Category: Asia

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, SouthEast Asia, Brunei

Glitter of Brunei

Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque (Malay: Masjid Omar Ali Saifuddien) is an Islamic mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It is a famous tourist attraction of Brunei, and often considered as one of the most beautiful mosques in the Asia Pacific.

Bhutan, Asia, South Asia, Play

Autumn of Paro

Paro (Dzongkha: སྤ་རོ་) is located in the Paro Valley of Bhutan and at the height of 2250 meters above sea level. Paro is a historic town with many sacred sites and historical buildings scattered throughout the area, but the rural scenery is also excellent.

Bhutan, Asia, South Asia, Play

Tiger's Nest: Origin of Bhutanese Buddhism

Paro Taktsang (Dzongkha: སྤ་གྲོ་སྟག་ཚང་) also known as Tiger's Nest, it is believed that Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche) flew to this location from Singye Dzong on the back of a tigress. This place was consecrated to tame the Tiger demon.

Bhutan, Asia, South Asia, Play

Tiger's Nest: Sanctuary on the cliff

Paro Taktsang (Dzongkha: སྤ་གྲོ་སྟག་ཚང་) also known as Tiger's Nest, it was first built in 1692, Padmasambhava is said to have meditated for Four Months in the 8th century. Padmasambhava is credited with introducing Buddhism to Bhutan.

Bhutan, Asia, South Asia, Play

Tiger's Nest: Tips of visitors

Paro Taktsang (Dzongkha: སྤ་གྲོ་སྟག་ཚང་) also known as Tiger's Nest, is a Buddhist sacred site and a popular tourist attraction located in the cliffside of the upper Paro valley in Bhutan, about 3120 metres above the sea level.

Asia, SouthEast Asia, Brunei, Play

Metal spider under the sea

Brunei is a rich country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, it is a popular diving paradise and main oil producing country in Southeast Asia, so besides shipwrecks, it also had some abandoned oil rigs underwater.

Asia, SouthEast Asia, Brunei, Play

Underwater spirit of Brunei

Brunei is a rich country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, it is a popular diving paradise in Southeast Asia, besides some colorful coral reefs, Brunei is also home to several shipwrecks, some of them can even date back to World War II.

Asia, SouthEast Asia, Brunei, Play

Adventure of shipwreck

Brunei is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo. Although the tourism resource of Brunei is limited, it is one of the scuba diving paradise in Southeast Asia, famous for underwater shipwrecks.

Asia, Indonesia, SouthEast Asia, Play

Amazing sunset in Java

Parangtritis is a popular tourist beach, it is about 30 km south of the city of Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia. Choumeizai has seen many beautiful scenery in the world, but still finds that the sunset in Parangtritis is incredibly impressive.

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).

China, Asia, Guangxi, Northeast Asia, Play

Dong’s mien in Ma On Village

Dong (Chinese: 侗族) is one of the ethnic groups in China, Dong people live mostly in eastern Guizhou (貴州), western Hunan (湖南), and northern Guangxi (廣西) in China. Choumeizai has visited one of the Dong village in Guangxi: Ma On Village (馬安寨).

China, Asia, Guangxi, Northeast Asia, Play

Sunset of Fengyu Bridge

Fengyu bridge (Chinese: 風雨橋 ) is an unique architecture of Dong Minority (侗族) in China, interesting and exotic. When Choumeizai go to Guangxi (廣西) of China, he has visited Yongji Bridge of Chengyang (程陽永濟橋).

Asia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Play

Green of Okunikko

Nikkō (Japanese: 日光) is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture of Japan, it has a peaceful haven named Okunikko (奧日光) which has long been a popular destination for escaping the heat of summer.

Asia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Play

Summer in Okunikko

Nikkō (Japanese: 日光) is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Since Nikko is not far from Tokyo, It is a popular destination for tourists. but most tourists only know Nikkō Tōshō-gū (日光東照宮) and Lake Chūzenji (中禅寺湖), they don’t know Okunikko (奥日光), which is more peaceful and beautiful.

Asia, Japan, Tokyo, Northeast Asia, Play

Blossoms in Shinjuku

Shinjuku Gyo-en (Japanese: 新宿御苑) is located in Shinjuku (新宿), Tokyo, Japan. It is an ideal place for Cherry blossom viewing, but besides cherry flowers, other flowers are also beautiful and worth seeing.

Asia, Japan, Tokyo, Northeast Asia, Play

Early Sakura in Shinjuku

Shinjuku Gyo-en (Japanese: 新宿御苑) is a large park and garden in Shinjuku (新宿), Tokyo, Japan. The garden has more than 20,000 trees, including approximately 1,500 cherry trees, which make it an ideal place for Cherry blossom viewing.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, HEBEI, Play

Jinshanling: Dragon in the clouds

Jinshanling (Chinese: 金山嶺) is located in the mountainous area in Chengde City (承德), Hebei Province (河北), 125 km northeast of Beijing. It is not just a World Heritage, but also a paradise for photographers, its sunrise is incredibly beautiful which becomes an unforgettable experience for Choumeizai.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, HEBEI, Play

Jinshanling: Lonely general

Jinshanling (Chinese: 金山嶺) is a section of the Great Wall of China located in the mountainous area in Chengde City (承德), Hebei Province (河北). Jinshanling was built from 1570 CE during the Ming dynasty, now it has become a popular place for tourists and photographers.

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