Kaohsiung Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia
Come discover Kaohsiung, Taiwan’s busiest harbor. Located in southwestern Taiwan, this city boasts scenic seaside spots, magnificent mountain views, and a captivating culture.
Begin your journey on the island of Cijin, and visit Tianhou Temple, where Matzu, the protector of fishermen and sailors, is honored. Next, head further inland and hike the trails at Monkey Mountain; have a spot of tea with a view of the city as monkeys swing overhead from the treetops. Other popular attractions include Love River, which offers scenic pathways that run through the city, and Lotus Lake, where the Dragon and Tiger Pagodas are said to give visitors good luck. At the lake, honor the Goddess of Mercy and God of War, and marvel at the massive statue of the Mysterious Warrior, Xuan Wu. After visiting Lotus Lake, don’t miss the nearby Tianfu Palace and Taiwan’s largest Confucian Temple.
Round the day off with a jaunt to the Liuhe Night Market. As one of the largest markets in Asia, these open-air stalls serve up the freshest seafood around.
Whether you’re looking to pay your respects to the gods or find a quiet spot on the harbor with a view, check out our Kaohsiung travel guide for more travel tips and inspiration.
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Taipei - City Video Guide
In recent decades, Taiwan has transformed itself into one of Asia's premier travel destinations.
It's easy to fall in love with this city. The aroma of street food fills the air. Scooters and bicycles rule the streets. And surrounded by nature, tranquility is never more than a bus ride or hike away.
Start your day at the Longshan Temple, the spiritual heart of Taipei. Taiwan's political heart is the district of Zhongshan, home to the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, 228 Peace Park and the National Taiwan Museum.
Hop on Taipei's excellent MRT and head to the National Palace Museum, home to the world's greatest collection of Chinese art and antiquities.
Taipei's streets are a treasure trove too. Enjoy the blooms at the flower markets. Hunt down bargains in giant department stores and cruise the restaurants in Yong Kang Street.
Rocket to the heavens aboard the high-speed elevators of Taipei 101 and enjoy the spectacular views from one of the world's tallest skyscrapers.
There are plenty of natural vantage points around the city too, such as Elephant Mountain, Maokong Mountain and Mount Qixing.
At sundown, head to the Shilin Night Market to feast, shop and simply enjoy this incredible city.
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Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China is the prototype for various elements in the movie 'Avatar,' including the 'Hallelujah Mountains,' which has recently been renamed from the Southern Sky Column.
The site was first visited by Hollywood photographers in 2008 and many pictures became the prototype for the hit movie Avatar. Standing 1074 meters above the sea level, the stunning peak is said to have inspired to create the floating Hallelujah Mountains on the fictional planet of Pandora.
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Trip to Taiwan, May 2018. Places visited: Taipei City, Hualien, Jiufen, The Wormhole in Shiding District, rivers in Wulai District.
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Tourism in China - Best Tourist Attractions
Tourism in China - Best Tourist Attractions
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary one-party sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the third- or fourth-largest country by total area,[k] depending on the source consulted. China also has the most neighbor countries in the world. Governed by the Communist Party of China, it exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
China emerged as one of the world's earliest civilizations, in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. For millennia, China's political system was based on hereditary monarchies, or dynasties, beginning with the semi-legendary Xia dynasty in 21st century BCE. Since then, China has expanded, fractured, and re-unified numerous times. In the 3rd century BCE, the Qin unified core China and established the first Chinese dynasty. The succeeding Han dynasty saw some of the most advanced technology at that time, including papermaking and the compass, along with agricultural and medical improvements. The invention of gunpowder and printing in the Tang dynasty completed the Four Great Inventions. Tang culture spread widely in Asia, as the new maritime Silk Route brought traders to as far as Mesopotamia and Somalia. Dynastic rule ended in 1912 with the Xinhai Revolution, as a republic replaced the Qing dynasty. The Chinese Civil War led to the break up of the country in 1949, with the victorious Communist Party of China founding the People’s Republic of China on the mainland while the losing Kuomintang retreated to Taiwan, a dispute which is still unresolved.
Since the introduction of economic reforms in 1978, China's economy has been one of the world's fastest-growing. As of 2016, it is the world's second-largest economy by nominal GDP and largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). China is also the world's largest exporter and second-largest importer of goods. China is a recognized nuclear weapons state and has the world's largest standing army and second-largest defense budget. The PRC is a member of the United Nations, as it replaced the ROC as a permanent member of the UN Security Council in 1971. China is also a member of numerous formal and informal multilateral organizations, including the ASEAN Plus mechanism, WTO, APEC, BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the BCIM and the G20. China is a great power and a major regional power within Asia, and has been characterized as a potential superpower.
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What To Do In Rotterdam, The Netherlands | Eileen Aldis Travel Channel
What To Do In Rotterdam, The Netherlands
This video is a city guide and city tour of Rotterdam. You'll see my top 5 highlights of one of the most modern cities in Europe.
Above all, Rotterdam is a city with vision. It was very nearly completely destroyed during World War II and chose to see the devastating loss as an opportunity to innovate and build anew. The city was a blank slate for architects and artists. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes of war, this Dutch city has become a city of the future. Rotterdam is a centre for design, art, architecture, and sustainability. Locals joke that you should take a photo of the skyline today because it won't be the same tomorrow.
