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The Shadow puppetry is a form of theatrical performance with over 1000 years of history. The puppets used in performance are made from animal skins.…
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Yinshan Rock CarvingThe Yinshan Mountain, located in the western part of Inner Mongolia, was the hub of Chinese northern nomadic culture in history. Not only has it…
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Suzhou MuseumSuzhou Museum, which is a marvelous combination of the modern and ancient style of architecture, designed by one of the world's most famous…
St Andrews CathedralIn the past, it is regarded as the headquarters of the medieval Scottish Church, as the largest church to have been built in Scotland. The ruin of St…
Phoenix HallThe Byodoin Temple was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage as one of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto in 1994. Being one of the World…
St Andrews CathedralIn the past, it is regarded as the headquarters of the medieval Scottish Church, as the largest church to have been built in Scotland. The ruin of St…
The Byodoin Temple was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage as one of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto in 1994. Being one of the World…
Suzhou Museum, which is a marvelous combination of the modern and ancient style of architecture, designed by one of the world's most famous…
One of the most advisable cenotes to visit is Chac Mool. It is located on Highway 307, also known as Ruta de los Cenotes, just 22 kilometers from…
potala_palace.jpegThe Potala Palace, located on Mount Maburi in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, is a magnificent fortress-style Tibetan Buddhist complex built in the early…
toshodaiji.jpegIt is located in Gojo-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture in Japan. The temple was built by the Chinese monk Kanzen in the Tang Dynasty and is known as a…
Giant Wild Goose PagodaThe Great Wild Goose Pagoda, also known as the Great Cien Temple Pagoda, is located in the southern suburb of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China, and is a…
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Changi MuseumThis museum is a hugely important and informative museum documenting the happenings of the second world war in Singapore. It is built on the site of a…
Snowy PyreneesThe Pyrenees mountains in the south of France are one of the most beautiful and understated regions on the planet. From when they are covered in snow…
Carcassonne CastleThe ancient town Xitang is located in Jiashan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, 11 kilometers away from the county seat of Jiashan. It is one…
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xitang.jpgThe Retezat Mountains (Romanian: Munții Retezat, Hungarian: Retyezát-hegység) are one of the highest massifs in Romania, being part of the Southern…
Retezat MountainsThe Retezat Mountains (Romanian: Munții Retezat, Hungarian: Retyezát-hegység) are one of the highest massifs in Romania, being part of the Southern…
The waters of the Danube, which flow into the Black Sea, form the largest and best preserved of Europe's deltas. The Danube delta hosts over 300…
Danube DeltaThe waters of the Danube, which flow into the Black Sea, form the largest and best preserved of Europe's deltas. The Danube delta hosts over 300…
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Danube DeltaThe waters of the Danube, which flow into the Black Sea, form the largest and best preserved of Europe's deltas. The Danube Delta hosts over 300…
The Ceahlău Massif is one of the most famous mountains of Romania. It is part of the Bistriţa Mountains range of the Eastern Carpathians division, in…
Carcassonne Castle is a historical and architectural marvel. With a strategical positioning so great its land has served fortified villages, towns,…
Ceahlău Massif Mountain RangeThe Ceahlău Massif is one of the most famous mountains of Romania. It is part of the Bistriţa Mountains range of the Eastern Carpathians division, in…
The Ceahlău Massif is one of the most famous mountains of Romania. It is part of the Bistriţa Mountains range of the Eastern Carpathians division, in…
Ceahlău MassifYu Garden is located in the northeast of the Old Town Hall of Shanghai, bordering Fuyou Road in the north, Anren Street in the east and Shanghai Old…
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Ceahlău Massif Mountain Range
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Yu_yuan.jpgPrince Gong Mansion is a first-class museum of guogaijia in China and a national AAAAAA tourist attraction. It is the largest palace complex in the…
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Belogradchik RocksThe Belogradchik Rocks are a group of uniquely shaped sandstone rock formations located on the western slopes of Stara Planina (Balkan Mountains) near…
1280px-Baba_Vida_Klearchos_1.jpgBaba Vida is a medieval fortress in the town of Vidin in the northwestern part of Bulgaria and it is the town's proudest landmark. It consists of two…
The Magura Cave (The Rabisha Cave)The Magura Cave is located in northeastern Bulgaria, 17 km from Belogradchik, in the limestone Rabisha burial mound (altitude 461 meters). It is one…
The Longmen Grottoes and shrines contain the largest and finest collection of Chinese art from the late Northern Wei dynasty to the Tang dynasty…
Luoyang Longmen GrottoesLongmen Grottoes, near Luoyang, China
Angkor Chau Say TevodaAs one of the most important archaeological places in South-East Asia, Angkor Archaeological Park extends over 400 km2 and includes the splendid…
The Jordan City was an important crossroads between Syria-Phoenicia, Arabia and Egypt. Being settled since prehistoric times, the archaeological site…
"Treasury" (Al Khazneh) at Petra.
