Hải Vân Pass (Vietnamese: Đèo Hải Vân), literally means ‘ocean cloud pass’ in Vietnamese, is an approximately 21 kilometers long mountain pass in central Vietnam. Its name refers to the mists that rise from the sea, reducing visibility.
Tagong Temple (Chinese: 塔公寺) is located in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (དཀར་མཛེས་བོད་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ།) of western Sichuan (四川) in southwestern China. Tagong Monastery has a history of more than a thousand years and is one of the holy places for Tibetans in the Kangba area.
Badi Mahal, also known as City Palace (सिटी पैलेस, उदयपुर), is a palace complex situated in the city of Udaipur (उदयपुर) in the Indian state of Rajasthan (राजस्थान). The palace has now been converted into a museum, and no one has lived here for a long time.
Badi Mahal, also known as City Palace (सिटी पैलेस, उदयपुर), is a palace complex situated in the city of Udaipur (उदयपुर) in the Indian state of Rajasthan (राजस्थान). The palace has now been converted into a museum, showcasing many beautiful artworks.
Badi Mahal, also known as City Palace (सिटी पैलेस, उदयपुर), is a palace complex situated in the city of Udaipur (उदयपुर) in the Indian state of Rajasthan (राजस्थान). The construction of City Palace began in 1553, started by Maharana Udai Singh II (उदयसिंह द्वितीय).
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 is the major tourist attraction of Udaipur.
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 part of Mount Siguniang, Choumeizai will talk about Niupengzi (牛棚子) here.
Kat O (Chinese: 吉澳) also named Crooked Island, is an island in Northeast Hong Kong. Kat O was once a major fishing market in Hong Kong, it had about 10,000 residents in 1950s to 1960s. To learn the history of Kat O, tourists can go to Tin Hau Temple (天后廟) and Kat O Story Room (吉澳故事館).
Williams is a city in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. Williams is known as the ‘Gateway to the Grand Canyon’, since it is the southern terminus of the Grand Canyon Railway, which takes visitors to Grand Canyon Village.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 (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.
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’.
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 (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.
Seiganto-ji (Japanese: 青岸渡寺) is a Tendai (天台) Buddhist temple located in Nachikatsuura (那智勝浦町), Higashimuro (東牟婁郡) District, Wakayama (和歌山) Prefecture, Japan. Sanjūdō Pagoda is part of Seiganto-ji, an ideal place to view the famous Nachi Falls (那智滝).
Udaipur (Hindi: उदयपुर), also known as ‘City of Lakes’, is a city in the state of Rajasthan, India. Udaipur is a popular tourist destination known for its scenic locations. This hotel is on the lakeside of Lake Pichola (पिछोला झील), so Choumeizai can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the lake.
