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Asia, Indonesia, SouthEast Asia, Play

Prambanan the largest in Indonesia

Prambanan is a Hindu temple compound in Central Java of Indonesia, the temple compound is located approximately 17 kilometres northeast of the city of Yogyakarta. There were once 240 temples standing in this temple complex, but only 8 main temples and 8 small shrines in the inner zone are reconstructed today.

Asia, Indonesia, SouthEast Asia, Play

Borobudur: Mysterious stupa

Borobudur (Javanese: ꦕꦤ꧀ꦣꦶꦧꦫꦧꦸꦣꦸꦂ) is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Central Java, Indonesia. The temple lay hidden for nearly a thousand years under layers of volcanic ash and jungle growth, worldwide knowledge of its existence was sparked in the 19th century, but many mysteries still remained.

Asia, Indonesia, SouthEast Asia, Play

Borobudur: Amazing reliefs

Borobudur (Javanese: ꦕꦤ꧀ꦣꦶꦧꦫꦧꦸꦣꦸꦂ) is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Central Java, Indonesia. Borobudur is about 40km from the town of Yogyakarta, it is the single most visited tourist attraction in Indonesia, and also the world's largest Buddhist temple.

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.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Chongqing

Three Natural Bridges in Chongqing

The Three Natural Bridges (Chinese: 天生三橋) are a series of natural limestone bridges located in Xiannüshan (仙女山), Chongqing (重慶), China. They lie within the Wulong Karst National Geology Park, itself a part of the South China Karst-Wulong Karst UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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.

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.

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.

Europe, Spain, Play

Casa Vicens: Forest in a house

Casa Vicens is located in the neighbourhood of Gràcia, Barcelona, Spain. It is the early work of architect Antoni Gaudí, which is unique for its multiple architectural styles.

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

Aquawomen of Jeju

Haenyeo (Korean: 해녀; lit. sea women) are female divers in the Korean province of Jeju whose livelihood consists of harvesting a variety of mollusks, seaweed, and other sea life from the ocean. Choumeizai has seen the beauty of Haenyeo in Seongsan Ilchulbong (성산 일출봉).

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