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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.

China, Asia, GuangDong, Northeast Asia, Play

Green shade of Nan Wai

Nan Wai Old Village (Chinese: 南圍古村) is located at Heyuan (河源) prefecture of Guangdong (廣東) province in China. Nan Wai Old Village preserves over 30 old Hakka buildings, the largest number in Heyuan. The majority of the people in Heyuan are Hakka, so Heyuan is deemed to be ‘the origin of Hakka’.

Traffic, Oceania, Australia, Play

Historical track of Queensland

The Cairns-to-Kuranda Railway is a heritage-listed railway line located in northern Queensland, Australia. The railway was built from 1913 to 1915, now it is used to operate a tourist rail service, the Kuranda Scenic Railway. The whole journey takes around 2 hours.

Oceania, Australia, Play

Adventurer of Kuranda’s rainforest

Kuranda is a town located on the Atherton Tableland, Queensland, Australia.It is 25 kilometres from Cairns. Since Kuranda is surrounded by tropical rainforest, it is well known as the Village in the Rainforest for over a century.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Gansu, Play

Sky mirror of Gansu: Gahai

Gahai (Chinese: 尕海) is located in Luqu County (碌曲縣), Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (甘南藏族自治州) in the south of Gansu province (甘肅省), China. The area of Gahai is around 2400 Hectare, which is the biggest plateau lake in Gansu.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Qinghai

Kanbula: Red hills

The Kanbula National Geological Park is located at Jainca County (Chinese: 尖札縣), Huangnan Prefecture (黃南州), Qinghai (青海), China. The park is beautiful but huge, and tourists need to take shuttle buses to reach the scenic spots inside.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Qinghai

Kanbula: Love of sapphire

Kanbula (Chinese: 坎布拉)National Geological Park is located at Jainca County (尖札縣), Huangnan Prefecture (黃南州), Qinghai (青海), China. It is right next to the Lijiaxia Reservoir (李家峽水庫), around 130 km from Xining(西寧), the scenery inside is beautiful.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Yunnan

Hani Rice Terraces: Sunset of Eagle beak

Hani Rice Terraces (Chinese: 哈尼梯田) means the rice terraces developed by Hani people (哈尼族), an ethnic group in Southern China. The core area of the terraces is located in Yuanyang County (元陽縣) of Yunnan Province (雲南), so Hani Rice Terraces named Yuanyang Rice Terraces (元陽梯田) also.

Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Korea

Deep inside Manjanggul

Manjanggul (만장굴) is a lava tube located at the east of Jeju Island (제주도), South Korea. Stretching roughly 7.4 kilometers, Manjanggul is the 12th-longest lava tube in the world and the second longest on Jeju island, which is regarded as having significant scientific and heritage value.

Asia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Play

Early bird in Yumoto

Okunikko (Japanese: 奧日光) located in Tochigi Prefecture of Japan, it is not a well known tourist attraction but the scenery is excellent. Yumoto (湯元) is located deep inside Okunikko, besides excellent hot spring hostels, it is also an ideal place to enjoy the beauty of nature.

Mauritius, Play, Africa

Horizon of Mauritius

Mauritius is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about 2,000 kilometres off the south-east coast of the African continent, it is also a major tourist destination with excellent scenery, especially the seaview.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Liaoning

Autumn in Guanmenshan

Guanmenshan (Chinese: 關門山) is located at Benxi (本溪) of Liaoning (遼寧) province, China, the forest coverage of Guanmenshan is over 80 percent, its scenery is beautiful especially in autumn, the best time to view maple leaves is mid September.

Morocco, Play, Africa

Sunset of Fes

Fez or Fes (Berber: ⴼⴰⵙ, romanized: Fas) is a city in northern inland Morocco, it is a famous ancient capital in Morocco. Even though you are not interested in history, you can still enjoy the sunset of Medina of Fes, a programme you mustn’t miss.

Morocco, Play, Africa

Sunrise of Fes

Fez or Fes (Berber: ⴼⴰⵙ, romanized: Fas) is a city in northern inland Morocco, it is the second largest city in Morocco after Casablanca. Climbing up to the ancient wall relics in the early morning, overlooking the sunlight of Medina of Fez, is one of the programmes you mustn’t miss.

Asia, South Asia, India, Play

Chinese fishing nets in India

Chinese fishing nets (Hindī: Cheena vala) are a type of stationary lift net in India. While such nets are used throughout coastal southern China, in India they are mostly found in Kerala, where they have become a tourist attraction.

Bhutan, Asia, South Asia, Play

Autumn of Paro

Paro (Dzongkha: སྤ་རོ་) is located in the Paro Valley of Bhutan and at the height of 2250 meters above sea level. Paro is a historic town with many sacred sites and historical buildings scattered throughout the area, but the rural scenery is also excellent.

Bhutan, Asia, South Asia, Play

Tiger's Nest: Origin of Bhutanese Buddhism

Paro Taktsang (Dzongkha: སྤ་གྲོ་སྟག་ཚང་) also known as Tiger's Nest, it is believed that Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche) flew to this location from Singye Dzong on the back of a tigress. This place was consecrated to tame the Tiger demon.

Bhutan, Asia, South Asia, Play

Tiger's Nest: Sanctuary on the cliff

Paro Taktsang (Dzongkha: སྤ་གྲོ་སྟག་ཚང་) also known as Tiger's Nest, it was first built in 1692, Padmasambhava is said to have meditated for Four Months in the 8th century. Padmasambhava is credited with introducing Buddhism to Bhutan.

Bhutan, Asia, South Asia, Play

Tiger's Nest: Tips of visitors

Paro Taktsang (Dzongkha: སྤ་གྲོ་སྟག་ཚང་) also known as Tiger's Nest, is a Buddhist sacred site and a popular tourist attraction located in the cliffside of the upper Paro valley in Bhutan, about 3120 metres above the sea level.

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