Category: Asia

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Gansu, Play

Fuxi Temple the original human

Fuxi Temple (Chinese: 伏羲廟) is located in Tianshui (天水), Gansu (甘肅), China. The construction of Fuxi Temple began in Yuan (元) Dynasty (14th century), but most of the structures nowadays were built in Qing (清) Dynasty (18th century).

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Gansu, Play

Xianrenya the immortal cliff

Xianrenya (Chinese: 仙人崖) is part of Maijishan (麥積山), which is located in Tianshui (天水), Gansu (甘肅), China. The construction of Xianrenya began in the 5th century, but most of the temples we see nowadays were built in the Qing Dynasty (17th century).

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Gansu, Play

Maijishan the Buddhist treasures

Maijishan Grottoes (Chinese: 麥積山石窟) are a series of 194 caves cut in the side of the hill of Majishan in Tianshui (天水), Gansu (甘肅) , China. Maijishan is a mountain formed of purplish red sandstone that literally translates as ‘Wheatstack Mountain’.

Asia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Play

Sigiriya the lion rock

Sigiriya (Sinhala: සීගිරිය; Lion Rock) is an ancient rock fortress located near the town of Dambulla (දඹුල්ල) in Sri Lanka. The name Sigiriya refers to a site of historical and archaeological significance that is dominated by a massive column of rock nearly 200 metres high.

Asia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Play

Sigiriya the ancient palace

Sigiriya (Sinhala: සීගිරිය; Lion Rock) is an ancient rock fortress located near the town of Dambulla(දඹුල්ල) in Sri Lanka. Sigiriya was abandoned around the 5th century. It was used as a Buddhist monastery until the 14th century, and has now become a famous tourist attraction.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Chongqing

Three Natural Bridges in Chongqing

The Three Natural Bridges (Chinese: 天生三橋) are a series of natural limestone bridges located in Xiannüshan (仙女山), Chongqing (重慶), China. They lie within the Wulong Karst National Geology Park, itself a part of the South China Karst-Wulong Karst UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Asia, Stay, SouthEast Asia, Thailand

Jungle raft on River Kwai

This hotel is located at the upper reaches of ‘River Kwai’ (Khwae Yai River; Thai: แม่น้ำแควใหญ่), which is surrounded by brushy jungle, you need to take a speedboat to get there. The hotel is called ‘Jungle raft’ and is actually built on a raft, as its name suggests.

Asia, SouthEast Asia, Thailand, Play

Death Railway: Song of poppies

The Burma Railway (Thai: ทางรถไฟสายมรณะ), also known as the Death Railway, is a railway between Thailand, and Burma, it is said that more than 100,000 people died during the construction of this railway. Hellfire Pass (ช่องเขาขาด) is noted for the harsh conditions and heavy loss of life.

Asia, SouthEast Asia, Thailand, Play

Death Railway: Fire of hell

The Burma Railway (Thai: ทางรถไฟสายมรณะ), also known as the Death Railway, is a railway between Thailand, and Burma, built by the Empire of Japan from 1940–1944 to supply troops and weapons in the Burma campaign of World War II. For Choumeizai, Hellfire Pass (ช่องเขาขาด) is amongst the most impressive in the whole Burma Railway.

Asia, Northeast Asia, SouthEast Asia, Thailand, Play

Bridge on the River Kwai

‘Bridge on the River Kwai’ is a bridge located in Changwat Kanchanaburi (Thai: จังหวัดกาญจนบุรี), Thailand. The original name of Bridge on the River Kwai should be ‘Bridge 277’, which is part of the Siam–Burma Railway, now it becomes a popular tourist attraction due to fiction and movie.

Asia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Play

Snowfall in Shirakabako

Shirakabako (Japanese: 白樺湖) is a reservoir at the height of 1416 meters above sea level, it is located in Nagano Prefecture (長野県), Japan. Shirakabako is a popular tourist attraction, you can do rowing and camping in summer and skiing in winter, the snowscape here shouldn’t be missed.

Asia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Play

Winter in Shirakabako

Shirakabako (Japanese: 白樺湖) is located in Nagano Prefecture (長野県), Japan. The lake is 1416 meters above sea level and the deepest is around 9 meters. There are many ski resorts around the lake, but even though you don’t ski, you can still enjoy the beautiful scenery.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Tibet, Play

Buddha light above Potala

Potala Palace (Tibetan: པོ་ཏ་ལ) is located in the city of Lhasa (ལྷ་ས་གྲོང་ཁྱེར), Tibet. Potala Palace has been a World Heritage Site since 1994, it is the religious center of Tibet and a popular tourist attraction. Blessed by Buddha, Choumeizai sees ‘Buddha Light’ (halo) while climbing to Potala Palace.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Tibet, Play

Potala the Tibetan sanctum

Potala Palace (Tibetan: པོ་ཏ་ལ) is a dzong fortress in the city of Lhasa (ལྷ་ས་གྲོང་ཁྱེར), Tibet. It was the winter palace of the Dalai Lamas from 1649 to 1959, and also the religious and political center of Tibet. Potala Palace is a must go of every tourist who visits Tibet.

China, Asia, Xinjiang, Northeast Asia, Eat

Kuqa’s couple who make naan

Kuqa (Uyghur: كۇچار شەھىرى) is a county-level city in Aksu Prefecture (ئاقسۇ ۋىلايىتى‎), Xinjiang (Chinese: 新疆), China. Besides its glorious history as an ancient Buddhist Kingdom, Kuqa is also famous for homemade naan (نان‎).

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Fujian, Play

The story of Fujian tulou

Fujian tulou (Chinese: 福建土樓; literally 'Fujian earthen buildings') are Chinese rural dwellings unique to the Hakka in the mountainous areas in southeastern Fujian, China. They were mostly built between the 12th and the 20th centuries.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Fujian, Play

Zhaojiabao the royal descendant

Zhaojiabao (Chinese: 趙家堡, literally ’Zhao family castle’) is fortified family residence located in Zhangpu County (漳浦), Fujian Province (福建), China. The construction of Zhaojiabao began in 1600, the enclosing wall is around 5 meters tall in average.

Asia, SouthEast Asia, Myanmar, Play

Market in Bagan Empire

Mani Sithu Market (Burmese: မဏိစည်သူဈေး) is located in Nyaung-U (ညောင်ဦးမြို့), Mandalay Region, Myanmar. The market is Nyaung-U's main market and is quite close to Shwezigon Pagoda (ရွှေစည်းခုံဘုရား), a local morning market rather than tourist market.

Asia, SouthEast Asia, Myanmar, Play

The rest of Shwezigon Paya

Shwezigon Paya (Burmese: ရွှေစည်းခုံဘုရား) is a Buddhist stupa located in Nyaung-U (ညောင်ဦးမြို့), Myanmar. The pagoda has almost 1000 years of history and is deemed to be the prototype of Burmese stupas. Besides the golden stupa, there are many other things worth seeing.

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