Category: Asia

Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Hong Kong

Lei Yue Mun: Villages by the sea

Lei Yue Mun (Chinese: 鯉魚門) is a short channel in Hong Kong forming the eastern entrance of Victoria Harbour. The land around the channel on the Kowloon side is also called Lei Yue Mun, famous for its seafood market and restaurants in the fishing villages.

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Jinguashi: Art of gold

Jinguashi (Chinese: 金瓜石) is a town in Ruifang District, (瑞芳區) New Taipei City (新北市), Taiwan. Jinguashi is notable for its historic gold mines. After the minerals depleted, Jinguashi still attracts many visitors to its Gold Ecological Park (黃金博物園) by its gold crafts.

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Jinguashi: Benshan No.5 Tunnel

Jinguashi (Chinese: 金瓜石) is a town in Ruifang District, (瑞芳區) New Taipei City (新北市), Taiwan. Jinguashi is notable for its historic gold mines. After the minerals depleted, Jinguashi has been renovated to Gold Ecological Park (黃金博物園), still attracts many visitors.

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Jinguashi: Japanese relics

Jinguashi (Chinese: 金瓜石) is a town in Ruifang District, (瑞芳區) New Taipei City (新北市), Taiwan. Jinguashi is notable for its historic gold mines. After the minerals depleted, Jinguashi still attracts many visitors to its Gold Ecological Park (黃金博物園) with several Japanese relics.

Asia, SouthEast Asia, Thailand, Play

Islands of Andaman Sea

Andaman Sea (Thai: ทะเลอันดามัน), also known as the Burma Sea (Burmese: မြန်မာပင်လယ်), is a marginal sea of the northeastern Indian Ocean bounded by the coastlines of Myanmar and Thailand. Sailing on a sailboat is the best way to travel on the Andaman Sea.

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Sailing on Andaman Sea

Andaman Sea (Thai: ทะเลอันดามัน), also known as the Burma Sea (Burmese: မြန်မာပင်လယ်), is a marginal sea of the northeastern Indian Ocean bounded by the coastlines of Myanmar and Thailand. The coral reefs and islands of Andaman Sea are popular tourist destinations.

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Monuments of Mount Tai

Mount Tai (Chinese: 泰山) is a mountain of historical and cultural significance located north of the city of Taian (泰安), Shandong Province (山東省), China. Many emperors of the past dynasties and cultural figures had climbed Mount Tai, leaving behind many historical monuments.

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Stone inscriptions of Mount Tai

Mount Tai (Chinese: 泰山) is a mountain of historical and cultural significance located north of the city of Taian (泰安), Shandong Province (山東省), China. Mount Tai is the major tourist attraction in Shandong, the cliff carvings on the mountain are one of the must-see.

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Ropeway to Mount Tai

Mount Tai (Chinese: 泰山) is a mountain of historical and cultural significance located north of the city of Taian (泰安), Shandong Province (山東省), China. Mount Tai is the highest point and major tourist attraction in Shandong, tourists can take the ropeway to climb the mountain.

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Beauty of Tai Tam Reservoirs

Tai Tam Reservoirs (Chinese: 大潭水塘) is a group of reservoirs located in the Tai Tam Country Park (大潭郊野公園) in the eastern part of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The reservoirs are surrounded by forest, with an extraordinary environment of peace and quiet.

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Grand dam of Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir

Tai Tam Reservoirs (Chinese: 大潭水塘) is a group of reservoirs located in the Tai Tam Country Park (大潭郊野公園) in the eastern part of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. Choumeizai will talk about the dam of Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir (大潭篤水塘) here.

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Ananda Temple the smile of Buddha

Ananda Temple (Burmese: အာနန္ဒာ ဘုရား) is a Buddhist temple located in Bagan, Myanmar. The temple has over 900 years of history, it is said to be an architectural wonder in a fusion of Mon and adopted Indian style of architecture, also known as “museum of stones”.

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Ananda Temple the architectural wonder

Ananda Temple (Burmese: အာနန္ဒာ ဘုရား) is a Buddhist temple located in Bagan, Myanmar. The temple has over 900 years of history, it is said to be an architectural wonder in a fusion of Mon and adopted Indian style of architecture, also a popular tourist attraction.

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Shopping around Osu Kannon

Osu Kannon (大須観音) is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon Sect (真言宗) located in central Nagoya (名古屋), Japan. There is a shopping area named Osu Shopping District next to Osu Kannon, formed by several streets around the temple.

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Ōsu Kannon the relic of Nagoya

Ōsu Kannon (大須観音) is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon Sect (真言宗) located in central Nagoya (名古屋), Japan. The official name is Kitanosan Shinpuku-ji Hōshō-in (北野山真福寺寶生院), but is popularly known as Ōsu Kannon.

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Nagoya Castle: Honmaru and gardens

Nagoya Castle (Japanese: 名古屋城) is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya City (名古屋市), Japan. Nagoya Castle was constructed by the Owari Domain (尾張藩) in 1612 during the Edo (江戶) period, it was destroyed in 1945 during the bombing of Nagoya in World War II.

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Sunset of High West

High West (Chinese: 西高山) is a mountain on Hong Kong Island with a height of 494 meters. It is located at the west of The Peak (太平山), north of Pok Fu Lam (薄扶林) and south of Lung Fu Shan (龍虎山). The scenery of High West is very beautiful at dusk.

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Scenic road on The Peak

Victoria Peak (Chinese: 太平山) is a hill on the western half of Hong Kong Island. It is also known as Mount Austin, and locally as The Peak. With an elevation of 552 meters, it is the highest hill on Hong Kong Island. Choumeizai will talk about the Lugard Road.

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Lion Pavilion on The Peak

Victoria Peak (Chinese: 太平山) is a hill on the western half of Hong Kong Island. It is also known as Mount Austin, and locally as The Peak. With an elevation of 552 meters, it is the highest hill on Hong Kong Island. Choumeizai will talk about the Lion Pavilion.

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