The Dazu Rock Carvings ( 大 足 石刻 ) are 62 miles west of Chongqing. In the hillsides around the city of Dazu 50 000 statues were carved in the rocks. Most are located on the North Hill and the Treasure Chest Mountain – Baoding Shan. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a […]
Ming Dynasty Tombs Beijing
The Ming Dynasty Tombs ( 明十三陵 ) – 31 miles away from the Chinese capital – are an interesting destination for visitors of Beijing. Half way between the Great Wall and Peking are the mausoleums of 13 of the 16 Ming emperors. The grave of Dingling, the Emperor Wanli ( 萬曆 ) between 1572 and […]
El Silbo the unique language of La Gomera
El Silbo – The worldwide unique whistled language (silbar-whistle) can only be found on La Gomera, Canary Islands in Spain.Already in the 15th Century the population invented the whistled language to communicate between long distances on the rugged mountainous island. El Silbo is a language with its own lutes which are articulated as whistles in […]
Lauresilva – La Gomera
La Gomera is the second smallest island of the Canary Islands in Spain. Due to the altitude and the microclimate La Gomera has several different vegetation zones. It is an island with many faces. Usually you will arrive in the idyllic capital city of San Sebastian. Cliffy valleys and highly outstanding former volcanic vents characterize […]
Shilin Stone Forest
The Shilin Stone Forest – 石林 – or Shilin Yizu Zizhixian – 石林彝 族 自治县 – located southeast of Kunming is a highlight for all visitors. Shilin Yi Autonomous County, formerly called Lunan County, is home to the Yi nationality and under the jurisdiction of Kunming, the provincial capital of Yunnan in China. The bizarre […]
Santa Maria de Belem
Santa Maria de Belem, Lisboa – Lisbon – was barely destroyed in the great earthquake of 1755. Therefore some important places of interest have been preserved. One is the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos – Hieronymites Monastery – where the sarcophagus of Vasco da Gama is next to the tombs of some Portuguese poets and kings. The […]