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Disney World Vacation And Savings Travel Guide.

2010-03-14T05:46:00.000-07:00

On a late Spring afternoon, two families departed for Disney World. They were very much alike, these two families.

Both had two children, both had middle class incomes, and both lived in the same neighborhood.

Both families took the same flight to Disney World. Both stayed at the same luxury 5-Star Disney World resort.

Both families attended the same shows and events, and ate at the same restaurants.

Both families spent the same amount of time at Disney World, and returned home on the same flight.

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One family spent $5,500 for their Disney World vacation. The other spent $2,700.

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China's most black 13 tourist attractions

2009-12-26T17:58:00.001-08:00

Guiyang landmark A 1, Xishuangbanna: "bridal chamber" trap

In Xishuangbanna, there are many so-called village folk customs. For example virgin forest park in Xishuangbanna, there is a love of nuns tribe. Visitors enter the village after the girls will be dressed Huazhizhaozhan warmly welcome visitors into the two-story bamboo house, visit their homes. A woman a short introduction, a waved, came in quite a few girls, without any explanation to a small gourd kind of a lucky charm to the man wearing a neck, and then let you join the so-called bride theft game. "Wedding" and a main event is "into the bridal chamber." Do not think the bridal chamber where there really is a good thing, poor, innocent "groom" are in that obediently Jiaoqian it. Into the bridal chamber, the girl will do to you asking for dowry money.
Master of ceremonies will say, love nuns girl wearing a lucky charm to give you the time, if you are accepted, then he agreed that the match, and if revoked, going to throw you upside down at the entrance to the village for three days on the trees, but also to the them to do hard labor for three years. Visitors sleepwalk was stronger pull into the "bridal chamber," Forget that too is not enough to give money to a "bridal chamber." Ocean dig himself reluctantly come to the redemption, ranging from fifty to sixty, as many as on the hundred dollars. If you dig the whole, and where a rule shall not give change. Today, folk customs and folk often become traps. Xishuangbanna, the men and women coming back from the tourists, most of them have such a lesson is this: "the bridal chamber is not just a budding."

2, Jiuzhaigou: the price of beef sold days

Jiuzhaigou tickets are to expensive price tag. Tickets for regular Jiuzhaigou 220 yuan plus 90 yuan ticket, totaling 310. Huanglong Tickets 200 yuan, Tibetan and Qiang Song and Dance will be 180. It took a high ticket price, but do not think that is not in Ai Zai. Kellner Hill in Ga there is a flat on the monument, visitors look at cars, holding horses and yaks have surrounded the locals on the up, "horse camera only cost 5 yuan," but after you according to Wan-Sang, Ma rose to 30 yuan. Jiuzhaigou selling yak meat and Kaoquan Yang, but also slaughter you like cattle and sheep slaughtering. Guides and are keen to take you for free to try yak meat. Free tasting you will laugh at you some money, get petty, but also some people advised you to buy back a friend sent.
In short, you are very careful on the generosity pays for the. But soon you will regret it incessantly, the same beef, in Chengdu, as long as 22 per pound, but you have to spend in Jiuzhaigou 88. Walled tree is characteristic of Tibetan goods, but most of them produced in the field: A yak is a pigskin Pima done, Haining, Zhejiang origin. There are yak wool shawl scarf, are chemical fiber, and origin Yiwu. What beads necklace, as long as with beads are glass. Wholesale price is about 23 yuan, came from Yiwu into the cargo. Like the Tibetan silver bracelets, Tibetan silver necklaces, Tibetan silver flagon, as long as with Tibetan silver, not iron do is copper. As long as a week to wear, custody Tibetan silver change "hidden money" to restore the face of the copper and iron.

3, Mount Emei: incense is burning money
Mount Emei is also the way to go, visitors will be guided tours on a lesson: All of you are a nice ring, just to catch up Mount Emei, spreading a ceremony, that was hard to come by, the last open-light ceremony, it was in 2000, this time there are 3 days over, you can go to Kaiping Yasumitsu destined, not money, is a joyful engagement merit. This can be really destined ah. However, what set off it, it may request the Buddha and Guan Yin pendant. Guide also has spoken: you can go to the Buddhist Association of Sichuan, certain Buddhist charities invited the Buddha, where the income is donated to the Buddhist Association. Both for security and peace, but also can do good things. A door, shopping guide Miss special passion: as long as 500 yuan will be able to request a Buddha.
You staring at, the most expensive but also 80 one, not the little finger cover big. The family have requested, it was more than 2,000 yuan. To the temple, would like to open the light first call Zhu Xiang, Ping Xiang 60 yuan a cone, incense family portrait 190 yuan. It was carrying his camera to help you photos please Xiang Zhao, a 15 yuan, 90 yuan a set. Set off, and entered into the Front Hall to see a few people before opening said one simple sentence masters, some people say a man 50. Jiaoliao Qian, "Master," said inside the knees and so on, into a look, the lobby into the rows of kneeling on the whole. Wait until the legs numb, there's a monk come in, end of a cup mouth mutter prayers, and then each person would invite the Buddha and rub the two drip. ok, open light finish. Home one, for this is a free open light, Qi Babai yuan went unwittingly opened, the original "Buddha" is also bad ah.

