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Castle Hopping in Korea – Seoul Area, South Korea: Korea has a lot
Hong Kong, China – November 1999: Po Lin Monastery is a Buddhist retreat in western Lantau Island. Built in 1921, it still functions as a place where Buddhist faithful abandon our “corrupted” world and seek enlightenment through mediations. But on weekends, it is hard to imagine that anyone can find peace and harmony within the complex. The place is jammed with [...]
Urumqi – General Info: Geography of Xinjiang Xinjiang is located in the northwestern part of China. It covers about 1.6 million square kilometers, and Xinjiang is the largest administrative division. Xinjiang borders on Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kirgizstan, Tajikistan, Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, with total boundaries running to 5400 kilometers. There are several huge mountain ranges running east and [...]
Kashi Prefecture, China: Location and Area Kashi Prefecture, 141,600 square kilometers in total area in the southern part of Xinjiang, is contiguous with the Taklimakan Desert on its east and borders Russia, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kirghizia, Pakistan to its west and southwest respectively. The city of Kashi, a place of strategic importance in south Xinjiang, has an area [...]
Urumqi, China – September 1999: During the long winter, Urumqi is covered with snow and the frozen frost on the tree branches turns the city silver. But Urumqi is at it’s most attractive in the summer, when the trees are green, water gurgles in the streams, flowers bloom and mountains are lush green. Heavenly Lake Legend says that the lake [...]
Tokyo, Japan – September 1999: Praise be !!! There is, after all, a god. Let joyful shouts ring round the Yamamote line, let thankful foreigners prostrate themselves at the powers that be – Diet Coke is now available in Japan. Of course, Diet Coke has always been available in Japan, just not in descent size cans. Some stores sold a [...]
Sapporo, Japan – September 1999: It was cold, very cold. Small flurries of snow were whipping around me, my teeth began to chatter ominously. I was standing on a deserted street in Sapporo late one winter night. “Welcome to Sapporo, one of Japan’s most pleasant and lively cities!” exclaimed my frozen tourist information map. I had left a relatively warm [...]
Kamakura, Japan – September 1999: Standing amongst the delicately scented flower gardens of Kamakura, and soaking up the deep sense of history which seems to seep from every crevice of the numerous temples and shrines, it is almost impossible to believe that you are only a short hop from the bustling Tokyo metropolitan centre. A sense of peace and tranquillity [...]
Huis Ten Bosch, Japan – September 1999: Perched on the edge of Kyushu I closed my eyes, and apart form the salty tang to the air, could almost believe that I was back in Holland. It may come as some surprise that Holland and Japan have always had strong links since the first Dutch ships arrived nearly 400 years ago. Considering they [...]
Hong Kong, China – September 1999: Wrapped in a concrete forest, Hong Kong is not known to be a place for viewing wild animals. In actuality, Hong Kong is home to the Chinese White Dolphins, one of the most adorable animals in the world. Until the Hong Kong government selected the Chinese White Dolphins as the mascot for the cityÃ‚â€™s reunification [...]