Trip to Meizhou 梅州 | Summer 2015
A visit to Meizhou 梅州, China where my grandparents and father lived. ☼ such a beautiful place with breathtaking views, delicious Hakka cuisine from farmers family restaurant and splendid Hakka culture ☼
✈45 minute flight from Hong Kong
3 hour drive from Shenzhen
2 hour drive from Shantou
✧ Hotel ✧
Howard Johnson Changsheng Plaza Meizhou 梅州昌盛豪生大酒店- newly opened 5* hotel with excellent service and delicious and inexpensive food. The staff can speak fluent English, very kind to help and answer all my questions :)
00:24-00:41 spectacular view from the hotel
02:11-02:17 cheap and delicious Chinese/Hakka food
04:10-04:13 what's better than a glass of chilled cocktail after a long day!
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00:47-00:52 Yannanfei - Qiaoxi Guyun Scenic Spot 橋溪古韻, Yanyang - one of the 'Ten Best Tourism Villages' in China.
00:54-00:59 One of the Weiwu 圍屋 built over a a century
01:04-01:13 Thousand-Buddha Pagoda 千佛塔
01:35-01:45 Lovely farmers family restaurant near Qiaoxi Guyun
01:46-02:00 Hakka Park Scenic Spot 客天下
02:18-02:45 Lingguang Temple 靈光寺(靈光古薩) - reputed as one of the four famous temples in Guangdong Province, has been stood there for more than 1,200 years since it first built in the Tang Dynasty (618-907).
02:54-03:03 Songkou township 松口古鎮 - was a bustling port on the Mei river. Stepping on the streets made me felt like travelling back to the past. 松江大酒店 - hundred year old hotel where famous and rich people stayed.
03:14-03:15 Hakka Salted Steamed Chicken 客家鹽雞 - one of my favourite food! Definitely need to try!
03:17-03:25 Five Finger Peak, Pingyuan county 平遠五指石 - one hour spine-chilling walk with striking view of the peak. They even have a nerve-wrecking glass version of the walkway.
03:26-03:36 discovered a beautiful tea mountain on our way to YungDing. Met the lovely tea-farming ladies who asked us to stay and have dinner in their house.
03:38-03:48 Yongding Tulou 永定土樓 - circular configuration surrounding a central shrine built of a composite of earth, sand, and lime. Designated as UNESCO World Heritage site in 2008
03:56-04:08 Meijiang River 梅江河 - approximately 45 minutes river cruise with a lady performing Hakka folk songs
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MIAOLI Old Mountain Line Railbike (苗栗舊山線軌道自行車)
On this one-day trip we experienced rail-biking on the Old Mountain Line. That was fun! We also visited the strawberry village of Dahu and the Hakka village of Beipu.
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Travel in Taiwan 2019-03/04
TEXT: STEVEN CROOK
The picturesque village of Shengxing has one of Taiwan’s best-known train stations, which is surprising considering regular passenger services on the railroad that passes through here ceased more than 20 years ago. Between 1903 and 1998, what’s called the Old Mountain Line carried local, express, and freight trains across the Da’an River into the greater Taichung area. At an altitude of 402.36m, Shengxing Railway Station was the highest station above sea level on Taiwan's conventional railway network. The station, a quaint wooden cottage-style building built in 1930, is a highly photogenic structure.
After the completion of a shorter, straighter alternative to the Old Mountain Line, 15.9km of track, along with eight tunnels and three bridges, were decommissioned. The Shengxing station was closed, but never forgotten – and since last year tourists have had a new reason to come here.
Sanyi Rail Bike Fun
The Old Mountain Line Rail Bike attraction offers an unusual 90-minute experience, a railway journey amid gorgeous scenery at the speed of a bicycle, but with no pedaling required. “Rail bike” is something of a misnomer. Each vehicle is about the size of a golf cart, has four train-type wheels, and runs on unmodified rail tracks. A canopy protects the passengers (there are four seats) from sunshine and rain.