4, the Potala Palace: Ticket prices have been skyrocketing
Prices like a plague. In the July 1, 2006 before the opening of Qinghai-Tibet Railway, Lhasa hotels have started a substantial price increase on the action, in this nearly doubled the price higher than the Mainland, Tibet's capital, not with the legendary hada and highland barley wine, but rather to be the first "slaughter knife" approach to meet the guests from afar. Do not say double the price of hotel and hostel upgrading is a crowded mess heap outside the station taxi, the driver asking price is 60 yuan, while the original price of the normal 30. Would like to cash in not only the Lhasa Hotel, the first train to Tibet has not completely remove the eolian visitors when the Potala Palace, Tibet Autonomous Region Cultural Relics Bureau will be season ticket prices, from 100 yuan to the 300.
The Potala Palace, the vast majority of tourists come from outside Tibet, as a Tibetan symbol of friendship the two peoples, has 1,300 years of history of the Potala Palace, Tibet's tourism industry is undoubtedly the most brilliant pearl. For tourists going to Tibet, not to the equivalent of never been to Tibet, the Potala Palace. Finally to Lhasa, who would give up to 200 yuan money to visit? Tickets for the implementation of the Potala Palace has long limit, selling only 2300 tickets per day.
However, the ticket price from 100 yuan to 300 yuan, 2,300 people a day did not reduce the number of visitors, their "protection" Where it not? Also, within the halls of the Potala Palace is not allowed to take photographs as required, but as long as certain sum of money, you can shot; to pay more money, you can shoot your fill with the flash facing the Buddha. Is not Jiaoliao Qian, heritage is not compromised on the matter?

5, Laoshan: Taoist priest of the Mai swindle surgery

Laoshan in people's minds, and it is linked to Penglai fairyland: the mountain Taoist everybody Daoxing smart pen Laoshan PU operation through walls, plugging holes left by those Duanqiang is proof. The surgery will eventually wear Laoshandaoshi walls are difficult to trace, while the Huyou's effort was really terrible. In the Laoshan, lectures and guided tours will be mysterious to tell you "there was a place, you have not been to." Then, it will bring you into the temple, a house, 78 "Taoist" like Ying and handsome, like around you, say that this is flushed with wealth, if you want his words, you have to back points fortune.
Road, Long will bring you to the next one "office", the first pulled out his papers for you to see and tell you how many generations his successor, and the donor you are linked by fate and so on. Then start to see your palmistry. Do strike, when you are full of gratitude, ready to retire when they took out a long Road books, understatement, said: random point of incense to donate money. Good Morning, ready to tens of dollars have been donated money, but one turned a head of the book, but was shocked to read the above donor's name and money: xxx, origin, xxx, 3900 Yuan; xxx, origin, xxx, 2000 ... ... donation The number of no less than 1000 yuan. Do not donate? Tao Long unhappy consequences very serious. So you an instant "enlightenment": In addition to disaster or even bankruptcy, this is they never deviate from truth.

6, Turpan Grape Valley: Grape taste of the
"Turpan Hami melon grapes, Korla fragrant pear all boast of." Turpan Grape Valley in trees, the vine into a film. Tianshan snow moisture flowing all day long, the most attractive of course, hung on the branches of the grape, crystal, such as pearls, bright like agate, mouth-watering. In the Grape Valley, packed with stalls selling the grape variety of grapes, golden yellow, purple, brown dazzling, large like a section of the small finger, small, such as large grain of rice, whose name is very strange, there is a woman called red, have called the red men, and some called rule of hypertension, and some called rheumatism, and see dazzling, dizzying.
Grape Valley has a farming grapes to buy may be the cheapest here, but also 50 yuan a pound, expensive, seventy to eighty yuan. To Urumqi, you will find also the most expensive 30 yuan a pound. Grape Valley to go for dinner, and you into the "ditch" of the shopkeeper handed him the menu, the food expensive, outrageous, a bowl of prime pilaf to 15 yuan, 120 yuan a lamb, stir-fried vegetables in twenty or thirty yuan. You complain too expensive and wife will be tempted to argue: We are 4A scenic area, the price is equivalent to five-star hotel.

7, Xi'an: sham spurious

To Xi'an, you may have to be careful. Xi'an, in some places, often only eye movement can not be hands-on. Xi'an everywhere antiques, jade, terracotta souvenirs, Western Zhou Dynasty knife coins, Northern bulk of hi-hat here, visitors always bring some "antique" to go back. However, fake antiques Xi'an get surgery in order to fake true, experts say that with no way out. Xi'an has a street of the famous antiques - of Cox Lane, alley yard filled with small shops selling antiques, snuff bottles, jade, dressing, old locks, porcelain, hair, everything, but these are mostly fake imitations.
Shopping at roadside stalls in Xi'an, but also to be very careful. Some unscrupulous vendors of goods placed into a special triangular, as long as you take, things will fall, but put more things in the bottom of his advance arrangements have been broken. As a result, vendors will tell you how valuable it is antiques, no need to spend several hundred dollars is not acceptable. Xi'an Railway Station Square, opposite a street, fakes are common, and some shops, the owner will be dark-based agencies, Yibing put a knife or sword is very beautiful, as long as you reach for a so-called bracelet of purple clay of the Class will be like dominoes, like fall down. Thus, a value of two dollars a glass "jade bracelets, will give you one or two hundred extortion.

8, Dali: "Old Home Town"
Yunnan to jade known, and proximity to the Kingdom of Myanmar jade. Tourists to Lijiang, multi-buy a jade, but usually pay the slaughter in the dark. Dali and Lijiang in Yunnan and other places, "a consistent pattern recognition natives" sales approach, that is with tourists arrange a match, and falsely claimed the villagers in order to narrow the gap between the two sides from the last cheat tourists to buy jewelry. The jewelry is often shoddy, fake majority. Area price tens of thousands of fine jewelry, was identified, usually 20 to 30 yuan to spread the fakes. In the purchase, the instructors inadvertently, be surprised to say that we are the boss and your hometown. Subsequently, the boss on stage asked them about such and such places home, and later from the business scale of tens of millions of their own.
"Boss" will be a frank self-reported family scandal, self-reported jewelry business operators inside, his own jewelry business with several times the profits of goods, using Ku Rouji to increase trust in each other. Finally, the boss will pride big time, to cost one-tenth of that price the price of a few limited to the villagers to sell one or two of precious jewelry. This move is often to identify fellow bear fruit, and many visitors will be out Daoxing deep pit.

