China

China (Chinese: 中国), formally recognized as the People's Republic of China (PRC), stands as an East Asian country. Encompassing an area equivalent to five time zones and sharing borders with fourteen countries by land, China boasts a vast expanse of nearly 9.6 million square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), ranking as the world's third-largest country in terms of total land area. Its territorial demarcation includes 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two semi-autonomous special administrative regions.

China

Victoria Peak

Victoria Peak is the first site you should visit first. It is visited by 6 million people every year. Victoria Peak is the highest point of the island (552 metres ), from the top of which you can enjoy a magnificent view of Hong Kong. And if... read more

China

Madame Tussauds Wax Museum

The Madame Tussauds Museum in Hong Kong is one of a network of wax museums of world-famous people. The institutions progenitor, Marie Tussaud (1761-1850), was a prominent artist from France, famous for her wax sculptures of, among others, the Fren... read more

China

Former French mission

The former French mission building was long used by the French Society of Foreign Missions as a representative office in Hong Kong. The three-storey structure with a basement is built of granite and red brick in a neoclassical style.

China

Sheng Wan and Western Market

Sheng Wan is a district in Hong Kong, located in the north-western part of the island, between Central and Sai Ying Pun. Administratively, it is part of the Central and Western District. Its name is variously interpreted as either Upper District o... read more

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Egypt

Khan Al-Khalili Market

Khan-Al-Khalili is a large market in the Muslim neighbourhood of Cairo, one of the city's striking landmarks. The square that Khan-Al-Khalili occupies was originally the site of the Saffron Tomb mausoleum, the burial place of the Fatimid caliphs. Emir Al-Khalili ordered the destruction of the Fatimid cemetery in 1382 in order to build a large caravanserai. At that time, this was the central... read more

Greece

Ancient Agora

In the heart of Athens, northwest of the Acropolis, lie the ruins of the Ancient Agora. During the period of ancient Greece (from about the beginning of the 6th century BC) it was the political, financial, administrative, cultural and religious ce... read more

Mali

Niono

The city of Niono is known as the "Venice of Mali" because of its system of canals and channels that criss-cross the entire city, and the local brick mosque is almost as famous as the famed Djenné Mosque.