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China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Gansu, Play

Fuxi Temple the original human

Fuxi Temple (Chinese: 伏羲廟) is located in Tianshui (天水), Gansu (甘肅), China. The construction of Fuxi Temple began in Yuan (元) Dynasty (14th century), but most of the structures nowadays were built in Qing (清) Dynasty (18th century).

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Gansu, Play

Xianrenya the immortal cliff

Xianrenya (Chinese: 仙人崖) is part of Maijishan (麥積山), which is located in Tianshui (天水), Gansu (甘肅), China. The construction of Xianrenya began in the 5th century, but most of the temples we see nowadays were built in the Qing Dynasty (17th century).

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Gansu, Play

Maijishan the Buddhist treasures

Maijishan Grottoes (Chinese: 麥積山石窟) are a series of 194 caves cut in the side of the hill of Majishan in Tianshui (天水), Gansu (甘肅) , China. Maijishan is a mountain formed of purplish red sandstone that literally translates as ‘Wheatstack Mountain’.

Asia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Play

Sigiriya the lion rock

Sigiriya (Sinhala: සීගිරිය; Lion Rock) is an ancient rock fortress located near the town of Dambulla (දඹුල්ල) in Sri Lanka. The name Sigiriya refers to a site of historical and archaeological significance that is dominated by a massive column of rock nearly 200 metres high.

Asia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Play

Sigiriya the ancient palace

Sigiriya (Sinhala: සීගිරිය; Lion Rock) is an ancient rock fortress located near the town of Dambulla(දඹුල්ල) in Sri Lanka. Sigiriya was abandoned around the 5th century. It was used as a Buddhist monastery until the 14th century, and has now become a famous tourist attraction.

Asia, SouthEast Asia, Thailand, Play

Death Railway: Song of poppies

The Burma Railway (Thai: ทางรถไฟสายมรณะ), also known as the Death Railway, is a railway between Thailand, and Burma, it is said that more than 100,000 people died during the construction of this railway. Hellfire Pass (ช่องเขาขาด) is noted for the harsh conditions and heavy loss of life.

Asia, SouthEast Asia, Thailand, Play

Death Railway: Fire of hell

The Burma Railway (Thai: ทางรถไฟสายมรณะ), also known as the Death Railway, is a railway between Thailand, and Burma, built by the Empire of Japan from 1940–1944 to supply troops and weapons in the Burma campaign of World War II. For Choumeizai, Hellfire Pass (ช่องเขาขาด) is amongst the most impressive in the whole Burma Railway.

Asia, Northeast Asia, SouthEast Asia, Thailand, Play

Bridge on the River Kwai

‘Bridge on the River Kwai’ is a bridge located in Changwat Kanchanaburi (Thai: จังหวัดกาญจนบุรี), Thailand. The original name of Bridge on the River Kwai should be ‘Bridge 277’, which is part of the Siam–Burma Railway, now it becomes a popular tourist attraction due to fiction and movie.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Tibet, Play

Buddha light above Potala

Potala Palace (Tibetan: པོ་ཏ་ལ) is located in the city of Lhasa (ལྷ་ས་གྲོང་ཁྱེར), Tibet. Potala Palace has been a World Heritage Site since 1994, it is the religious center of Tibet and a popular tourist attraction. Blessed by Buddha, Choumeizai sees ‘Buddha Light’ (halo) while climbing to Potala Palace.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Tibet, Play

Potala the Tibetan sanctum

Potala Palace (Tibetan: པོ་ཏ་ལ) is a dzong fortress in the city of Lhasa (ལྷ་ས་གྲོང་ཁྱེར), Tibet. It was the winter palace of the Dalai Lamas from 1649 to 1959, and also the religious and political center of Tibet. Potala Palace is a must go of every tourist who visits Tibet.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Fujian, Play

The story of Fujian tulou

Fujian tulou (Chinese: 福建土樓; literally 'Fujian earthen buildings') are Chinese rural dwellings unique to the Hakka in the mountainous areas in southeastern Fujian, China. They were mostly built between the 12th and the 20th centuries.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Fujian, Play

Zhaojiabao the royal descendant

Zhaojiabao (Chinese: 趙家堡, literally ’Zhao family castle’) is fortified family residence located in Zhangpu County (漳浦), Fujian Province (福建), China. The construction of Zhaojiabao began in 1600, the enclosing wall is around 5 meters tall in average.

Italy, Europe, Play

Arch next to the Colosseum

Situated next to the Colosseum, the Arch of Constantine (Italian: Arco di Costantino) is a triumphal arch in Rome dedicated to the emperor Constantine the Great. The arch was commissioned by the Roman Senate to commemorate Constantine’s victory over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge in AD 312.

Italy, Europe, Play

Inside the Colosseum

The Colosseum is located in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy. The Colosseum was the largest amphitheatre ever built at the time and could hold an estimated 50,000 to 80,000 spectators at various points of its history over the centuries, having an average audience of some 65,000.

Italy, Europe, Play

Colosseum under the sun

The Colosseum or Coliseum also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre (Italian: Colosseo), is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy. Construction began under the emperor Vespasian in AD 72 and was completed in AD 80 under his heir, Titus.

Asia, SouthEast Asia, Myanmar, Play

The rest of Shwezigon Paya

Shwezigon Paya (Burmese: ရွှေစည်းခုံဘုရား) is a Buddhist stupa located in Nyaung-U (ညောင်ဦးမြို့), Myanmar. The pagoda has almost 1000 years of history and is deemed to be the prototype of Burmese stupas. Besides the golden stupa, there are many other things worth seeing.

Asia, SouthEast Asia, Myanmar, Play

Shwezigon Paya: Mother of stupas

Shwezigon Paya (Burmese: ရွှေစည်းခုံဘုရား) is a Buddhist stupa located in Nyaung-U (ညောင်ဦးမြို့), Myanmar. The construction of the Shwezigon Paya began during the reign of King Anawrahta (အနော်ရထာ, 1044–1077), the founder of the Bagan (ပုဂံ) Empire, and was completed in 1102, during the reign of his son King Kyansittha (ကျန်စစ်သား). Shwezigon Paya is deemed to be the prototype of Burmese stupas.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Jiangxi, Play

Charm of Hakka Wine Castle

Yuzitanwei (Chinese: 漁仔潭圍) is located in Ganzhou (赣州), the south of Jiangxi Province (江西), China. It was built in around 1760 and is over 200 years old. Since Yuzitanwei has been making wine long time ago, it is also called ‘Hakka Wine Castle’ (客家酒堡).

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Jiangxi

A stronghold named Yanyiwei

Yanyiwei (Chinese: 燕翼圍) is located at Ganzhou (贛州) prefecture of Jiangxi province (江西), China. The construction of Yanyiwei started in 1650 and finished in 1677, it has over 300 years old, looks like a big stronghold.

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