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Tag: Far East

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Shanghai at night – laser show and beautiful colorful lights

Visiting almost every major city at night can definitely be described as an additional tourist attraction. Especially at Christmas, when everything shines in all possible colors. There are also places […]

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Shanghai – Buddha temples and old Chinese architecture

Shanghai, although associated mainly with tall, glass skyscrapers, also hides places with charming Chinese architecture. These are mostly Buddhist temples and Chinese gardens. But not all of them. An old-fashioned […]

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Shanghai, colonial and modern – pearl of the Far East

About 900 years ago, Shanghai was a tiny settlement under Suzhou Prefecture. The name Shanghai simply means “Upon the Sea”. During the Song Dynasty (960–1279), the town developed as a […]

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Tongli town – stone bridges and deep green canals

A short distance from Suzhou lies the small but very nice and charming town of Tongli. Like other cities in the region, it has a network of canals and has […]

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Suzhou – an old chinese city of gardens by the Grand Canal

Suzhou is a city with a unique charm crossed by a network of canals, cobbled streets with stone bridges, magnificent gardens, whitewashed houses and red lanterns. Its history dates back […]

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Great Wall of China – how long and how big, 8 curiosities

The Great Wall of China, stretching through deserts, hills, mountains and plains, actually consists of different fragments of fortifications built along the northern border of China by successive dynasties of […]

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Barbara Berek

Barbara Berek

I am a passionate enthusiast of travel, archeology, photography and dancing :) On this page I try to combine the first three elements: P and show you that travelling becomes definitely more interesting when we discover visited places, and often inconspicuous ruins hide the most fascinating stories :)

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