I was impressed by the number of staff on duty, and their diligence. Safety belts must be fastened, and before starting the 6km-long ride from the train station to Tunnel No. 6, each “driver” – I was the one on our “locomotive” – is shown how to start the electric motor, release the hand brake, and accelerate. If you’ve ridden one of the scooters that are ubiquitous in Taiwan, you can do this. If anything, it’s far easier: There’s no need to steer, and the vehicle has been rigged to never exceed 12 km/h.
We were instructed to pull away from the station at intervals. Having a good bit of space between each rail bike is a good idea, as drivers often get distracted by the scenery and slow right down. Almost immediately, we were heading through the 725m-long tunnel south of the station, disturbing the bats that roost within.
Much of the route is single-track, and soon we were traversing a narrow bridge far above a mountain creek. Looking left, we enjoyed excellent views of one of Miaoli’s most-adored sights: the Longteng Bridge.
We were instructed to park our rail bikes at the point on the track where riders look down onto Liyu Elementary School. Glancing toward the west, we could see rugged Mt. Huoyan, located by the Taiwan Strait coast. Its bare, sandy ridges are highly unusual in lush, tropical Taiwan.
Everyone then proceeded on foot through Tunnel No. 6 to the Neishechuan Iron Bridge. The bridge itself is off-limits, but from its north end it’s possible to enjoy views up and down the waterway that drains the Liyutan Reservoir. After learning about this spot and the history of the railway line, we rode back to Shengxing.
If you’d like to take a look at this part of the Old Mountain Line without signing up for the rail bike experience, you can reach the iron bridge via Township Road 52. Steps connect the road with the southern end of the tunnel. There’s nothing to stop you walking north through the tunnel, but a flashlight is advised.
English and Chinese
Beipu 北埔
Beipu Old Street 北埔老街
Dahu 大湖
Dapu Reservoir 大埔水庫
leicha 擂茶
Longteng Bridge 龍騰斷橋
Neishechuan Iron Bridge 內社川鐵橋
Old Mountain Line 舊山線
Shengxing Railway Station 勝興車站
The Well Teahouse水井茶堂
Tunnel No. 6 六號隧道
{Trip} Taiwan Travel -- Trip to MATSU, Day 3, NANGAN (馬祖南竿)
Third and last day of our recent trip to the islands of Matsu. We left Dongju Island and then spent half a day in Nangan, Matsu's largest island.
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00:20 Dapu Village, Dongju Island (東莒大埔聚落)
01:10 Mengao Harbor, Dongju Island (東莒猛澳港)
02:10 Stop at Xiju Island (西莒)
03:20 Fu'ao Harbor, Nangan Island (南竿福澳漁港)
03:30 Baimazunwang Temple (白馬尊王廟)
03:50 Niujiao Village (牛角聚落)
04:20 Niufengjing Temple (牛峰境廟)
04:40 Wulinggong Temple (五靈公廟)
06:40 Stronghold No. 12 (12據點)
07:30 Jinsha Village (津沙村)
12:00 Tiebao/Iron Fort (鐵堡)
15:20 Nangan Airport (南竿機場)
Hostel in Jinsha
Happy Inn (津沙聚落(馬祖1青年民宿))
Tel: 0836-23-353
Add: No. 71, Jinsha Village, Nangan Township, Lienchiang County (連江縣南竿鄉津沙村71號)
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Travel in Taiwan (7/8, 2016)
By Rick Charette
Nangan
Matsu’s largest island, Nangan is its cultural and political/administrative hub, and a very busy place compared to the rest of the archipelago.
Niujiao Village in Nangan’s northeast, once again flourishing, was one of the first to undergo a renaissance. Note how the homes’ granite blocks are in two shades, yellow and blue. The yellow are from Matsu, blue from Fujian; as a rough rule, blue meant you were more prosperous. Wulinggong Temple, above Niujiao’s harbor, has the bright orange-red exterior seen on many local temples. The color symbolizes flames; since already “on fire,” why would real fire need to visit? As with many homes, exaggerated vertical eaves are also supposed to help block sparks from nearby fires.
