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

Golden Bauhinia Square

Golden Bauhinia Square is an open area in Wanchai Province. The attraction was named in honour of the giant statue of a golden flower, a species of orchid called Bauhinia blechiana.

China

Happy Valley Racetrack

Happy Valley Racecourse is one of two racecourses and a tourist attraction in Hong Kong. It is located in the eponymous district of Happy Valley on Hong Kong Island, just off Wong Nai Cheung Road and Morrison Hill Road.

China

Murray House

Murray House is a Victorian building located in Stanley Bay. Built in the Central business district in 1844 as an officers' barracks by Royal Engineers Major Aldrich and Lieutenant Collins, the building was moved to the south of Hong Kong Isla... read more

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China

Tea Ware Museum

Built in the 1840s, Flagstaff House is a reminder of Hong Kong's colonial heritage. Formerly the office and residence of the commander of the British forces in Hong Kong, it is now one of the oldest examples of Greek Revival architecture in th... 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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