Nam Sang Wai: Back garden of Hong Kong
Nam Sang Wai (Chinese: 南生圍) is a wetland area in Yuen Long (元朗), New Territories (新界), Hong Kong. Nam Sang Wai is considered ecologically important, and serves as a stopping place for migratory birds.
Glass Palace of Madrid
Buen Retiro Park (Spanish: Parque del Buen Retiro), also simply El Retiro, is located in the city center of Madrid, Spain. Palacio de Cristal, literally ‘Glass Palace’ in English, is one of the most popular scenic spots in Buen Retiro Park.
Spring of Buen Retiro Park
Buen Retiro Park (Spanish: Parque del Buen Retiro, literally ‘Park of the Pleasant Retreat’), also simply El Retiro, is located in the city center of Madrid, Spain.The park belonged to the Spanish Monarchy until the late 19th century, when it became a public park.
Gulls of Dianchi
Dianchi (Chinese: 滇池), also known as Lake Dian and Kunming Lake (昆明湖), is a large lake located on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau close to Kunming (昆明), Yunnan (雲南) Province, China. Besides its picturesque scenery, Dianchi is also an ideal place for watching gulls.
Arhats in Huating Temple
Huating Temple (Chinese: 華亭寺) is a Buddhist temple located in Xishan (西山) District of Kunming (昆明) City, Yunnan (雲南) Province, China. First established in 1320, Huating Temple is the largest temple in Yunnan province.
Winter of Uesugi Shrine
Uesugi Shrine (Japanese: 上杉神社) is located in Yonezawa (米沢) City, Yamagata (山形) Prefecture, Japan. Uesugi Shrine enshrines Uesugi Kenshin (上杉謙信), one of the most powerful warriors of the civil wars of the 15th and 16th centuries.
Taste of Kuromon Market
Kuromon Market (Japanese: 黒門市場) is a covered public market located at Sakaisujidori (堺筋通) Street in the Chūō-ku (中央區), Osaka City, Japan. Dating back to the Edo (江戶) Period, today Kuromon Market has become one of the popular tourist attractions in Osaka.
Puja of Changangkha Lhakhang
Changangkha Lhakhang (Dzongkha: ལྕང་བསྒང་ཁ་ལྷ་ཁང་) stands at the tip of a ridgeline in Thimphu (ཐིམ་ཕུ), Bhutan. There are many colorful ‘nets’ standing at a peaceful corner of the temple, according to the tour guide, these are the sacrifices of Pūjā.
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.
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).
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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’.
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.
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.
Waterfall of Icelandic gods
Goðafoss is located along the main ring road at the junction with the Sprengisandur highland road in northern Iceland. The name Goðafoss means either waterfall of the gods or waterfall of the 'goði' (chieftain); such an interesting name comes from its fascinating history.
Botanical garden of Arctic
Akureyri Botanical Garden (Icelandic: Lystigarður Akureyrar) is located in the southern part of the city of Akureyri in Northern Iceland, 50 kilometres south of the Arctic Circle. Akureyri Botanical Garden is one of the popular tourist attractions of Iceland, remarkable for its extreme location.
