Singapore’s First Airport – Kallang Airport (1937-1955)
For those growing up in the 60s/70s Singapore would be familiar with Kallang Airport and Old Airport Road Food Centre,Continue Reading
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Jinci 晋祠 – 3/3 Expansions
Jinci Temple is not just a temple, but a combination of garden and ancient architectures with beautiful natural scenery andContinue Reading
Jinci 晉祠 – 3/3 擴充
晉祠不僅僅是一座寺廟，而是花園和古代建築的結合，擁有美麗的自然風光和珍貴的文物。 Click here for the English version 英文版请点击这链接
Jinci Temple 晋祠 – 1/3 The Origin and Highlights
It was built to commemorate the first Marquis of Jin, Tang Shu Yu, but somehow it became a Taoist temple for his mother.
Jinci Temple 晋祠 – 1/3 起源和亮點
It was built to commemorate the first Marquis of Jin, Tang Shu Yu, but somehow it became a Taoist temple for his mother.
Forbidden City – Qianlong Garden 乾隆花園
Built as part of a retirement home, Qianlong Garden 乾隆花園 is the peak of the artistic achievement of an era.
Kyoto Nijo Castle 二条城
Nijo Castle, or Nijōjō 二条城, was built in 1603 as the Kyoto residence of Tokugawa Ieyasu 徳川家康, the first shogunContinue Reading
Kyoto Ginkakuji 銀閣寺
Ginkakuji 銀閣寺, aka Silver Pavilion, is a Zen temple along Kyoto’s eastern mountains (Higashiyama). In 1482, shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa 足利義政Continue Reading
Kyoto Kinkakuji 金閣寺
Kinkakuji 金閣寺, aka Golden Pavilion, is a Zen temple in northern Kyoto whose top two floors are completely covered inContinue Reading
Beihai Park – Features of Beihai Park
There used to be 49 pavilions, 32 bridges (the longest is 144m and the shortest is 0.57m) and 25 pailous in Beihai Park, most of which have been left to this day.