9, Yangshuo: warmth behind the hideous

Yangshuo is a donkey's paradise, but there are a lot of donkeys planted in paradise on the "flower" under the. Many of the entertainment city of Yangshuo, the most is to attract tourists seeking Yan Yu. Entertainment City, a lot of bloodshed, but their approach is usually, together with some of the black community guide and some taxi drivers to low consumption, as bait, pull visitors to entertainment consumption, and then ask for Accompanying Miss "special drink." Checkout time, visitors discovered, entertainment city using two different price "Yuanyang" list, checkout the list of so-called "special drink" prices are dizzyingly high.
"Special drink" The fact is Sprite and Coca-Cola and other beverages with one another tune, a few cents to the cost of a cup and sell it to customers is two hundred dollars. There are special service fees, ranging from 600-800 yuan, as many as several thousand, can not pay the money, is not off the body of.

10, dam: riding easy but hard to abandon

Blue sky and white clouds, Ulaan xe clear as a mirror, a boundless grassland, hill and dale bursts of wildflowers exudes fragrance, which is dam fascinating. Car every weekend, many people come here to play. Half-way, usually have a lot of locals come to solicit at low cost to attract foreign visitors, but these hotels generally in very poor condition and there is no business license, and frequent security issues. In the dam to be especially careful driving in many places are kept together, driving along the dirt road into an area, someone may not be drilled into it here, get money, believe it would have been blackmail.
Horse riding is the most attractive tourist dam project, charges of course, are not low. 3rd Jun Machang near Hongshan households in particular will pit the business tourists. Arrived there, tourists have not touched horses, will give you calculate the effect of time, and so you get the horses, time has been 10 minutes. Owner of the horse holding horses leisurely walk, unless the tourists 1 hour horse riding, 1.5 hours to pay the money, he would reluctantly let his horse run a few steps. Said that a good 40 yuan / hour cost of a ride can be difficult under this horse, and not help you, the locals will be pulling around on a horse at random half a day to return to the starting point, easily consume two to three hours. Ask for a few hundred dollars is not uncommon phenomenon Qianma fee.

11, Taishan: the mountain down the mountain, "Heroes" more
Taishan five mountains only use natural scenery majestic, magnificent, human history and thick, it carries the essence of Chinese history, 5000, is a symbol of Chinese culture. At that time, Confucius Goldenthal mountains and small world, and now, Tai Shan who is also the disdain the world. Taishan tourists, you have to careful, from time to time to pay the price for your camera: take the money.
Slightest excuse or discontent, is the disrespect of Taishan, ranging provoke blame threats and Tai groups are incurred a "fist of courtesy", tourists have been wounded in incidents continue to occur. My feeling is Taishan for guests to stay under a lot of unscrupulous business practices and the slightest mistake, they slaughtered, if the dispute together, Taishan people will be very angry, the consequences will be very serious.

12, Sanya: rogue's paradise

Sanya rogue because of the Internet and "notorious." Small business operators force purchases and sales, gang fights tourist event is the Internet exposure, known as the CPE, the whole affair so that we can see that, without the connivance of insiders scenic, hawker who would never have been high-handed, is simply to do faction underworld. Vice Chairman of Shanxi Province, Sanya slaughtered Lvri Zhou Yu did not say, but also almost beaten in anger letter to Hainan's provincial leaders. These events allow the leadership of Sanya City is no face, began renovation of the powerful, grasping the beating of the hawkers, the withdrawal of the scenic leadership positions.
But the deeper problem is not management, but the idea of the problem and the quality of the problem. Concept does not change and the quality is not raised, the management there will be no qualitative difference. In short, when it will no longer be regarded as "can be any cut of meat," the vast number of tourists realistic expectations; and when it can become "to money and the God of Wealth", then the vast number of tourists common ideal, which is China's tourism economy grade scenic spot management and the only signs!

