In Beijing, amongst many of the places of interests, one of the unique highlights for our family was the rickshaw ride around the Hutong area and the Chinese calligraphy class set up in one of the old traditional homes. The Chinese acrobatic show we watched in the evening was a real eye ...
LOCATED in southeast Fujian Province,the coastal city Quanzhou is dotted with rolling hills,valleys,and basins;the Daiyun Mountain extends southwest from the northeast of the city.Throughout its long history,Quanzhou has seen the birth of southern Fujianese culture,and it was one of the first ...
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Kashgar Old Town is therefore the only town with Islamic character and in maze-design. People in there still scrupulously abide by the traditional custom and the old houses. This old town was once the important transfer hub that connected the northern and southern branches of the Silk Road, ...
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To be clear, summer is not the preferred time to visit Myanmar, which is mostly beset by heavy rainfall and hot temperatures. But one refreshing exception is the hill station of Pyin Oo Lwin, amid strawberry fields and gardens. Indeed, it was founded in 1896 by the British as...
Yumenguan Pass was a strategic pass on the ancient Silk Road. Yumen in Chinese means the jade of Gate. It was so named because the jade of Hotan in what is now Xinjiang region was transported to central China through this pass.
away from the touristy center, it’s worth spending some time in one of the “big three” historic cafés on the piazza, despite the extremely high prices:Caffè Florian(founded in 1720) is the oldest and has the most ornate interior, whileCaffè Lavenawas Wagner’s favorite andGran Caffè...
It was theNihi Sumbaresort that brought this island into luxury seekers’ sights when it first opened in 2012. More than a decade on, Sumba has welcomed several new luxury eco-resorts. These includeThe Sanubari,a series of beachfront villas that opened in 2022, andCap Karoso, located on th...
The Imperial Palace, also called the Forbidden City was the palace where the 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties ruled China for roughly 500 years. The Imperial Palace is located in the center of Beijing, on the northern side of Tian’anmen Square, rectangular in shap...