heading (paragraph): States

No. of pictures: 39 pictures

Published: 12.10.2010

Published: 13.6.2008

China gave a world porcellain (china), paper, compass and gunpowder. You can meet here the only construction of our planet, which can be seen from universe (cosmos) - Great Chinese Wall. This country, for Europeans enormous exotic land, developed in strong isolation from the outside world, therefore the experienced "touristic boom" in last years was expected.

Published: 12.5.2012

Finally Beijing. Our journalistic team has battled a series of security checks and we find ourselves in an endless airport lounge. The feeling that the local crowd have to absorb us was not correct. Then we see a smiling Chinese lady and in minutes everyone sit in a luxury air-conditioned bus.

Published: 25.2.2012

Ancient city of Xian, or Si-an is about 3000 years old. It is one of the most important places throughout Chinese history, since it is here that housed 11 Chinese imperial dynasties. At the time when Beijing was a mere village, golden Si - an shone by bright colours of temples, wide boulevards and architectural excesses.

Published: 23.1.2011

Our regular article-serial about interesting matters, curiosities and remarkable places of Czech Republic and Slovakia will accompany you also in 2011. Nevertheless, our interest will be, starting from today, surpass the borders of our Republic, trying to present you interesting information about places which could be, with its exceptionality, worth to be mentioned in the articles.

Published: 5.9.2010

If you would like to have a stop in a locality, where the time is passing in another rate of speed, where everyday hunt for activity and stress do not have any chance, so, you arrived to the right spot. It is Yangshuo, small Chinese town, situated in nature karst along Li and Yulong rivers.

Published: 14.6.2010

Shanghai is most populated town in China and an important economic centre of this country. It is situated at the estuary of Yang-c-tiang river to East-Chinese Sea, and since 2004, it is the biggest port of the world.

Published: 7.6.2010

Lhasa is a traditional capital of Tibet. At present, the town is a capital of Tibet autonomous area of People's Republic of China. Lhasa became a centre of Tibet Buddhism, and in past, it was a seat of Dalailama.

Published: 29.12.2009

When you hear the word „Tibet“, everybody would come in mind such expressions, as following: roof of the world, mountains, hills, etc. This territory is characteristic with very high areas, situated in an altitude not lower than 2000 metres above sea level, and this is a synonym for all similar words.

Published: 15.11.2009

Gasherbrum 1, K2, Broad Peak, Rakaposhi and Trango – these are the peaks, ensnared with conquestors' legends, elite among elites. Even the elite of mountaneers´ has the courage to try their humiliation. All these famous mountain peaks, and many others, less famous, but also majestic, form Karakoram mountain massif.

Published: 29.5.2009

No roadway in human race history was of such importance as so called Silk Way. It proved to connect continents not only from merchants' point of view but it had great importance for culture and knowledge among peoples.

Published: 24.5.2009

„After having seen Five Hily Mountains, you need not to see any mountains more, nevertheless, after having seen Yellow Mountains, you could not see any other mountains more" - this says old Chinese proverb.

Published: 27.10.2008

Great Chines Wall extends from eastern coast of China (sea bay Po-chai) up to Gobi desert in the area of Silk Path. Since 2007, Great Chinese Wall is placed among new seven wonders of world, and twenty years ago (in 1987), this wonder was written in World Heritage Survey of UNESCO.

Published: 12.10.2008

Patan, Bhadgaon and Kathmandu are leading towns of Nepal culture, and they are full of tourist investigation at present. Except of marvellous palaces and churches, offered by busy towns, you can admire surrounding mountain massifs with infinite views.

Published: 13.10.2008

Sagarmatha (in Nepal language), Cumulangma (in Tibetan language) or Mount Everest - all these are expressions for the highest mountain of the world, situated on border between countries of Nepal and China. To the white top of the mountain, raised in an altitide of 8848 metres above sea level, there lead two main mountaineer´s ways: south-east from Nepal, and north-east from Tibet.

Published: 19.5.2009

One of miracles of Great China waited for its discovery till 1980. The farmers discovered it (by chance,as it usually happens) while striking out new well. They revealed one of most impressive reference of Chinese history. This act got immediately to this place, near to the town of Lintong (Shen-si province) an immediate fame and popularity.

Published: 19.5.2012

Being in China and not visit the Great Wall is equal to savagery. The official program that the Chinese government has prepared us is this trip only alternative and we have to earn deserve it. From early morning we sit in the Red Hall headquarters of the Communist Party of the People's Republic of China and pretend to listen to propaganda papers enthusiastic speakers.