13, Shaolin Temple: incense equivalent to robbery

Shaolin Temple Main Hall in front of the incense shrine, the most detailed than the arm of a thick incense, the most of a thick incense over sized thick, long have been about one meter 2, a look at not burning incense is burning cash, Buddhist incense, is just a courtesy and rules in order to clear the alcohol aroma or short, good or bad, there are some requirements, but not coarse as possible, as long as possible, past Buddhist can not sized thick incense burning, burning is also made to not come out ah. Knew where the Buddha had been covered with a layer of copper sector, the smell, I could not help scrape together the past and think that 100 to 10 columns can also go to a Buddhist. Enlightened and a look startle.
Shaolin Temple Main Hall in front of the incense shrine next to wear a cassock sitting three monks, please incense guests over, they first will not tell you prices and rules, but please sign your book signed his own name. Tourists do not know the scrapbook is a trap, it might also mistakenly thought it was their respect for the pilgrims to the Shaolin Temple, groggy put their names to sign up, this sign, you are in a trap.
Signing his name, the monk tell you who signed his name on the pilgrims, Master Shi Yongxin will chant their sutras in person for your misfortunes, and so on. Then pointing to different thickness, gorgeous different, but all gold Guangcan Can incense ask you: donor, you ask which of incense? Because Master Shi Yongxin said earlier misfortunes chanting the words for you, good face of the visitors are generally would choose coarse, ornate high incense, incense Didao you wait until they hand it to tell you that it is six of incense 1000 money.
At that time, do you regret it all too late, the name has already signed up do not talk, smell and were getting hands, then around the surrounding spectators, in front of us for the Buddha, people are generally at this time to Qiantaochulai Yan Zhao grievances. Fortunately, I have a request of incense in front of people, so I do understand this process, and it did not last that when the.
Gao Xiang Xiang shrine inside, the most expensive 600, the most expensive of 6000, that visitors choose one of the most thick incense, he heard the 6000 money, time, clicking on the white face, brush, and stiff there. His wife followed behind, face lift longer, pulled a man's sleeve to go, the monk said, donor, you have already signed off a name. Men Kusangzhuolian, begged his wife and said, well, 6000 to 6000 bar, Xinchengzeling, or even bankruptcy ward off evil Well.
After reading this scene, I turned away, a 6000 incense money, not to mention I can not afford to burn, burn it will neither burn, Where is the burning incense, ah, obvious white lie enrichment Well before the Buddha. I think what kind of society people have, it might be tailor-Ben Zhao money incense to 6000, there are people who do not care about money-burning. If the Shaolin Temple not to engage in fraud, you can put the incense in front of a niche brand, price tag, those who are willing bait.
But they did not, three monks sitting there, doing dirty tantamount to deceive. But still has not escaped the robbery. Go to the last face a hall, I saw Dianmen was open, some people burn incense and kowtow there. I thought there could not burn incense and incense money, money to support the Hang Leba plug box.
So the money point of an incense, and down knock three heads, there is no climbing up a sand monk Ga Chuanhui cloth came, Shuang Zhang heshi, read soon as Amitabha. He said that, here is a place kowtow vow, so I have to sign a Sachet. At this time realized that, fooled, but the head has been knock finished, we can not Paoba?
Then followed the monk to his wooden fish in front, he took out a Sachet, there are six poems, one poem at the outset of each is a figure that let me choose a number, each figure represents 100 days, they would Buddha Village for the people who signed his name on chanting, please complete the wish of Buddha bless the pilgrims. I am actually quite an intelligent man, certainly know the figures behind the trap, we chose the smallest one number "6", indeed, I have unfinished hook, the monk soon as they read Amitabha, saying that chanting has to pay a dollar a day, I have chose the 600 days, to pay 600 money. If I did not say was clearly on the white one as, say? 600 out of money on the table, turned leave.

Guiyang legendary landmarks Jiaxiu Lou

2009-12-26T17:52:00.000-08:00

Not far from the Nanming Jiaxiu Lou kept building looks like the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, to witness history, Guiyang, Guiyang is also a landmark. Jiaxiu Lou standing in Guiyang Nanming The "Ngau Rock Stone", there are floating Yu-qiao convergence of the two sides. Ming-year period to local legend, Guiyang out a champion. Guan Fu in order to please him, and decided to repair a champion of public Collection House gift. In order to build collections building, prefect, Mr. adults invited three feng shui in the whole city to find a suitable place; see a lap later, Mr. Feng Shui Ming Bridge is a block that feng shui treasure land, and comes back to the prefect adults Bingbao, determine the collection of floor amendments in the Ming bridge and the name "Jiaxiu Lou."
For the resistance Gailou artisans Goki Handling
Sites to be identified, the prefect invited local masons and carpenters of the most famous, with them to the bridge to see a return to Ming, he ordered the election to commence the construction of a lucky day. Prefect was gone, masons to carpenters go home, to the carpenter said; "brother, ordered the prefect of adults build buildings, who would dare to defy. Just Nanming on this one bridge, and if repair of the collection of buildings, the bridge became a public champion of the site. Who would dare from a bridge over the future? "the carpenter said:" Big Brother is right makes sense, but adults prefect order, we will dare to disobey? "mason said:" We have to for the sake of the people, otherwise the future generations should be back notoriety. "carpenter, said;" Well, this collection does not repair the floor? "mason said:" Of course, to repair, it wants a change in location. riverside down 120 steps, that is a good place to pieces. "carpenter think this is a good idea and decided to be done.
That night, covered with dark clouds, rain-soaked. Mason and carpenter to his brothers, disciples gathered Nanming edge night railing bridges, cutting wooden floor. Nearby residents have been worried that the bridge built in the Ming collection of buildings, access roads cut off in the future across the river, and now heard two artisan elect a piece of land, one by one braved the wind and rain come help solve the problem. To wait until the East pale, rain-ending time, an exquisite exquisite, carved beams of the pavilion has been painted pillar bridge standing in Nanming Ngau Shek on the Rock.
Prefect adults after hearing the news came to Nanming side. He did not see the library with the bridge built in the Ming, very angry and immediately called heralds two craftsmen to field questions. Runners are looking around, I could not find trace of masons and carpenters. Prefect adults there is no alternative but to this new bridge will be sent to a collection of floor champion of the public.
Architectural style unmatched architectural history
According to historical records, which constructed a strange triple-canopy Cuanjian Ding attic corners, the Ming Wanli 25 years, Jiangdong governor of Guizhou built, this architectural style unique in the history of ancient buildings in China. Although Jia Xiulou 400 years experience of six large-scale renovation, but has still maintained the appearance of the Ming dynasty was first built, not only witnessed history, Guiyang, Guiyang is also a landmark.
Jia Xiulou Another feature of the Qing dynasty scholar Liu Yu-shan to imitate the Qianlong period of celebrities Kunming Daguan Lou Weng Sun beard long together, writing, "Jia Xiulou long together," briefly describe the situation in Guiyang, the geographic and historical change:
Five hundred years the envy of almost Ao Angeles, has to support the Sky.
Let me be more on the floor, eyes open.
Seeing East pillow Heng Xiang River, the West lapel Dian Chao, Nan-ping Yue Qiao,
Pakistan Kui northern zone, Tiao delivery Guan River.
Mikio across two tour in support of Ban Bi Yan Jiang.
Happens to Martha Tibetan stone house upside-down, Wumeng Jing sweep, difficult to create,
Phnom Penh into a beautiful lake mt.
Man-Yun shortage of building the country side is difficult to estimate with the Shenzhou Zheng-sheng;
Thousands of high clinical cattle Nagisa Ren, Yong-side corner of the town.
Asked who double-column re-Juan, decadent wave hanging on.
Would like to Qin Tong Bo Tao, Han Chi ewe Ke, TANG Jing-moment state,
Song Feng Luodian, chilling wind and rain.
Sigh elite few generations, leaving future generations have the old track.
This cloud to send Luo Feng, Xia meals such as Ling, slow boarding,
A taste of these cigarettes King Art Club.
Flurried Jue Peng Chau, right close by home, then move to invite Xianlv tours. "
Chic long history and described the changes associated
Blends with the Nanming sights Jiaxiu Lou has a unique charm. Across from the time this one trip, Jia Xiulou fun night is another fan.
Travel Information
Jia Xiulou
Address: Guiyang City Nanming edge
Transportation: Bus 1,2,8,11,14 Road, as well as the CMB 61,68 Road, Post and Telecommunications Building, Station
Admission: RMB4

