Category: Northeast Asia

China, Asia, GuangDong, Northeast Asia, Play

Green shade of Nan Wai

Nan Wai Old Village (Chinese: 南圍古村) is located at Heyuan (河源) prefecture of Guangdong (廣東) province in China. Nan Wai Old Village preserves over 30 old Hakka buildings, the largest number in Heyuan. The majority of the people in Heyuan are Hakka, so Heyuan is deemed to be ‘the origin of Hakka’.

Asia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Story

Self service mart in Wakayama

Wakayama (日語:和歌山) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai (關西) region of Honshu (本州). Wakayama is a provincial place which is not as vibrant as big cities such as Tokyo and Osaka, but it is full of humanity, self service marts are everywhere.

Asia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Eat

Artisan of fish in Wakayama

Although Wakayama (Japanese: 和歌山) is relatively provincial in Japan, you can still enjoy delicious seafood here. This restaurant is very popular, you cannot go in if you haven’t booked it in advance.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Gansu, Play

Sky mirror of Gansu: Gahai

Gahai (Chinese: 尕海) is located in Luqu County (碌曲縣), Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (甘南藏族自治州) in the south of Gansu province (甘肅省), China. The area of Gahai is around 2400 Hectare, which is the biggest plateau lake in Gansu.

Asia, Japan, Tokyo, Northeast Asia, Eat

Excellent Kappo in Ginza

This restaurant is located at Ginza (Japanese: 銀座), Tokyo, Japan. It is very popular amongst locals, you always need to line up for dinner, even though Choumeizai goes there at 6 in the evening, he still needs to wait for 10 minutes.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Qinghai

Kanbula: Red hills

The Kanbula National Geological Park is located at Jainca County (Chinese: 尖札縣), Huangnan Prefecture (黃南州), Qinghai (青海), China. The park is beautiful but huge, and tourists need to take shuttle buses to reach the scenic spots inside.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Qinghai

Kanbula: Love of sapphire

Kanbula (Chinese: 坎布拉)National Geological Park is located at Jainca County (尖札縣), Huangnan Prefecture (黃南州), Qinghai (青海), China. It is right next to the Lijiaxia Reservoir (李家峽水庫), around 130 km from Xining(西寧), the scenery inside is beautiful.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Yunnan, Eat

Farm Cuisine of Duoyishu

Besides the beautiful scenery, tourists can also enjoy the farm cuisine in Hani Rice Terraces (Chinese: 哈尼梯田) of Yuanyang (元陽) County , Yunnan (雲南), China. Perhaps the soil and water is clean here, the foods are unexpectedly delicious.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Yunnan

Hani Rice Terraces: Sunset of Eagle beak

Hani Rice Terraces (Chinese: 哈尼梯田) means the rice terraces developed by Hani people (哈尼族), an ethnic group in Southern China. The core area of the terraces is located in Yuanyang County (元陽縣) of Yunnan Province (雲南), so Hani Rice Terraces named Yuanyang Rice Terraces (元陽梯田) also.

Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Korea

Aquawomen of Jeju

Haenyeo (Korean: 해녀; lit. sea women) are female divers in the Korean province of Jeju whose livelihood consists of harvesting a variety of mollusks, seaweed, and other sea life from the ocean. Choumeizai has seen the beauty of Haenyeo in Seongsan Ilchulbong (성산 일출봉).

Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Korea

Deep inside Manjanggul

Manjanggul (만장굴) is a lava tube located at the east of Jeju Island (제주도), South Korea. Stretching roughly 7.4 kilometers, Manjanggul is the 12th-longest lava tube in the world and the second longest on Jeju island, which is regarded as having significant scientific and heritage value.

Asia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Play

Early bird in Yumoto

Okunikko (Japanese: 奧日光) located in Tochigi Prefecture of Japan, it is not a well known tourist attraction but the scenery is excellent. Yumoto (湯元) is located deep inside Okunikko, besides excellent hot spring hostels, it is also an ideal place to enjoy the beauty of nature.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Liaoning

Autumn in Guanmenshan

Guanmenshan (Chinese: 關門山) is located at Benxi (本溪) of Liaoning (遼寧) province, China, the forest coverage of Guanmenshan is over 80 percent, its scenery is beautiful especially in autumn, the best time to view maple leaves is mid September.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Shaanxi

Resting place of a great general

Wuhou Tomb (Chinese: 武侯墓) is located at the foot of Mount Dingjun (定軍山) in Shaanxi province (陝西), China. The tomb is the eternal resting place for Zhuge Liang (諸葛亮; 181–234), a Chinese politician and military strategist in the Three Kingdoms period.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Shaanxi

Spring of Wuzhamg Plains

Wuzhang Plains (Chinese: 五丈原) are plateaus in Shaanxi (陝西), China. The name "Wuzhang" means "five zhang", where zhang (丈) is a Chinese unit of measurement which converts to 3⅓ metre. In actuality, the plains are situated at the height of 120 metres.

Asia, Taiwan, Northeast Asia, Play

Flying clouds of Caoling

The Old Caoling Tunnel (Chinese: 舊草嶺隧道) is a cycleway in New Taipei (新北), Taiwan.The tunnel stretches for a length around 2,000 meters. The tunnel was converted into a cycleway when the new railway tunnel was constructed in 2007.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Shaanxi

New year of yellow earth: Ansai

Ansai (Chinese: 安塞) is a northwest district of Shaanxi (陝西), China. It has an average height of 1,200 meters above the sea level, typical loess landform. Ansai's cultural heritage includes typical Shanbei (陝北) folk art, Yaogu (腰鼓; waist drum) is amongst the most well known.

Asia, Taiwan, Northeast Asia, Eat

Nostalgic railway lunchbox

Taiwan had been colonized by Japan, so the railway lunchbox (Chinese: 鐵路便當) in Taiwan is the same interesting as in Japan. Choumeizai had tried a railway lunchbox in Fulong station when he visited Fulong (福隆).

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