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

The Deer That Turned Its Head Park

The Deer Turned Head Park is a very scenic place which is located 5 kilometres from Sanya City. The park occupies the area of the Luhuitou Peninsula. It is a coral cliff that has the shape of a deer turning backwards. It is in such a symbolic plac... read more

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China

Tropical Sea World Park

Tropical Sea World Park is a place on Hainan Island, which was China's first oceanic tropical park. Opened in 2000, the park is currently one of the most popular and visited tourist attractions on the island.

China

Pirate Island

Pirates Island is a very beautiful small island that is located near Hainan Island. You can get there by boat. The trip to the island will take only 15 minutes.

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China

Linggu Temple

Linggu Temple ("Temple of the Valley of the Spirits") played a rather important role in the spread of Buddhism in ancient China. The temple is located on the southern slope of the Mountain of Purple Gold (Ziqin), in Nanjing. The construc... 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

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Israel

Church of the Visitation

The Catholic Church of the Visitation in the Jerusalem suburb of Ein Karem is named after one of the most beautiful Gospel episodes - Mary's visit to Elizabeth.

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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

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