The Terracotta Army in Xi’an, aka Terracotta Warriors and Horses, is a super large collection of life-size terra cotta sculptures in battle formations, reproducing the mega imperial guard troops of Emperor Qin Shi Huang (259 – 210BC), the first emperor of the first unified dynasty of Imperial China. Being the …
The Great Wall of China is one of the greatest sights in the world — the longest wall in the world, an awe-inspiring feat of ancient defensive architecture. Its winding path over rugged country and steep mountains takes in some great scenery, built over 2300 years, built in different areas by …
The Pagoda was built in The Tang Dynasty (618-907) for the study of Buddhist scriptures. Although it has been attacked by centuries of weather, war and seismic activity, which destroyed most of the original material of the structure, a pagoda by this name and style still exists on the site. The Tang …
Guilin is reputed as being one of the world’s most beautiful places with its landscapes, clean rivers, idyllic countryside, majestic rice terraces, and ethnic minorities. It is in South China’s Guangxi Region, close to Hong Kong and Guangzhou to the southeast, and now only 6.5 hours ride from Chengdu by …
Hong Kong doesn’t have a capital. Hong Kong isn’t a country, it’s official full name is Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The latter part (SAR) is there because HK is still a part of China, but doesn’t follow the same laws as mainland China. At the very least, Hong Kong …
The Monastery is one of Lantau highlights and a visit is easily and frequently done together with the Big Buddha they are literally across from each other. There are several structures in this Buddhist complex, the first temples you will come to are relatively new, the original temples are tucked …
20/8/2007 Left for Cairo by train, arrived next day, city tour and a cruise in Nile river with dinner.
18/8/2007 The soaring columns of the Great Temple of Kom Ombo rising dramatically above the Nile’s bank are one of Egypt’s iconic views. Today Kom Ombo (47 kilometers north of Aswan and 168 kilometers south of Luxor) may be a sleepy agricultural backwater surrounded by sugar cane fields, but this …