A 10-minute walk along the pathway that starts behind the temple takes you to the tip of the cape here, which is occupied by Stronghold No. 12 – not quite abandoned, for its two-floor command post/quarters has been “occupied” by “Thornbirds Book & Café,” an indie enterprise of great character that serves up splendid views of hilly Beigan to the north. The building is attached to such a steep rock face that you feel you’re hovering over the water rather than beside it.
Picturesquely filling up a mountain-backed niche of flat land behind a sheltered cove, compact, narrow-laned Jinsha Village in Nangan’s southwest is another imperial-era settlement now breathing strongly again, with new homestays and shops opening. One example is funky Matsu 1st Hostel, where cheap, cubicle-style single- and double-person rooms are offered. Housed in a true Matsu rarity, one of its east Fujian-style courtyard residences, beautifully restored, it’s one of four Nangan/Beigan youth-oriented homestays run by local entrepreneur Eddy Chuang (matsuhostel.com; Chinese).
The Iron Fort east of Jinsha Village, both on and inside a rocky outcrop in a small bay, once protected frogmen units. Narrow tunnels within lead to sniper slots, gun emplacements, quarters, and a kitchen. Outside, note the dog kennel. When tensions were high, PRC frogmen units staged night attacks, poisoning the guard dogs and taking human ears as trophies and proof of success. Many died in such lightning attacks over the years, here and elsewhere in Matsu.
A New City on Java - Tour of MEIKARTA in Cikarang, Indonesia
In today's video we take a tour of a new city on Java, called Meikarta, in Cikarang, Indonesia. We visit the Meikarta Central Park, and also see some of the apartments that will be available in their Meikarta show units.
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Kapi'olani Community College KCC Farmers Market Walk Through Tour | Oahu, Hawaii | 4k
A walk through of the Kapi'olani Community College KCC Farmers Market on Saturday, April 21st 2018 at 7:45am. The farmer's market is situated in the Kapi'olani Community College Parking Lot C and opens from 7:30am to 11am. Parking fills up quickly so get there early. As you can see it is fairly crowded already at opening.
【金門旅遊攻略】山后民俗文化村，金門保存最完整的古厝聚落，感受閩南傳統二進式的華麗建築│Shanhou Folk Culture Village in Kinmen.
#金門旅遊 #金門山后民俗文化村 #台灣旅遊
【金門旅遊攻略】山后民俗文化村，金門保存最完整的古厝聚落，感受閩南傳統二進式的華麗建築│Shanhou Folk Culture Village in Kinmen.
「親子長青這樣玩」來到了金門山后民俗文化村,
金門旅遊必來的景點之一,
入場免費, 還有座椅可以休息,
前面的廣場很大, 孩子們可以在這裡跑跳。
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【金門山后民俗文化村 / Shanhou Folk Culture Village】
地址/Address：890金門縣金沙鎮山后村中堡 / Shanhou Folk and Culture Village, Jinsha Township, Kinmen County Taiwan, R.O.C
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電話/Tel：08-235 5347
開放時間/Opening Hours：
星期一至星期日(農曆新年除外)
daily except for Chinese New Year's Day 0800:17:00
【公車資訊/Bus Information】
從尚義機場搭往山外的3號公車，於山外站下車，
轉搭25號公車於山后站下車後步行，即可抵達。
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山后民俗文化村-鄰近公車站/Shanhou Folk Culture Village-Nearby Bus Stop:
金門縣公共車船管理處TEL：(0823)32-721轉9
公共車船管理處山外站TEL：(0823)32-814
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Katra Vaishnodevi Railway Station: A Walk in The Future!!!
Well, our 21 day grueling tour comprising of visits to Delhi, Jammu, Kashmir, Leh, Ladakh, and Amritsar started with the cities of Delhi, Jammu and Katra... But the tour would have been incomplete without visiting the Vaishnodevi Mandir (by walking 14x2 = 28 km over the mountain) and visiting the incomplete Katra (Vaishnodevi) Railway station, which is to be inaugurated on March, 2012... This is the only video in Youtube to capture this station before inauguration... Btw, this is my 150th upload.
