Category: Asia

Bhutan, Asia, South Asia, Play

Changangkha Lhakhang the oldest temple

Changangkha Lhakhang (Dzongkha: ལྕང་བསྒང་ཁ་ལྷ་ཁང་) stands at the tip of a ridgeline in Thimphu (ཐིམ་ཕུ), Bhutan. Founded in the 13th or 14th centuries, Changangkha Lhakhang ranks among the oldest surviving temples in Bhutan.

Bhutan, Asia, South Asia, Play

Great Buddha of Thimphu

Great Buddha Dordenma is located in Thimphu (Dzongkha: ཐིམ་ཕུ), the capital and largest city of Bhutan. The Buddha is made of bronze and gilded in gold, for celebrating the 60th anniversary of fourth king Jigme Singye Wangchuck (འཇིགས་མེད་སེང་གེ་དབང་ཕྱུག).

Asia, Taiwan, Northeast Asia, Play

Sunset and breeze of Cijin

Cijin (Chinese: 旗津) is a district of Kaohsiung (高雄) City, Taiwan, covering Cijin Island (旗津島) and other small islands in the south. Cijin Island was once connected to the mainland at the southern tip, but in 1967, this link was severed to create a second entry point to the Port of Kaohsiung (高雄港).

Asia, Taiwan, Northeast Asia, Play, Eat

Grilled squid of Cijin

Cijin (Chinese: 旗津) is a district of Kaohsiung (高雄) City, Taiwan, covering Cijin Island (旗津島) and other small islands in the south. Tourists can either grab a taxi via tunnel, or take a public ferry to get Cijin Island, Cijin Old Street (旗津老街) is just next to the pier, so Choumeizai prefers ferry.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Yunnan

Swallow Cave: Beauty of karst

Jianshui Swallow Cave (Chinese: 建水燕子洞) is located in the Lujiang River Valley, 20 kilometers east of Jianshui (建水) County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture (紅河哈尼族彝族自治州), Yunnan (雲南) Province, China. Jianshui Swallow Cave is known for its karst topography.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Yunnan

Swallow Cave: Bird’s nest harvester

Jianshui Swallow Cave (Chinese: 建水燕子洞) is located in the Lujiang River Valley, 20 kilometers east of Jianshui (建水) County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture (紅河哈尼族彝族自治州), Yunnan (雲南) Province, China. Jianshui Swallow Cave is known for its edible bird’s nest.

Asia, Traffic, Japan, Northeast Asia, Play

Coastal express of Wakayama

Wakayama Prefecture (Japanese: 和歌山県) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai (関西) region of Honshu (本州). Taking JR express from Shingu (新宮) City to Osaka (大阪) is the best way to enjoy the beautiful coastal view of Wakayama.

Asia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Play

Big Shinto shrine of Shingu

Kumano Hayatama Taisha (Japanese: 熊野速玉大社) is a Shinto shrine located in Shingu (新宮), Wakayama (和歌山) Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is included as part of the Kumano Sanzan (熊野三山) in the UNESCO World Heritage site ‘Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range’.

Asia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Play

Final destination of XuFu

Jofuku Park (Japanese: 徐福公園) is located in Shingū (新宮), Wakayama (和歌山) Prefecture, Japan. This park was built to commemorate XuFu (Chinese: 徐福), or Jofuku, a scholar who searching for the elixir of life on the order of Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇) around 2200 years ago.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Yunnan, Eat

Delicious Jianshui barbecue fish

Jianshui (Chinese: 建水) is a county in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture (紅河哈尼族彝族自治州), Yunnan (雲南) Province, China. Jianshui has long been the historic center of the province, Choumeizai has tried some delicious barbecue fish in Jianshui.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Yunnan

Double Dragon Bridge in Jian Shui

Double Dragon Bridge (Chinese: 雙龍橋) is located in Jian Shui (建水) County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture (紅河哈尼族彝族自治州), Yunnan (雲南) Province, China. The bridge is still hailed as a masterpiece of traditional Chinese bridge-making nowadays.

Asia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Play

Nachisan: Nachi Falls

Nachi Falls (Japanese: 那智滝) is located in Nachikatsuura (那智勝浦町), Higashimuro (東牟婁郡) District, Wakayama (和歌山) Prefecture, Japan. With a drop of 133 meters and 13 meters wide, Nachi Falls is one of the best-known waterfalls in Japan.

Asia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Play

Nachisan: Sanjūdō Pagoda

Seiganto-ji (Japanese: 青岸渡寺) is a Tendai (天台) Buddhist temple located in Nachikatsuura (那智勝浦町), Higashimuro (東牟婁郡) District, Wakayama (和歌山) Prefecture, Japan. Sanjūdō Pagoda is part of Seiganto-ji, an ideal place to view the famous Nachi Falls (那智滝).

Asia, South Asia, India, Eat

Rainbow Restaurant of Udaipur

Udaipur (Hindi: उदयपुर), also known as ‘City of Lakes’, is a city in the state of Rajasthan, India. Udaipur is a popular tourist destination known for its scenic locations. On the lakeside of Lake Pichola (पिछोला झील) there is a good small restaurant named ‘Rainbow’.

Asia, Stay, South Asia, India

Hotel by the lake in Udaipur

Udaipur (Hindi: उदयपुर), also known as ‘City of Lakes’, is a city in the state of Rajasthan, India. Udaipur is a popular tourist destination known for its scenic locations. This hotel is on the lakeside of Lake Pichola (पिछोला झील), so Choumeizai can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the lake.

Asia, South Asia, India, Play

Heaven and earth in Delhi

Delhi (Hindi: दिल्ली) is a city located on the Yamuna river and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Delhi has the second-highest GDP per capita in India, but the disparity between the rich and the poor is very extreme.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Yunnan

Wandering Jianshui Old Town

Jianshui (Chinese: 建水) is a county in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture (紅河哈尼族彝族自治州), Yunnan (雲南) Province, China. Jianshui has long been the historic center of the province, Jianshui Old Town is the most popular tourist attraction there.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Yunnan, Eat

Tofu of Jianshui Old Town

Jianshui (Chinese: 建水) is a county in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture (紅河哈尼族彝族自治州), Yunnan (雲南) Province, China. Jianshui has long been the historic center of the province, Choumeizai has tried a delicious and authentic Tofu in Jianshui Old Town.

Asia, SouthEast Asia, Myanmar, Play

Morning market in Yangon

Yangon (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်), also known as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar. The weather of Yangon is hot and humid, so the best time to walk around the city is in the early morning, the market is packed with locals.

Asia, SouthEast Asia, Myanmar, Play

‘Foreigners’ in Yangon

Yangon (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်), also known as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar. Myanmar was a British colony before, there were many foreigners living here, but most of them had moved to other places after independence.

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