The Wong Tai Sin Temple (Chinese: 黄大仙 祠) is a picturesque Taoist temple amidst huge apartment buildings in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is dedicated to the Taoist monk Won Tai Sin. Also described as immortal Wong, the monk was able to look into the future and had healing powers. The foundation stone for the temple […]
Toronto, Chinatown and Kensington Market
Chinatown and Kensington Market lie in the western part of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Toronto’s Chinatown is, after Los Angeles and Vancouver, the third largest Chinatown in North America and the home to around half a million Chinese. A large part of the population in this district only speaks Chinese. A look at the labeling of […]
Eaton Centre in Toronto – Canada
The Eaton Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is named after Timothy Eaton, an Irish immigrant who opened a general store at this point, in 1869. It was the foundation stone for the former Eaton’s department store chain. One reaches the Eaton Centre via Queens or Younge Street. We were astonished to see relatively few people […]
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 […]
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 […]