[Hornbill town] ~ Sarawak

2009-12-03T06:09:00.001-08:00

Like the Sabah state, Sarawak is located on Borneo. It is one of Malaysia's largest state, commonly known as "hornbill town" the north South China Sea, Southeast and Southern is adjacent to Indonesia.

When the expansion of Western country invasion to the world, while Sarawak is also difficult to stop a strong invasion of Western forces. 1839, British explorer James. Brook (JamesBrooke) to help Brunei insurgency after the dynasty, was bestowed as the ruler of Sarawak (Rajah, second only to Sudan), so Brooke has been the ruling family until the Second World War. After World War II, Sarawak became a British colony until it declared independence in 1963, becoming one of Malaysia's lands. The White rules in this land about a century.

Sarawak ethnic diversity (about 23 races), is rich in cultural resources. More than two-thirds of the land area of tropical rain forests, growing over 2,000 varieties of rare flora and fauna, not only attract tourists, but also to ecologists and archaeologists studies have endless topics to discuss.

Kuching civilization

When James. Brooke ruled Sarawak, he chose to Kuching (Kuching) as the base. Some people call it for the Borneo Cat City Kuching, because the word in the Malay middle finger it is a cat. Why? Because there are many along the river in Kuching called matakuching trees, this tree literally translated as cat tree, that is, we say that the longan trees, so there is a Kuching market in very large white statue. 1988 officially upgraded to a market for the capital of Sarawak.

Kuching, Sarawak River will be divided into two markets, South Kuching is the more prosperous urban centers. But also because this particular case, so there are two mayor of Kuching City, is the rest of the world, Malaysia is also rare to see. Of course, in such a colorful city, we do have many places for you entertained. In general, urban tourism is best tourist information center as a starting point, first Sarawak Museum, the road to the left of the old building (built in 1891), the right for the new building (built in 1983) It is best to appreciate history and culture of Sarawak base. The museum is not only a relic of the Stone Age, but also has flora and fauna specimens of Sarawak, the Second World War Japanese army left behind the weapons and photographs. Old bridge connected between the new museum, new museum and a sale of local products and T-shirts, urban outskirts there is a "cat" Museum to reflect the origins of the market in Kuching.

The other way in the courts, there is a Romanesque building Courts Building, built in 187l, is the administrative center of the white government that year, construction is very elegant, the roof has a Chung House. Sarawak is now not only the law enforcement center, is also a famous tourist landmark.

Built in 1878 Magelieda Castle (FortMargherita), is not only a beautiful location scenery, but also Sarawak River one of the most important strategic position for the second generation of the white rulers to resist foreign enemies and the construction of a fortress. The white rule, there have been heavily stationed at the Police Museum in 1971, changed to (PoliceMuseum). At present the museum collection since the year since l841 of arms, military and police uniforms, opium pipes and so on, the rule of an entire history of Borneo, are a complete remain in the museum.

How Kuching City Block Temple, has for centuries, the most ancient temples are Shou-Ting Fu Deci (Tua Pek Kong Temple) known locally as "Big Bogong Miao," 200 years of history, Temple in the worship of the Lord God is god, originally named Zhang Fude's god, is the ancient Zhou Dynasty Shui Guan, Feng Gong by Albert during his lifetime, so for the people dedicated to worship; of the second temple in Kuching, is sub-A Street, Xuan Tian Shang Di Temple, the temple also dedicated to the public and to spend public Yan Ma.

A few hundred meters away from the temple of God, in order to Fengshan Temple (Hong SanSiTemple), temple worship is China's Fujian Province Nan Shan Kwok Shing Wang hanging poetry. Reportedly, the Xianfeng years, the Beijing Palace fire, Guo Changfu apparitions fight fires, which were Xianfeng Emperor encomienda "security Hirosawa Venerables" Every year in February Nianer the evening have been held in Kuching, the grand princes Shengjia St. outings, in order to to celebrate Christmas, this is the biggest in Kuching God tour to celebrate one of the activities. In addition to these two well-known outside the temple, located in the middle of the forest up to Huashan Lu Min Goddess of Mercy Temple, and with the Xuan Tian Shang Di Temple Tin Hau Temple with a street of the temple are worth a visit.

