Kowloon City – 九龙 城- is a district of Hong Kong. It developed from a Chinese fortress which was build on the opposite site of the Hong Kong Island, which was leased to Great Britain. Kowloon City should not to be confused with the urban area Kowloon, the biggest part of the Special Administrative Region […]
Pelangi Beach Resort and Spa Langkawi
Pelangi Beach Resort and Spa lies on a miles long sandy beach of the same name which belongs to the most beautiful ones on the island of Langkawi, Malaysia. Originally it was built for a meeting of the Asian heads of state at the beginning of the nineties. Every head of state had his own […]
Dujiangyan Irrigation System – China
The Dujiangyan Irrigation System was built 2300 years ago by order of the provincial governor Li Bing. It is located about 60 km northwest of Chengdu. Here, the Minjiang, an important tributary of the Jangtse was divided in the middle by a dam and a flat dyke, the so-called fish mouth. The water of the […]
West Hill Kunming – China
From the West Hill of the city of Kunming, located in the furthest outreaches of Southwest China in the Province of Yunnan, at an elevation of 2000 m, you have a beautiful panoramic view on the lake and the city. The temple complex of Huating and the Taihua Temple are popular excursion destinations. Please watch […]
Bell and Drum Tower Beijing – China
Magic drums in Drum Tower in Beijing are a must for any Beijing visitor. Please watch the video here You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers. More Information Unblock content Accept required service […]
Kunming at night
Those of us, like we did, who believe that Kunming, in the province Yunnan, is a provincial town far away from Beijing, should quickly correct this perception. 3.5 million inhabitants, of which about 1 million live in the urban areas, modern architecture and skyscrapers, as far as the eye can see, make Kunming a modern […]