We drove along a gravel piste in the Kruger National Park in South Africa, when suddenly we discovered a stately bull elephant in the bushes to our left. The elephant had noticed us, flapped his ears and came towards us. You could see that he was angry, but we continued filming, always one foot on […]
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 […]
The English Garden Munich
The English Garden Munich, Germany with almost 4 km², belongs to the largest parks in the world which may be used publicly by everyone. It was designed by Friedrich Ludwig von Sckell for the Palatine Elector Carl Theodor and his successor Joseph Maximilian I. Please watch the video here You are currently viewing a placeholder […]
Wannian Temple at Mount Emei
The Wannian Temple is the oldest surviving temple on Mount Emei. Among the over 200 temples that existed at one time, only 20 remain today. The rest had been destroyed mainly during the Cultural Revolution. The 3099 m high Mount Emei, also called Da Guang Ming Shan (Mountain of Great Light), is in the central […]
Emei Shan – China
Emei Shan is one of the 4 sacred mountains in China and symbolizes fire. Our guide had great respect for the Tibetan macaques, who do not appear that holy. By car you can drive along a beautiful winding road to an altitude of 2500 m above sea level. After a half an hour of walking […]
Dodona – a Greek oracle with a long history
Dodona is located about 15 kilometers southwest of Ioannina in the Greek region of Epirus. Dodona is regarded as the oldest oracle of Greece and had such as Delphi supra-regional significance. It lies picturesquely on a plateau at the foot of the 1818 m high Tomaros Mountains. The history dates back to the Bronze Age. […]