Kuching City, the ancient buildings are also fairly well-known attractions; which was built in 1870, the state capital of yuan (Astana) is connected by two castles synthesis of three buildings, is the first generation of white Raja Sarawak James gave the second generation of Raja Charles Shibuluoke a wedding gift; while the High Court Building (CourtHouse) and pull the monument (Rajah Monument) were built in 1874 and 1924, the former is still Sarawak the seat of the High Court and lower courts. Opposite the Law Courts Building in Fort Quartet (Square Tower), and Park, Fort, sand Zhuo bridge, the Post Headquarters Building, Kuching market are also well-known ancient buildings.

Kuching Nianer miles away from the door of Dan Long (Bau) 100 years ago, gold, antimony, mercury and other minerals are mainly grown, Dan Long doors are a beautiful man-made lake an Avon is determined by hard-working Chinese laborers a hoe a provision into a shovel, and now, Avon clarity, scenic, and therefore, "Sarawak's Guilin" laudatory. In addition to Avon, Shilong still wind tunnel near the door, Cave, ghosts and other attractions hole.

Shan Wang (Santubong) is a half-hour journey from Kuching's famous waterfront, according to legend, in the long, long time ago, lived here two princesses, one looks beautiful, is Santubong princess, and the other slightly less than it is Zhang noted for its clarity Princess, one day, Zhang noted for its clarity the heart of the princess because of jealousy stabbed Santubong princess sword, Shan Jiang Jian Wang Princess reluctantly pulled out, thrown Harmonious Zhang princess, causing her to fall into the water and turned it into Mashiko islands, but Santubong princess has been turned into Santubong Hill.

Qi intriguing human search

Kuching from the road about four very Chung is the Sarawak Cultural Village (Damai Cultural villge) where, in this cultural village, you can see Sarawak multi-ethnic microcosm of the social and cultural life. Culture Village to earn the sea in front is a blue water and the sea looked around, listened attentively to hear the melodious the "Chabay" sound, a scene that is intoxicated.

Cultural village buildings, is based on various ethnic groups with the traditional format of the original construction, and exquisite wood carvings gate, the unique culture of the village hall, is to use bamboo, wood, salt, wood, "sub-A" leaves of the original material built. Cultural village, people of all piling rice, fish, carved handicrafts, showcasing their daily lives; whenever a visitor, national artists in traditional music, danced their folk dances, a welcome guest entertainment. ‥ swim across the Sarawak Cultural Village, Sarawak, if it had been visited the original village.

Sarawak has many national parks, Bali Costa Rica National Park is one of the earliest development, but also the most popular national parks, and also the most easily accessible national parks. Kuching market by starting to go, can take the ferry can also use the convenient buses.

Bali Columbia Park covers an area of 2,742 hectares, a rugged peninsula of sand and gravel. Eight of the jungle trails, including the path leading to coastal rocks that allows you a glimpse of beautiful beach rocks, beach facing the South China Sea, an excellent field of vision, is a good base for playing in the water.

Mount Road Mountain National Park is Sarawak's largest national park, an area of 529 square kilometers. In its original natural environment, rich in caves limestone landscape and the ever-unpredictable terrain, as the world's most popular tourist spots of ecological conservation.

Currently in Taiwan, there are flights to and from Taipei, Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur, Kuching one between Kuching, Malaysia Airlines also has domestic flights connecting 10 cities in Sarawak, transportation is very convenient. Tropical style, ancient culture, the beauty of Sarawak waiting for you to discover.

Venice

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Venice Bridge of Sighs

Venice is not only bridges and more bridges were also very strange, have the freedom bridge, fist bridge, straw bridge, Bridge of Sighs Bridge ...... many of the names of some have their own origins. Such as the Bridge of Sighs, is an arcade bridge, because it is in the Doge's Palace and prisons across the river between, is dying on death row in the past the only way toward the execution ground, whenever the prisoners now, waiting to see the bridge family members on board Farewell to the scene, always lamented incessantly, and so this bridge called the Bridge of Sighs, Hidden Dragon. General travel team this bridge as a must-visit attractions.

Venice Alito Bridge

In the canal, there are a unique bridge Alituosi a grid, the most famous. It is located downtown on the Grand Canal, by the architect Antonio da ponte design, was built in 1588 -1591. This is a single-hole marble arch, bridge length 48 m, width 22 meters, 7.9 meters high. Sleek, fine carvings, dating back about 500 years of history. Spacious bridge with high arches, arches have opened a meat, vegetable and fish markets, the two sides are most representative of the old Venetian buildings. The world-famous big traveler Marco Polo's home on the bridge in the vicinity, is a three-storey building.

St. Petersburg attractions - Palace Introduction

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Was built in the years 1754-1762, is the most famous classical architecture of St. Petersburg is one of the mid-18th century Baroque architectural style of the outstanding example of architecture. Is located in St. Petersburg Palace square. This is a Baroque-style three-storey building, by the famous architect to design rust out. About 230 meters wide and 140 meters high 22 meters, was closed rectangle. Covers an area of 90,000 square meters, construction area of more than 46,000 square meters. Today, as part of the State Hermitage Museum. Now the museum occupies 5 buildings, there is world culture since ancient times the 2.7 million works of art, including paintings 15000, 12000 sculptures, 600 thousand line drawings, more than 100 million pieces of coins, medals and medals, as well as 224,000 practical works of art. Hermitage and London's British Museum, the Louvre in Paris, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, together called the world's four major museums.

