caves and pond of Cuihua Mountain

Cuihua Mountain (Chinese: 翠華山) is in the northern part of the Qinling (秦嶺) Mountains, 20 kilometers from downtown Xian (西安), Shaanxi (陝西) Province, China. Cuihua Mountain is about 2100 meters above sea level, and its total area is around 1785 hectares.

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Cuihua Mountain the geopark

Cuihua Mountain (Chinese: 翠華山) is in the northern part of the Qinling (秦嶺) Mountains, 20 kilometers from downtown Xian (西安), Shaanxi (陝西) Province, China. As a part of Zhongnanshan (終南山) National Forest Park, Cuihua Mountain is one of the first 11 Geoparks authorized in China.

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Cuihua Mountain the grace of Qinling

Cuihua Mountain (Chinese: 翠華山) is in the northern part of the Qinling (秦嶺) Mountains, 20 kilometers from downtown Xian (西安), Shaanxi (陝西) Province, China. As a part of Zhongnanshan (終南山) National Forest Park, Cuihua Mountain has been recommended as one of the top ten attractions in Xian.

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Largest Buddha in Shaanxi

Dafosi Grottoes (Chinese: 大佛寺石窟) is located at the foot of Qingliang (秦嶺) mountain beside Jing River (涇水), ten thousand meters west of Binxian (彬縣) County, Xianyang (咸陽) City, Shaanxi (陝西) Province, is the largest group of Grottoes in Shaanxi Province.

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Sky stairway to Kongtong Mountains

Kongtong Mountains (Chinese: 崆峒山) is located in Pingliang (平涼) City, Gansu (甘肅) Province, China. The scenic area of Kongtong Mountains can be divided into two parts: the Taoist area and the Buddhist area, while the Taoist area is more beautiful.

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Xumishan Grottoes: Big Buddha

Xumishan Grottoes (Chinese: 須彌山石窟) are located on the eastern edge of Mount Xumi (須彌山) in Guyuan (Chinese: 固原) City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (寧夏回族自治區), China.The most iconic element of Xumishan Grottoes is a 20 meters tall seated Buddha.

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Yellow River Stone Forest: Sheepskin raft

Yellow River Stone Forest (Chinese: 黃河石林) is located in the southeast of Jingtai (景泰) County, Baiyin (白銀) City, Gansu (甘肅) Province, China. Besides the splendid scenery of the massive stone pillars, tourists can also enjoy the fun of river rafting by sheepskin raft (羊皮筏).

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Shapotou: Tengger Desert

Shapotou (Chinese: 沙坡頭) Scenic Area is located in about 20 kilometers away from Zhongwei (中衛) County in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (寧夏回族自治區), China. It is a spectacular desert scenic spot located at the edge of Tenger Desert (Mongolian: Тэнгэр цөл).

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Shapotou: Desert and river

Shapotou (Chinese: 沙坡頭) Scenic Area is located in about 20 kilometers away from Zhongwei (中衛) County in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (寧夏回族自治區), China. It is an ideal place to enjoy the scenery of both desert and the Yellow River.

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Shapotou: National secret

Shapotou (Chinese: 沙坡頭) Scenic Area is located in the southeastern line of Tengger Desert, about 20 kilometers away from Zhongwei (中衛) County in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (寧夏回族自治區), China. Besides activities, tourists can also see the ‘national secret’.

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