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Asia, SouthEast Asia, Vietnam, Play

Tomb of Khải Định: Exterior

Tomb of Khải Định (Vietnamese: Lăng Khải Định), officially Ứng Mausoleum (Ứng lăng), is located in Chau Chu mountain near Huế in Vietnam. It was built for Khải Định, the twelfth Emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty. Choumeizai will talk about the exterior of the tomb here.

Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Hong Kong

Tung Ping Chau: Cham Keng Chau

Tung Ping Chau (Chinese: 東平洲) is an offshore island located in the northeast corner of Hong Kong. The island has an area of 1.16 km², it is the most easterly point of the Hong Kong territory. Choumeizai will talk about Cham Keng Chau (斬頸洲) on Tung Ping Chau.

Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Hong Kong

Tung Ping Chau: Lung Lok Shui

Tung Ping Chau (Chinese: 東平洲) is an offshore island located in the northeast corner of Hong Kong. The island has an area of 1.16 km², it is the most easterly point of the Hong Kong territory. Choumeizai will talk about Lung Lok Shui (龍落水) on Tung Ping Chau.

Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Hong Kong

Tung Ping Chau: A Ma Wan

Tung Ping Chau (Chinese: 東平洲) is an offshore island located in the northeast corner of Hong Kong. The island has an area of 1.16 km², it is the most easterly point of the Hong Kong territory. Choumeizai will talk about A Ma Wan (亞媽灣) on Tung Ping Chau.

China, Asia, Sichuan, Northeast Asia, Play

Changping Valley: Running horse

Mount Siguniang (Chinese: 四姑娘山) is located in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (阿壩藏族羌族自治州), Sichuan (四川) Province, China. Changping Valley (長平溝) is part of Mount Siguniang, you can either walk or ride on a horse to go sightseeing.

China, Asia, Sichuan, Northeast Asia, Play

Changping Valley: Withered-Tree Beach

Mount Siguniang (Chinese: 四姑娘山) is located in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (阿壩藏族羌族自治州), Sichuan (四川) Province, China. Changping Valley (長平溝) is part of Mount Siguniang, Choumeizai will talk about Withered-Tree Beach (枯樹灘).

China, Asia, Sichuan, Northeast Asia, Play

Four peaks of Mount Siguniang

Mount Siguniang (Chinese: 四姑娘山) is located in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (阿壩藏族羌族自治州), Sichuan (四川) Province, China. Siguniang literally means ‘Four young lady’, which represents the four peaks of Mount Siguniang.

Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Hong Kong

Scenic coast of High Island

High Island (Chinese: 糧船灣) is a former island in the southeast of Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong. The island is now connected to the peninsula and renowned for its natural beauty, offering beautiful vistas of the reservoir and the surrounding verdant hills, as well as magnificent hexagonal volcanic rock columns.

Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Hong Kong

Thousands Rock Columns in Sai Kung

High Island (Chinese: 糧船灣) is a former island in the southeast of Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong. The island is now connected to the peninsula and renowned for its natural beauty, Thousands Rock Columns (萬柱海岸) is one of the famous scenic spots on High Island.

Asia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Play

Gokayama: Ainokura

Gokayama (Japanese: 五箇山) is an area within the city of Nanto (南礪) in Toyama (富山) Prefecture, Japan. It has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List due to its traditional Gasso-zukuri (合掌造り) farmhouses. Choumeizai will talk about Ainokura (相倉) here.

Asia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Play

Gokayama: Suganuma

Gokayama (Japanese: 五箇山) is an area within the city of Nanto (南礪) in Toyama (富山) Prefecture, Japan. It has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List due to its traditional Gasso-zukuri (合掌造り) farmhouses. Choumeizai will talk about Suganuma (菅沼) here.

Asia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Play

Autumn of Shirakawago

Shirakawago (Japanese: 白川郷), literally means’White River Village’, is located in the village of Shirakawa in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Shirakawago is well known for its cluster of farmhouses, constructed in the architectural style known as Gasso-zukuri (合掌造り).

Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Hong Kong

Kim Chu Wan the rocky cathedral

High Island (Chinese: 糧船灣) is a former island in the southeast of Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong. The island is now connected to the peninsula and renowned for its natural beauty, Kim Chu Wan (撿豬灣) is located at the eastern coast of High Island.

Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Hong Kong

Po Pin Chau the spectacle

萬宜水庫位於香港西貢,於1978年落成,是香港儲水量最大的水庫,風景優美,交通亦相對便利,深受外國遊客和本地登山人士歡迎。離萬宜水庫東壩不遠的破邊洲以其六角形岩柱聞名,為香港聯合國教科文組織世界地質公園的一部份,也是香港最受歡迎的景點之一。

China, Asia, Sichuan, Northeast Asia, Play

Shuangqiao Valley: Morning Sun

Mount Siguniang (Chinese: 四姑娘山) is located in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (阿壩藏族羌族自治州), Sichuan (四川) Province, China. Shuangqiao Valley (雙橋溝) is one of the valleys of Mount Siguniang, known for its beautiful scenery.

Europe, Spain, Play

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.

Europe, Spain, Play

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.

Asia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Play

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’.

Iceland, Europe, Play

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.

Asia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Play

Nachisan: Nachi Falls

Nachi Falls (Japanese: 那智滝) is located in Nachikatsuura (那智勝浦町), Higashimuro (東牟婁郡) District, Wakayama (和歌山) Prefecture, Japan. With a drop of 133 meters and 13 meters wide, Nachi Falls is one of the best-known waterfalls in Japan.

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