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Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Hong Kong

Fort by Tung Chung Bay

Tung Chung Battery (Chinese: 東涌小炮台) is a former artillery battery located in Tung Chung (東涌), Lantau Island (大嶼山), Hong Kong. The fort was built in the Qing (清) Dynasty (1817), 24 years before the British took possession of Hong Kong.

Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Hong Kong

Ma Wan Chung a small fishing village

Ma Wan Chung Village (Chinese: 馬灣涌村) is located in Tung Chung (東涌), Lantau Island (大嶼山), Hong Kong. Ma Wan Chung Village has been a settlement since 618 to 960 AD and subsequently developed into a fishing village, where rice and fish were in abundance.

Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Hong Kong

Walls of Tung Chung Fort

Tung Chung Fort (Chinese: 東涌寨城) is a fort located near Ha Ling Pei (下嶺皮), Tung Chung (東涌), Lantau Island (大嶼山), Hong Kong. The walls of the Tung Chung Fort are still well preserved, and tourists can feel the strong sense of the ancients when they walk on it.

Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Hong Kong

Cannon of Tung Chung Fort

Tung Chung Fort (Chinese: 東涌寨城) is a fort located near Ha Ling Pei (下嶺皮), Tung Chung (東涌), Lantau Island (大嶼山), Hong Kong. Tung Chung Fort is well preserved, there are many Qing (清) Dynasty cannons on the walls, looks very imposing.

Asia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Play

Tea plantations in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකාව), formerly known as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. The humidity, cool temperatures, and rainfall of the country's central highlands provide a climate that favors the production of high-quality tea.

Asia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Play

Plant Encyclopedia of Sri Lanka

Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya (Sinhala: රාජකීය උද්භිද උද්‍යානය, ශ්‍රී ලංකාව) are about 5.5 km to the west of the city of Kandy of Sri Lanka. The garden includes more than 4000 species of plants, including orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees.

China, Asia, Shandong, Northeast Asia, Play

Sunrise of Qingdao Golden Beach

Golden Beach (Chinese: 金沙灘) is located in Huangdao (黃島) District, Qingdao (青島) City, Shandong (山東) Province, China. Bordering the Yellow Sea (黃海) in the south and extending east-west in a crescent shape, the beach is about 3,500 meters long and 300 meters wide.

Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Hong Kong

Islands Reclining Rock in Cheung Chau

Cheung Chau (Chinese: 長洲) is an island 10 kilometers southwest of Hong Kong Island. There are many tourist attractions in Cheung Chau. Cheung Chau is not a big place but there are many scenic spots. Here Choumeizai will introduce the Islands Reclining Rock (五行石).

Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Hong Kong

Pak Tso Wan the secret cove

Cheung Chau (Chinese: 長洲) is an island 10 kilometers southwest of Hong Kong Island. There are many tourist attractions in Cheung Chau. Pak Tso Wan (白鰽灣) is located at the eastern part of the South Island of Cheung Chau, a good place to enjoy the tranquility.

Asia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Play, Eat

Tastes of Otaru Triangle Market

Otaru (Japanese: 小樽) is a city and port in Shiribeshi Subprefecture (後志総合振興局), Hokkaido (北海道), Japan. Otaru Triangle Market (小樽三角市場) is located between Otaru Station and National Highway No. 5, a good place to taste the seafood of Hokkaido.

Asia, Taiwan, Northeast Asia, Play

Fenqihu the mountain town

Fenqihu (Chinese: 奮起湖) is a settlement in Zhuqi Township (竹崎鄉), Chiayi County (嘉義縣), Taiwan. Fenqihu is a railway town on the Alishan Forest Railway (阿里山森林鐵道) and is known for their old street, natural scenery and railway bento (便當).

North America, United States, Play

Grand Canyon: Desert View

The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The primary public areas of the park are the South and North Rims, there are many attractions on the South Rim, Desert View is amongst the most popular ones.

North America, United States, Play

Grand Canyon: Navajo Point

The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The primary public areas of the park are the South and North Rims, there are many attractions on the South Rim, Navajo Point is amongst the most popular ones.

North America, United States, Play

Grand Canyon: South Rim

The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The primary public areas of the park are the South and North Rims, the South Rim is more accessible than the North Rim and accounts for 90% of park visitation.

Asia, Taiwan, Northeast Asia, Play

Four Four South Village in Taipei

Four Four South Village (Chinese: 四四南村) is located in Xinyi District (信義區), Taipei City (台北市), Taiwan. The village is the first military dependents village (眷村) built by the government of the Republic of China after it moved to Taiwan.

Asia, Taiwan, Northeast Asia, Play, Eat

Night Market next to university

Shida Night Market (Chinese: 師大夜市) is a night market in Da'an District (大安區), Taipei (台北), Taiwan. It is located near National Taiwan Normal University (臺灣師範大學), whose name in Chinese is pronounced phonetically as Shida.

Iceland, Europe, Play

Fountain of youth in Iceland

Mývatn Nature Baths (Icelandic: Jarðböðin við Mývatn) are a set of geothermally heated pools and steam baths found in the Lake Mývatn area, Iceland. The baths are about two kilometres east of the village of Reykjahlíð, and a fantastic example of Iceland’s hot spring culture.

Iceland, Europe, Play

Námafjall Geothermal Area of Iceland

Námafjall Geothermal Area is located in Northeast Iceland, on the east side of Lake Mývatn. Námafjall is part of Hverir, a tephra cone or tuff ring volcano in northern Iceland. Hverir erupted in 2500 BP, the crater is approximately 1 km in diameter.

Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Hong Kong

Tin Hau Temple in Yau Ma Tei

Yau Ma Tei Tin Hau Temple (Chinese: 油麻地天后廟) is a temple complex in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The temple was built by local water residents in 1865. After being destroyed by a typhoon in 1874, it was rebuilt at its current location in 1876.

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