Florence, Leaning Tower of Pisa

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Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: Torre pendente di Pisa or Torre di Pisa) is the Italian city of Pisa Cathedral, stand-alone bell tower, located behind the Cathedral of Pisa, is the Piazza dei Miracoli, one of the three buildings. Tower was built in 1173, designed for vertical construction, but soon after the start of the project due to uneven ground and the soil soft and tilt, completed in 1372, the tower tilted to the southeast.

Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy and the Tuscan city of Pisa province, north of Piazza dei Miracoli, the Square of the large lawn littered with a group of religious buildings, they are the cathedral (built in 1063 -13 century), baptism Church (built in 1153 -14 years of the century), the Clock Tower (that is, Leaning Tower of Pisa, built in 1173 -1.35 thousand years) and cemetery (built in 1278 -15 century), their outer walls are milky white marble, each relatively independent but another to form a unified Romanesque architectural style. Leaning Tower of Pisa is a symbol of the city of Pisa in 1987, it and the adjacent Cathedral, Baptistery, with its cemetery of the 11th century to the 14th century Italian architecture of the huge impact, but by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization named the world's heritage.

Russia's new Saint Cemetery

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Built in 1524, where the Smolensk church has five domes Guangcan Can the sun shining golden, with brown convent walls and lush ancient shine into the fun, the whole Moscow's most elegant and beautiful, but also the most historically significant one of the arts complex. Convent Biyou a cemetery, as the church elites and aristocratic burial.

Since 1923, the new Saint cemetery became famous cemetery. Writer, Gogol, Chekhov, Fadeyev and "How the Steel Was Tempered" author Ostrovsky (top right figure), the painter Isaac. Levitan, movie actor Shukshin well-known politicians (such as Khrushchev, Mikoyan, Gromyko), military strategist, artists and scientists are buried here. Almost every gravestone is a sculpture, works of art. For example, Khrushchev's tombstone (left in the diagram) from black and white marble, all three cross-cutting structure, the middle is a stone head; heroine Zoya moving image of the tombstone: Her hands were tightly tied behind his back, clothes broken, Tingzhao bare chest, legs slightly curved, the first high back lifted, and they have shown a variety of shapes and characteristics of the identity of the deceased.

Wang Ming's tomb is here, a half-length statue, wearing a tunic, his eyes looking straight ahead. To have older Chinese people, Wang Ming is no stranger to the name. China's revolutionary history, has his page. Wang Ming had studied in the Soviet Union, known as the Stalin of students. Have been sent to China as the senior leadership of the CPC. Wang Ming's tenure as the leader of Chinese Communist Left had committed the error of opportunism and adventurism. And returned to the Soviet Union to work until it passed away. Saint buried in the new cemetery.

World Music Capital - Vienna

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Austria's capital Vienna is a city, is also a state. State and the city of Vienna, Vienna, an area of 414 square kilometers, population 1.7 million. The area of the state is only 0.5 percent of the national territory, but the whole one-fifth of Austria's population concentrated here. The Republic of Austria Vienna is the political, economic and cultural center, the Austrian Federal Council, the National Assembly, the Presidential Palace, the Prime Minister House, the national government ministries and the Supreme Judicial institutions are gathered in this city. Meanwhile, the City of Vienna has also enjoyed an important international status. Past the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Vienna is the capital of the surviving former luxurious.

She is Europe's oldest and most important cultural, artistic and tourist cities. After World War II devastated the city of Vienna, people have rebuilt. Today, all of Vienna's historic buildings have been renovated. With Austria's accession to the European Union, Eastern and Western Europe in Vienna again became the center of commercial and economic exchanges. For the tourists, Vienna has the face of strange things. Music admirers can be a concert thousands of miles to come to visit the temple of music. For many visitors who can not see the fascinating life of the Danube will become a regret.

There is no doubt part of the Old City of Vienna, Europe's most spectacular ancient city. Stefan urban centers to the medieval Gothic style church, mainly baroque Hofburg Imperial Palace The magnificent 19th-century Vienna, built around the city streets to the scene of the Old City into a peak. Roaming the Old City in Vienna, the Austro-Hungarian Empire all left the palace, churches, cafes, pastry shops, gardens and streets left people with unforgettable impression.

Madrid: passion and romance

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In many European novels, Madrid is a mysterious place. The wide boulevard connects the narrow streets, European-style high-rise buildings silhouetted against the Arab-style red tile and white walls - the contradictions are harmonious.
Madrid, an old and new exist side by side, East and West blend of magical places.

GranVia Style
Spain's well-known fashion critic Jieweierma statins (JavierMartinezReverte) is this description of GranVia street: "If someone GranVia walk the streets, he will soon find here the air filled with a kind of pioneer, because there is a complete the hearts of his soul. At the same time, we see the style of traditional and multi-ethnic co-existence, a wandering spirit and character fuse fashion. "
I stood on the plateau overlooking the Liberian Madrid, the first thing that catches your eyes is the huge billboards. This section of Madrid's busiest streets is full of a variety of advertising, from the weekend's performances to the latest cosmetic Matador pictures, varied, everything.

GranVia night on the street is full of flow with one of bustling scene. There are many cinemas and theaters at night markets, a number of lovers waiting for the theater. The street where there are many Internet cafes, a number of young people in the surf. Fall and winter seasons, Madrid often rains at night, bustling crowd in the rain, I took a digital camera to record the city's unique night.

