Category: Northeast Asia

Asia, Taiwan, Northeast Asia, Play

Taiwan Santiago

Cape Santiago (Chinese: 三貂角) is located in Gongliao (Chinese: 貢寮) District of New Taipei, Taiwan, which is the easternmost cape in Taiwan, the scenery is beautiful but not so many tourists. Cape Santiago is one of the stops of Old Caoling Bikeway Loop (Chinese: 舊草嶺環狀線自行車道), the best way to visit Cape Santiago is riding bicycle.

China, Asia, GuangDong, Play

Time travel in Chikan

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.

China, Asia, GuangDong, Northeast Asia, Play

Courtyard of flying bullets

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.

Asia, Taiwan, Northeast Asia, Play

Hermit in the green mountain

Ba-yien Village (Chinese: 八煙聚落) is located at Yangmingshan National Park (Chinese: 陽明山國家公園) of New Taipei City, Taiwan, it is 300 meters above sea level. Choumeizai accidentally found this place during morning exercise, and enjoyed a green morning with serenity.

Asia, Taiwan, Northeast Asia, Play

Art street in Taipei

Section 1 of Xiulang Road(Chinese: 秀朗路一段)is located in Yonghe District(Chinese: 永和區) of New Taipei City, it has many art supplies shop along the street, everytime Choumeizai comes to Taiwan, this art street is a must visit place for shopping.

Asia, Northeast Asia, Eat, Hong Kong

Birthplace of a Dim Sum’s Legend

Although this dim sum restaurant has made a name for itself and open many branches all over the world, Choummeizai still visits the first and original old shop in Sham Shui Po (Chinese: 深水埗), for the sake of the unchanged deliciousness of their Baked bun with BBQ pork.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Yunnan

Hani Rice Terraces: Sunrise of Duoyishu

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.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Yunnan

Hani Rice Terraces: Broken Mirror

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.

Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Korea

Mysterious Road of Jeju

In Jeju, there is a road called ‘Dokkaebi’(Korean: 도깨비, means ‘goblin’), it appears to be an uphill slope , but when you put a ball there, the ball will roll upwards, what is the secret behind such an antigravity phenomenon.

Asia, Northeast Asia, Eat, Hong Kong

Traditional Dim Sum in Kennedy Town

Kennedy Town (Chinese: 堅尼地城) is at the western end of Hong Kong Island, it is one of the earliest developed area in Hong Kong, a real ‘old quarter’. There is an unexpectedly good traditional dim sum shop, even though it is far for Choumeizai, he still comes all the way to eat the dim sum here.

Osaka, Japan, Northeast Asia, Play

Golden Promenade of Osaka Castle

Osaka Castle (Japanese: 大阪城) is one of Japan's most famous landmarks, the Osaka Castle Park (Japanese: 大阪城公園) next to it is an ideal place for cherry blossom and plum blossom in spring, but the park is also beautiful in autumn.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Shaanxi

Hukou Waterfall: Yellow Splash

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.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Shaanxi

Hukou Waterfall: Frozen Yellow River

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.

Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Hong Kong

Tung Lung Chau: About relics

Tung Lung Chau(Chinese: 東龍洲) is not big, it takes about 5 hours to walk around the island, but if you just visit the main scenic spots like Choumeizai, half a day is more than enough, Choumeizai will introduce the main relics on Tung Lung Chau here.

Asia, Traffic, Northeast Asia, Eat, Hong Kong

Tung Lung Chau: Ferries and Stores

Tung Lung Chau(Chinese: 東龍洲), previously known as Nam Tong Island (Chinese: 南堂島) or Nam Fat Tong (Chinese: 南佛堂), is an island located eastern waters of Hong Kong which has an area of 2.42 square kilometres. The natural landscape of the island is beautiful, there are also several historical sites on the island, which makes it a good place for holiday.

Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Korea

Hallasan: The Highest Mountain in Korea

Hallasan(Korean: 한라산) is located in the mid of Jeju(Korean: 성판악) island, it now reaches a height of 1,950 metres, which makes it the highest mountain in South Korea. According to the historical record, the latest eruption of Hallasan dated back to 1007, but now it is dormant.

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