China Tourism - Ancient Fenghuang town
Ancient Fenghuang, a village in central China, used to be a frontier town, separating the Han civilization from the Miao and Dong minorities. It was an important regional center for trade and cultural exchange.
The riverside setting of the village, with its wooden stilt houses and narrow mysterious back alleys, makes it one of the most attractive places in the region.
These days, it has become a major tourist destination. While some traditions remain, much of the town has been set up to cater for the influx of new visitors, in some ways changing the face of the village beyond recognition.
Either way, Fenghuang provides an interesting glimpse of the many challenges and contrasts that exist in China today.
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10 Best Free Things to Do in London
London is an expensive city, but being a tourist doesn't have to break your wallet. Here are 10 free or really cheap attractions in London! The first is the Changing of the Guards at Buckingham Palace. It's the quintessential London Experience -- make sure you get there an hour early, and wait until at least 1134 when the main gates open!
2. Royal Parks
- London has tons of parks that used to only be open to the royal family, but now you can enjoy them just like the kings and queens did!
3. Sky Garden Observatory
- Get a birds eye view of London from this free Observatory on top of the Walkie Talkie building. Make a reservation in advance!
4. Walk along the South Bank of the Thames
- Known as the Queen's Walk, walking along the South Bank is one of my favorite things to do in London.
5. Watch Street Performers at Covent Garden Market
- Out in front of Covent Garden Market there always seems to be some street performers, and when one is done, another one comes out!
6. Picadilly Circus
- London's equivalent of Times Square, bright lights and big signs!
7. Tate Modern Museum
- Another great view of London, and some very interesting art
8. Go Window Shopping at London's Department Stores
- Particularly on Oxford Street, and at Harrod's, London's department stores always have really neat window displays
9. Rent a Santander Bicycle
- Ok, so it costs 2 GBP, but it's almost free!
10. Ride a Double Decker Bus
- Skip the really expensive hop on hop off busses, and go up to the 2nd deck at the front and see another neat perspective on London. Only 1.50 GBP
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Mapping China: Shangrao
Everyone is talking about, but few have visited China's smaller towns and villages. How are they changing? Are there any good business opportunities there? In this episode of Mapping China, find out why Shangrao is a great place for tourism and investment.
Chinese Natural Beauty: Jiuzhaigou Part 2 (CC)
We visit Jiuzhaigou Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Natural Site, one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen: gorgeous waterfalls, peaceful forests, crystal-clear water. There was just one problem...
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Magic city! Amazing aerial view of Eight Diagrams City in China. [ 航拍中国 ]009 新疆八卦城
The Eight Trigrams Town
In the city of Tekesi, located in Xinjiang, the Uyghur autonomous region in the Western part of China, there is a Eight Trigrams town 八卦城.
According to some scholars, its construction started 800 years ago, when the famous taoist monk Qiu Chuji met with Genghis Khan. It was renovated in 1939 and is promoted as the biggest Eight Trigrams city in the world. It is completely built on the principles of I Ching and fengshui.
In the middle of the town is the Yin Yang park. There are 8 main streets, which divide the eight sides of the Bagua. Each street is 1.2 km long.Within the first ring road, there are 8 streets;within the 2nd ring road - 16 streets;within the 3rd ring road - 32 streets;within the 4rd ring road - 64 streets.
No traffic lights in this city. They say that there is no need for traffic lights...
According to one Chinese travel site, Tekesi Eight Trigram County is famous for its radial circle layout which looks like a labyrinth. It is the biggest and the most well preserved eight trigram county in the world. And also it is a place where the I ching culture is widely known. There is a strange thing in this county. That is no traffic lights can be seen here. No matter which direction you choose to head for , you can reach your destinations at last because the roads are closely linked to each other.
The town is enlisted in the Guinness Book of Records as the biggest Bagua city in the World.
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Houston, Texas Travel Guide - Best Places To Visit In Houston
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Houston is the fourth most populous city in the United States of America, and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of over 2.1 million people within a land area of 599.6 square miles (1,553 km2).[1][5] Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of Houston--The Woodlands-Sugar Land, the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. with over 6 million people.
The most important places to visit in Houston are: Houston Zoo, Beer Can House, Houston Galleria, Houston Museum of Natural Science, Space Center Houston, Discovery Green, Williams Waterwall, National Museum of Funeral History and many more.
Photographing Daocheng Yading in Sichuan China
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My Daily Life In NORTH KOREA (MYSTERIOUS 7 DAY TRIP)
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I've always been very interested in North Korea because it seemed to be one of the most unique and mysterious countries in the whole world. This is my day to day life throughout the 7 days that I spent in North Korea. You can never be sure whether things were staged or not in North Korea because you are only shown what they want you to see. You can't choose where or when you will be going to specific places, they simply tell you to hop on a bus and ask you to get off at one point or another.
That is why I didn't want to offer my opinion about whether things were staged or not, whether they were good or not, or honest or not. My goal was to show you what my day to day life looked like when I was there and let you make up your own mind and judge for yourself.
Do not judge North Korea only from what you see in this video. This is what they showed us and there's a reason they show some things and not show the others. Also, knowing how much control they exercise over the population, everything could have been staged only for us.
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Changsha on a map: what to visit in Changsha?
There is not so much left to visit in Changsha.
Though a few places are really worth visiting: Yuelu Shan/ Yuelu Academy/ Changsha museum/ Orange Island/ Tianjin Pavillon/ Changsha city museum/ Martyr's park/ Tai Ping Jie