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China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Yunnan

Wandering Jianshui Old Town

Jianshui (Chinese: 建水) is a county in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture (紅河哈尼族彝族自治州), Yunnan (雲南) Province, China. Jianshui has long been the historic center of the province, Jianshui Old Town is the most popular tourist attraction there.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Play

Beauty of Jian Shui Confucian Temple

Jian Shui Confucian Temple (Chinese: 建水文廟) is located in the western part of 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 Temple is one of the popular tourist attractions in Jian Shui.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Yunnan

Lotus dance on Pang Pool

Jian Shui Confucian Temple (Chinese: 建水文廟) is located in the western part of 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 lotus dance shown on Pan pool (泮池) in the temple is incredibly beautiful.

Asia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Play

Nachisan: Seiganto-ji

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. Seiganto-ji has been designated as part of the UNESCO World Heritage since 2004.

Asia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Play

Nachisan: Kumano Nachi Taisha

Kumano Nachi Taisha (Japanese: 熊野那智大社) is a Shinto shrine located in Nachikatsuura (那智勝浦町), Higashimuro (東牟婁郡) District, Wakayama (和歌山) Prefecture, Japan. Kumano Nachi Taisha has been designated as part of the UNESCO World Heritage since 2004.

Asia, SouthEast Asia, Thailand, Play

On the train of Death Railway

Burma Railway (Thai: ทางรถไฟสายมรณะ), also known as the Death Railway, is a railway between Ban Pong, Thailand and Thanbyuzayat, Burma, built by prisoners of war of the Japanese from 1940–1944 to supply troops and weapons in the Burma campaign of World War II.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Yunnan

Noble family in the southwest

Zhu’s Family Garden (Chinese: 朱家花園) is located in Jianshui Old Town, Jianshui (建水) is a county in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture (紅河哈尼族彝族自治州), Yunnan (雲南) Province, China. The garden covers more than 20,000 square meters, it is one of the popular tourist attractions in Jianshui.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Yunnan

Grand View Garden in Yunnan

Zhu’s Family Garden (Chinese: 朱家花園) is located in Jianshui Old Town, Jianshui (建水) is a county in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture (紅河哈尼族彝族自治州), Yunnan (雲南) Province, China. The garden is elegant and beautiful, which earns its name of ‘Grand View Garden (大觀園) in Yunnan’.

Morocco, Play, Africa

Bab Mansour the victorious gate

Meknes (Berber languages: ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ) is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco, located in northern central Morocco. Bab Mansour or Bab Mansur al-'Alj (Arabic: باب المنصور لعلج) is a monumental gate in Meknes, today it has become one of the most famous and admired landmarks in the city.

Asia, Taiwan, Northeast Asia, Play

Lotus Pond: Spring and Autumn Pavilions and Cih Ji Palace

Lotus Pond (Chinese: 蓮池潭) is an artificial lake and popular tourist destination on the east side of Zuoying (左營) District in Kaohsiung (高雄), Taiwan. Opened in 1951, it is famous for the lotus plants and the numerous temples around the lake, including Spring and Autumn Pavilions (春秋閣) and Cih Ji Palace (慈濟宮).

Asia, Taiwan, Play

Lotus Pond: Pei Chi Pavilion and Chi Ming Palace

Lotus Pond (Chinese: 蓮池潭) is an artificial lake and popular tourist destination on the east side of Zuoying (左營) District in Kaohsiung (高雄), Taiwan. Opened in 1951, it is famous for the lotus plants and the numerous temples around the lake, including Pei Chi Pavilion (北極亭) and Chi Ming Palace (啟明堂).

Asia, Taiwan, Northeast Asia, Play

Cannon of Eternal Golden Castle

Eternal Golden Castle (Chinese: 億載金城), alternatively but less well known as Erkunshen Battery (二鯤鯓砲台), is a defensive castle in Anping (安平) District, Tainan (臺南) City, Taiwan. The castle has over 100 years of history, it is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Tainan.

Asia, Taiwan, Northeast Asia, Play

Red fortress in Tainan

Anping Old Fort (Chinese: 安平古堡), also named Fort Zeelandia (熱蘭遮城), Orange City (奧倫治城), Anping City (安平城), and Taiwan City (臺灣城), is located in Tainan (臺南) City of Taiwan. was a fortress built over ten years from 1624 to 1634 by the Dutch.

Asia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Play

Nachisan: Daimonzaka

Kumano Kodō (Japanese: 熊野古道) is a series of ancient pilgrimage routes that crisscross the Kii Hantō (紀伊半島), the largest peninsula of Japan. These trails were used by pilgrims to Kumano Sanzan (熊野三山). Choumeizai has visited the one named Daimonzaka (大門坂).

Japan, Northeast Asia, Play

Nachisan: Fudarakusan-ji

Fudarakusan-ji (Japanese: 補陀洛山寺) is Tendai temple of the Higashimuro (東牟婁) district, Wakayama (和歌山) prefecture, Japan. The name of the temple comes from Mount Potalaka (補陀洛), it is said that the temple was founded by Ragyō Shōnin (裸形上人), a monk from India.

Italy, Europe, Play

Legend of Castel Sant'Angelo

Castel Sant'Angelo (literally meaning Castle of the Holy Angel) also known as Mausoleum of Hadrian, is a towering cylindrical building in Rome, Italy. Castel Sant'Angelo was initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum.

Italy, Europe, Play

Castel Sant'Angelo and the bridge

Castel Sant'Angelo (literally meaning Castle of the Holy Angel) also known as Mausoleum of Hadrian, is a towering cylindrical building in Rome, Italy. Castel Sant'Angelo was once the tallest building in Rome, now it is a museum and one of the popular tourist attractions in Rome.

Asia, SouthEast Asia, Vietnam, Play

Hoi An: Homeland of Ming People

Hoi An (Chữ Nôm: 會安), formerly known as Fai-Fo or Faifoo, is a city in Vietnam's Quang Nam Province. Minh Huong (明鄉) refers to descendants of Ming (明) Dynasty immigrants who settled in southern Vietnam during the 16th and 18th centuries, they left many relics in Hoi An.

Asia, SouthEast Asia, Vietnam, Play

Hoi An: Romantic lanterns

Hoi An (Chữ Nôm: 會安), formerly known as Fai-Fo or Faifoo, is a city in Vietnam's Quang Nam Province and is noted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999. The weather of Hoi An is extremely hot, most of the shops will close in the afternoon but open at night.

Asia, SouthEast Asia, Vietnam, Eat

Hoi An: Vietnamese Delicacies

Hoi An (Chữ Nôm: 會安), formerly known as Fai-Fo or Faifoo, is a city in Vietnam's Quang Nam Province and is noted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999. Besides antique buildings, tourists should not miss the local delicacies in Hoi An.

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