The Floating Forest is a great symbol of all that Rotterdam cultivates and inspires. It's an art installation of twenty live trees floating in the harbour. Rotterdam has the largest harbour in Europe and you can't talk about the city without reference to the water. The trees are recycled from the city's 'tree bank.' With all the new construction, trees are sometimes cut down in the march of progress. Now, instead of being chopped, they are moved to a tree bank for further use and enjoyment. The trees float in recycled sea buoys that are filled with fresh water to sustain the trees. The artist, Jorge Bakker, hopes the public art will get people talking about the relationship between the city dweller and nature. In this time of climate change and urbanization, this is relevant not only to Rotterdam but the entire world.
The Erasmus Bridge - Erasmusbrug, in Dutch - is the graceful link between northern and southern Rotterdam. Locals adore this steel-cabled suspension bridge and lovingly refer to it as 'the swan.'
Nearby the bridge, and across from the Fenix Food Factory, is Hotel New York. This is the former head office of the Holland America Line - the first shipping and passenger ship connecting the Netherlands and the United States. It was also the first connection between the two continents.
The newest architectural gem of Rotterdam is the Market Hall (Markthal). It's the first covered market in the Netherlands and is a masterful example of innovative multi-use space. Inside you'll find food vendors, shops, restaurants, parking for 1200 cars and over 200 residential apartments. The exterior is plain grey stone so as to draw attention to the interior which is dominated by the massive painting on the ceiling. Covering 11,000 square metres, it's the largest painting in the world and is known as the Sistine Chapel of Rotterdam.
Just across from the Markthal are the world-famous, iconic cube houses. Conceived and designed in the 1970s to solve the dilemma of housing above a pedestrian bridge, these atypical homes show, again, how Rotterdam answers limitation with innovation. The cube houses are meant to represent an abstract forest and are tilted at an angle that gives excellent views of the surrounding area. Ironically, however, because of the slanted walls and ceilings, only a quarter of the interior space is actually usable.
Looking around, it's easy to see why Rotterdam feels futuristic and is leading the way for green living and modern design. Have you visited Rotterdam? I'd love to hear your impressions so please leave a comment down below.
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Taiwan Episode 10 - Seeing China from Taiwan
This episode is the last one of the arch we started with episode 8 (episode 8 9 & 10 should have been only one episode but I realized while editing it was totally impossible).
We are more talkative in this one and after some more wandering in the city we are exploring an old military base in Jiangongyu islet with an improbable yet incredible view over China cityscape in the horizon, looking even more magical with the sunset.
This was the day of our arrival in Kinmen and we already realized this experience was going to be beyond our expectations.
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Cingjing Farm Taiwan | Taichung Attraction | Sheep Hill 清境農場
Cinjing Farm 清境農場 - Taichung, Taiwan
We hired a car (driver included) for 10 hours at NT3400 that took us to major tourist attractions. How I found our ride? Google.
The driver was extremely helpful and suggested many plans for us to choose from! PM me if you would like his contact
First stop was to Cingjing Farm, a collection of farms at an altitude of 1800m also nicknamed Paradise in the Fog. Cuddly sheeps everywhere with breathtaking scenery; we did the Sky Walk of 1.2km which has 6 look out points. Definitely recommend coming here!
Before embarking on the walk (which cost 50NT) there are plenty of food stalls (although they were mostly selling the same stuff) that you can take a lunch break at.
The walk ends at the Tourist centre where there are plenty of sheep (and non-sheep) related souvenirs.
Afternoon tea was at the famous chicken shop just a 5 minutes drive from the area (oh, but it wasn't that good....).
Spent about 3 hours at Cingjing Farm (including lunch), we skipped the Swiss Garden because we needed to go to Sun Moon Lake (and it's dark by 5.30pm).
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Today we went: Cingjing Farm, Sun Moon Lake, Fengjia Night Market
Bubble Tea Sis mushroom hotpot
Hi guys, thanks for watching our very first video regarding Eating in Kunming - Mushroom Hot Pot. To clarify, actually garlic cannot test if the mushrooms are still poisonous or not!
The address of the restaurant is (I suggest you copy the Chinese address into Baidu Map and follow the route suggested):
EN: Dingxinyuan mushroom hot pot, Qianfu Road 314， Xishan District，Kunming，Yunnan (the restaurant in the video)
CN: 云南省昆明市西山区前福路314号鼎薪源野生菌火锅（视频中的餐厅）
EN: Jinqiu Road 45, Jinshixiaoau, Panlong District, Kunming, Yunnan (branch under the same restaurant)
CN: 云南省昆明市盘龙区金实小区金秋路45号（分店）
EN: Nanhuajunmeishiyuan, Guanping Road, Guandu District, Kunming, Yunnan (Similar restaurant)
云南省昆明市官渡区关平路2号南华山菌美食苑（其他同类餐厅推荐）
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Clouded Leopard: Capturing one of the World's Rarest Cats (S02E05) | SZtv
The elusive and beautiful Sunda clouded leopard is one of the rarest cats in the whole world. Alex joins DGFC carnivore experts on a mission impossible to capture and collar Borneo's apex predator.
Special thanks to Mike Gordon- Wildlife Of Asia for the awesome clouded leopard footage!
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Yayasan Sime Darby, Danau Girang Field Centre, Sabah Wildlife Department, Sabah Tourism Board, Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC), HUTAN-Kinabatangan Orangutan Conservation Project, Wildlife Rescue Unit
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