Category: Asia

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.

Asia, Indonesia, SouthEast Asia, Eat

Dirty duck of Jarkata

Bebek Bengil is a restaurant located in Jakarta, Indonesia. ‘Bebek’ in Indonesian means ‘duck’, while ‘Bengil’ means ‘dirty’, so ‘Bebek Bengil’ means ‘Dirty Duck’, it is not only the name of the restaurant, but also their signature dishes.

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, South Asia, India, Play

Colored dance in Kerala

Kathakali (Malayalam: കഥകളി) is a major form of classical Indian dance in Kerala of India. Kathakali means ‘story play’ in Malayalam, it is distinguished by the elaborately colorful make-up, costumes and face masks that the traditionally male actor-dancers wear.

Asia, Bangkok, SouthEast Asia, Thailand, Eat

Michelin crab missile

Besides money, you really need some patience if you want to eat in this restaurant. This restaurant has already been famous even before the laureate of Michelin one star, since they won’t accept any reservation, you need to line up there on your own.

Asia, South Asia, India, Play

Chinese fishing nets in India

Chinese fishing nets (Hindī: Cheena vala) are a type of stationary lift net in India. While such nets are used throughout coastal southern China, in India they are mostly found in Kerala, where they have become a tourist attraction.

Asia, SouthEast Asia, Thailand, Play

Maeklong’s umbrella pulldown market

The Maeklong Railway (Thai: ทางรถไฟสายแม่กลอง) stretches between Bangkok and Samut Songkhram (จังหวัดสมุทรสงคราม) in central Thailand. The railway became a famous tourist attraction for its route through the Maeklong Railway Market (แม่น้ำแม่กลอง).

Asia, SouthEast Asia, Play, Malaysia

Island of Sabah: Sapi

The Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park (Malay: Taman Negara Tunku Abdul Rahman) is the first marine national park in Malaysia, it comprises a group of 5 islands including Sapi located offshore Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, and is a popular tourist attraction.

Asia, SouthEast Asia, Play, Malaysia

Island of Sabah: Mamutik

The Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park (Malay: Taman Negara Tunku Abdul Rahman) is the first marine national park in Malaysia, it comprises a group of 5 islands including Mamutik located offshore Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, and is a popular tourist attraction.

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.

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