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Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Hong Kong

Ruins of Devil's Peak

Devil's Peak (Chinese: 魔鬼山), also named Fortress Hill (炮台山), is a peak in Hong Kong, surrounded by Tiu Keng Leng (調景嶺), Lei Yue Mun (鯉魚門) and Yau Tong (油塘). Devil's Peak was garrisoned by the British Army in the early 20th century due to its strategic location.

Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Hong Kong

Good view from Devil's Peak

Devil's Peak (Chinese: 魔鬼山), also named Fortress Hill (炮台山), is a peak in Hong Kong, surrounded by Tiu Keng Leng (調景嶺), Lei Yue Mun (鯉魚門) and Yau Tong (油塘). Devil's Peak was occupied by local pirates in the 19th century to control the passage of Lei Yue Mun.

Asia, Taiwan, Northeast Asia, Play

Good old days of Jingtong

Jingtong Old Street (Chinese: 菁桐老街) is a scenic old street located in Pingxi District (平溪區), New Taipei City (新北市), Taiwan. Jingtong Railway Station (菁桐車站) is right next to Jingtong Old Street, both are popular tourist attraction of New Taipei City.

Italy, Europe, Play

Trevi Fountain the splendor of Rome

Trevi Fountain (Italian: Fontana di Trevi) is an 18th-century fountain in the Trevi district in Rome, Italy. The fountain was designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini and several others in 1762.

Italy, Europe, Play

Piazza Navona: Moors and Neptune

Piazza Navona is a public open space in Rome, Italy. It is built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian, built in the 1st century AD, and follows the form of the open space of the stadium. Fontana del Moro and Fontana del Nettuno are located in Piazza Navona.

Italy, Europe, Play

Piazza Navona: Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi

Piazza Navona is a public open space in Rome, Italy. It is built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian, built in the 1st century AD, and follows the form of the open space of the stadium. Piazza Navona has several beautiful fountains, one of them is Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi.

Asia, South Asia, India, Play

Garden of the Maidens

Saheliyon-ki-Bari (Hindi: सहेलियों की बाड़ी), literally means Garden of the Maidens, is a major garden and a popular tourist space in Udaipur (उदयपुर) in the Indian state of Rajasthan (राजस्थान). It was built from 1710 to 1734 by Sangram Singh II (संग्राम सिंह द्वितीय) for the royal ladies.

Asia, South Asia, India, Play

Palaces on Lake Pichola

Udaipur (Hindi: उदयपुर) is a city in the state of Rajasthan (राजस्थान), India. It is the historic capital of the kingdom of Mewar (मेवाड़). Udaipur earns the name of ‘City of Lakes’ because of Lake Pichola (पिछोला झील), which has several beautiful relics in the lake.

Asia, Traffic, Northeast Asia, Hong Kong

Lei Yue Mun: Nostalgia ferry

Lei Yue Mun (Chinese: 鯉魚門) is a short channel in Hong Kong separating Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. The land around the channel on the Kowloon side is also called Lei Yue Mun, famous for its seafood; you can either take a ferry or MTR to get there.

Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Hong Kong

Lei Yue Mun: Old quarry site

Lei Yue Mun (Chinese: 鯉魚門) is a short channel in Hong Kong separating Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. The land around the channel on the Kowloon side is also called Lei Yue Mun, famous for its seafood, but the old quarry site in Lei Yue Mun is also worth seeing.

Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Hong Kong

Lei Yue Mun: Lighthouse and temple

Lei Yue Mun (Chinese: 鯉魚門) is a short channel in Hong Kong separating Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. The land around the channel on the Kowloon side is also called Lei Yue Mun, famous for its seafood, but the relics in Lei Yue Mun are also worth seeing.

Asia, Taiwan, Northeast Asia, Play

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.

Asia, Taiwan, Northeast Asia, Play

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.

China, Asia, Shandong, Northeast Asia, Play

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.

China, Asia, Shandong, Northeast Asia, Play

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.

Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Hong Kong

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.

Asia, SouthEast Asia, Myanmar, Play

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”.

Asia, SouthEast Asia, Myanmar, Play

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.

Asia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Play

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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