Small Buddha StatuesSome of the small Buddha statues found at the caves
The Uros people live on floating islands in Lake Titicaca, Peru. They have been building these islands from reeds and straw since pre-Incan times.…
Dwelling on the floating islands of Uros, Lake Titicaca, PeruThe houses and islands are made from reeds
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Totora Reed BoatTraditional boat near the Uros islands, made from totora reeds, used to travel to the Peruvian mainland and for touristic purposes
The Gedi city (also written as Gede) was a trade city on the East coast of Kenya between the 11th and 16th centuries. The double-walled city supported…
Gedi Ruins PalaceThe palace at the Gedi Ruins
Gedi Ruins MosqueThe Great Mosque ruins at Gedi
Gedi RuinsRuins of the walled city at Gedi
Caves at Pak OuThe lower cave at Pak Ou
At the junction of the Mekong and Ou rivers in Laos, near the World Heritage town of Luang Prabang, lie two cliff caves accessible by boat. Thousands…
Buddha StatuesBuddhist statues in the caves at Pak Ou
Machu Picchu is a citadel built by the Inca’s during the 15th century, located on a mountain ridge approximately 2420 metres above sea level. Most…
Machu PicchuMachu Picchu is a citadel built by the Inca’s during the 15th century, located on a mountain ridge approximately 2420 metres above sea level. Most…
Machu PicchuThe Cave of Altamira, located in the Spanish region of Cantabria, contains some of the oldest wall art known to man, with some of the paintings dating…
Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain
Great Serpent MoundLocated on a plateau along the Ohio Brush Creek the Great Serpent Mound is an ancient effigy mound reaching 411 metres in length, resembling a giant…
Kunqu Opera is one of the oldest operas in China and a treasure of traditional Chinese culture and art. Kunqu Opera was born in Kunshan, Jiangsu…
Kunqu OperaKunqu Opera is one of the oldest operas in China and a treasure of traditional Chinese culture and art. Kunqu Opera was born in Kunshan, Jiangsu…
China is the hometown of Shadow Puppets. Shadow Puppet has a history of more than two thousand years. It is the crystallization of the wisdom of…
Shadow PuppetsChina is the hometown of Shadow Puppets. Shadow Puppet has a history of more than two thousand years. It is the crystallization of the wisdom of…
Suzhou Imperial Kiln Ruins Park & Museum of Imperial Kiln Brick is the first museum in China to display the "Imperial Kiln Brics". Suzhou Imperial…
Suzhou Imperial Kiln Ruins Park & Museum of Imperial Kiln BrickSuzhou Imperial Kiln Ruins Park & Museum of Imperial Kiln Brick is the first museum in China to display the "Imperial Kiln Brics". Suzhou Imperial…
Suzhou Imperial Kiln Ruins Park & Museum of Imperial Kiln BrickSuzhou Imperial Kiln Ruins Park & Museum of Imperial Kiln Brick is the first museum in China to display the "Imperial Kiln Brics". Suzhou Imperial…
Suzhou Imperial Kiln Ruins Park & Museum of Imperial Kiln BrickSuzhou Imperial Kiln Ruins Park & Museum of Imperial Kiln Brick is the first museum in China to display the "Imperial Kiln Brics". Suzhou Imperial…
Suzhou Imperial Kiln Ruins Park & Museum of Imperial Kiln BrickSuzhou Imperial Kiln Ruins Park & Museum of Imperial Kiln Brick is the first museum in China to display the "Imperial Kiln Brics". Suzhou Imperial…
The Jinsha site was accidentally discovered in 2001 during real estate construction. Ivory, jade artifacts, bronze objects, gold objects and carved…
Jinsha site_1Mount Qingcheng is a mountain which can be considered one of the birthplaces of Taoism and one of the most important Taoist centres in China. As a…
Mount Qingcheng_1The Dujiangyan is an ancient irrigation system in Dujiangyan City China. Originally constructed around 256 BC by the State of Qin as an irrigation and…
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