HERE IS A STATS OF THE KASHMIR RAIL PROJECT-
Udhampur at a height of 861 meters above sea level in Jammu and Kashmir is now on the map of the Indian Railways. Bholu, its mascot, has registered the Railways' presence in this hilly district of the State. The 53 kilometre - long railway track between Jammu and Udhampur is now complete and is bustling with numerous trains and passengers. Built at a cost of Rs. 550 crore, it is an engineering marvel telling us how we are capable of completing arduous tasks despite hurdles. The project, which was sanctioned by the then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi , in the early 80s, was delayed due to geo-technical problems and lack of funds at the initial stages. But in 1994-95 sufficient funds were allocated and the work gained momentum. The railway line passing though hilly stations like Bajalta, Sangar, Manwal and Ramnagar Road also touches the hearts of the locals of all age groups who express their joy by merely watching it and boosting their business activities and save their time and money (ticket in DEMU ranges from Rs 2 to Rs. 9) while travelling to Jammu and other places in the country. Laying of a railway line on rocks and cliffs has not been an easy task due to the topography of the Shivalik ranges which has always been a challenge. But engineers, labourers, and the railway officials have made it possible with their determination. Using the latest technology, the railway line has been laid with 20 tunnels and 158 bridges. It has the longest tunnel of about 2.5 km length which is longer than the Jawahar Tunnel on the National Highway No.1 on the Pir Panjal ranges, connecting the Kashmir valley with the rest of the country by road. The Gambhir bridge is another example of the engineering feat. It is 77 metres high. It is the highest rail bridge in this section. The Northern Railway has devised its own technique for better riding quality with reinforced concrete piers for all viaducts, long-welded tracks laid on heavier rails and ballast-less tracks in tunnels with proper ventilation. The Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir has a significant place in the country. This is where the Vaishno Devi shrine is located. It attracts lakhs of devotees round the year. This rail link between Jammu and Udhampur has made the pilgrimage easy for those devotees who cannot make it due to the arduous bus journey from Jammu at present. It will be made still easier when Udhampur will be linked with Katra by train, the base camp of the Vaishno Devi Temple. The 25 km-long rail link is likely to be completed by March, 2012. Nearly 35 lakh cubic metres of earthwork out of a total of about 40 lakh cubic metres has been completed. While the work on 8 bridges has been completed, the construction of 2 bridges is in progress. There will be nine major bridges on this stretch. Most of them has been completed. This is the first station on the prestigious 140 km-long Katra -Qazigund section, which is 1728 metres above sea level. The entire alignment from Katra to Baramulla in the Kashmir Valley has been completed. As the Qazigund- Srinagar- Baramulla 119 km rail line has already been constructed (and trains are running daily), thus the Udhampur- Katra- Qazigund rail line will link Kashmir with the rest of the country. The whole project is estimated to cost Rs.3564.78 crore. The construction and maintenance cost of the railways in Jammu and Kashmir is very high compared to the plains. The day is not far when the people in Kashmir would enjoy riding trains. The Constitution of India envisages full integration of all its people on the touchstone of their oneness despite their cultural, linguistic and religious diversities. Keeping this in views, the Jammu - Udhampur- Katra- Qazigund- Srinagar- Baramulla rail link will go a long way in integrating the people of Jammu and Kashmir, the strategically important border State, into the national mainstream.
Devgiri or Daulatabad Fort Aurangabad video by Shirishkumar Patil.mpg
Though the city of Devagiri was founded in 1187 AD by the Yadava king Bhillan V, the fort was constructed during the reign of Singhana II (1210-46 AD). It was captured by Ala-ud-Din Kalji in 12 94 AD, marking the first Muslim invasion of the Deccan. Finally in 1318 AD, Malik Kafur killed last Yadava Raja, Harapal. Then in 1327 AD, Muhammed-bin-Tughluq sought to make it his capital, by transferring the entire population of Delhi and changing the name from Devagiri to Daulatabad. Then it was in the possession of the Bhamanis till 1526 AD. The fort remained in Mughal control till Aurangzeb's death in 1707 AD., when it passed on to the Nizam of Hyderabad. The famous Ellora Caves are just 16kms away from Devagiri-Daulatabad.