GranVia means "street" from 1910 Alfonso XIII era began to take shape here during the Spanish Civil War is the city center, between the CallaAlcalah and ReddeSanLuis, you can feel the traces of the French style. GranVia Street, known as Madrid's Broadway or the first street, with no special large-scale department stores, Madrid's fashion sense is through some of the details and the overall appearance reflected, and this is Madrid's style.
Leather Products
The reputation of the Spanish leather goods is without any advertising. Madrid's fashion street, Zara store brand is always crowded. Characterized by their goods, which is cheap and suitable for young people to consumption, the models imitated quickly. I just saw a Zegna store price 1000 euros a white kid shirt, put behind companion joked, and had never seen other handsome guy before me. In this house Zara's flagship store, also has a similar style leather shirt, and cost only 100 euros, but the chest is too small to put on and found the cortex also can not compare with the Ermenegildo Zegna. But because full consideration to the young people's spending power, so Zara store is always crowded. This is a Madrid fashion industry, a very typical example, the Spanish fashion brand, always has a value for money, fashion sense and the freshness of the characteristics of popular mid-range consumers.
Zara is a listing of the Spanish Inditex Group's Ortega (Spain's richest man, with assets exceeding the 10 billion euros) of the brand created, 20 years in 41 countries around the world with 1340 stores, the price of fashion in the not to fight advertising, consumer word of mouth alone and the purchase rate, in the highly competitive fashion industry play world, the Spanish fashion became the fashion retail business around the new force. It also reflects the expansion of Spain's real attitude of the fashion business.
In Madrid, you will find leather goods can be done very rich, a leather shop there is a leather wallet especially attractive zero-line of sight, 1 euro 1, barrel, it seems small, but loaded dozens of coins cents No doubt, the colors green, yellow, orange, light blue, it is not put it down.
Square Capital
Madrid has more than 300 square, Puerta del Sol (PuertadeAlcala) is the center of the city, seven to the four radial extension of this street. Establish a central plaza with a unique flower sculpture - one of the bears climb trees escorted, which is the emblem of Madrid city.
Another well-known square is Piazza di Spagna (PlazadeEspana), also known as Plaza Cervantes, Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes (Cervantes) is a monument to mark the Spanish Square.
Cervantes statue was built in 1835. Sitting in a chair on the high-profile writers look solemn, holding the hands of his masterpieces as "Don Quixote." Monument under the "Don Quixote" in the two attendants of his hero Don Quixote and Panza. Don Quixote was wearing a suit of armor, riding a skinny horse, from my close-up shooting under, I seem to see both master and servant is ready to join efforts to teach fighting windmills.
To commemorate this great writer, Miguel de Cervantes's death day - March 23 was set as the Reading Festival, the annual day of national large-scale book fairs will be organized, and presented the highest Cervantes prize for literature.

RITIRO Park (ParquedelBuenRitiro) is located in Madelia Alfonso XII Street (Alfonse Ⅻ) east of an area of 130 hectares, is the largest park in Madrid, is also Spain's kings hiding and resting places. RITIRO in Spanish means "happy retreat", how meaningful name. Park built in the 15th century, in 1868 after the establishment of the First Republic, Spain, the people of Madrid began to open.
In the afternoon, stroll in the RITIRO parks, quiet incomparable. Roads criss-cross the park will be a huge park is divided into more than 10 different colors of the garden park.
The huge park is very quiet, just a few people walking around, like in their own private garden linger. Hundreds of air of different, life-like statues to accompany me, of which the largest is the King and Queen of Spain's ancient white statues, they are still alive, when everything handed to wealth and status, death can also be in such a wonderland of "happy retreat" .
Autumn and winter is low season for tourism in Spain, park management personnel are on the artificial lake (Estanque) to clean up, they have the lake drained, used bulldozed addition to clean silt and debris. Looked dark and the bottom of the lake, I think, next year they will have countless tourists boating around the lake.

Travel reminder
1. Voltage: 220V, power plugs for the two-legged round plug, and in some hotels, the Chinese feet flat plugs can also be used.
2. Fashion Street: GranVia Street, known as Madrid's Broadway or Fifth Avenue, the street, and no special large-scale department stores, specialty shops are more common. In the Spanish Square and Puerta del Sol area, you can also find some interesting shops.

Most of the shops 9:30 to 2 pm business, closing at noon. 5 pm to 8 business (Mon-Sat), major department store is open from 10 am to 9 pm or 10 points. Restaurant around 13:30 to 3:30 lunch, 9 pm to 11 pm for dinner. Of course, most bars and cafes will be operating during the day, usually will provide drinks and some staples.
3. Out the best go hand in hand, to "glance right and left," and pay attention to whether there are suspicious persons; the best passport, air ticket copy, and the original kept separate in order to re-submit documents and air tickets; not to bring too much cash, such as the need to bring in cash, should be decentralized to carry, so that all cash once robbed.

4. In case of a robber, generally do not resist, so life is hurt. Robbed after going to report to the embassies and consulates re-submit the relevant documents and exit.

Romania Ice Church

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Romania Balilaike holiday regions ○ Er San Si meters above sea level a hill, is located a church built entirely of ice, Romania Christianity and the Catholic Church built jointly held by the clergy on the 13th commemoration of worship. The photo shows a visitor walking along the ice build the church.

Spain: Serbian - Akasa Castle

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Attractions: Spain Serbian Akasa Castle (Real Alcázar de Sevilla)
Address: Plaza Patio de Banderas, 41004 Seville, Spain

Spain - Serbian's castle Akasa,
Wherer Disney Snow White animation was reference here, "Akasa Castle". So, also known as Snow White Castle.