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[GENGIBRE12]

Originally Posted by riasbaixas

2008.02.04



Hunan's position in China:


Wulingyuan (武陵源) is a scenic and historic interest area in Hunan Province, China, famous for its approximately 3,100 tall quartzite sandstone pillars, some over 200 meters in height, and are a kind of karst formation. It is a part of Zhangjiajie city, about 270km from the capital of Hunan Province, Changsha. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992.

[HKG]

It looks scary!

[riasbaixas]

2008.02.15



Jiangxi's position in China:


Mount Lu (庐山) also known as Mount Lushan, is a mountain situated south of the city of Jiujiang in Jiangxi Province, near Lake Poyang. Its highest point is the Dahanyang Peak (1.5 km above sea level). The mountain is a prominent tourist attraction, especially domestically.

[oliver999]

Originally Posted by riasbaixas

我去中国好几次一年了，但我只知道最重要的城市，北京，上海，香港和部分省，陕西，江苏，广东，广西，福建，浙江，内蒙古， … …
sorry, I must improve my chinese

your chinese is very good, and your pics are amazing.

[salceson]

riasbaixas!
Probably the best posts on the entire forum!
Superb pictures
Brilliant text information
Great work
Taste terrific
thxs a lot for your effort!

[Jonesy55]

Originally Posted by riasbaixas

我去中国好几次一年了，但我只知道最重要的城市，北京，上海，香港和部分省，陕西，江苏，广东，广西，福建，浙江，内蒙古， … …
sorry, I must improve my chinese

對於西班牙人，你的中文非常好，我不能說中文，可惜

尼斯的照片!!

[riasbaixas]

2008.02.16



Ningxia's location in China:


Qingtongxia (青铜峡) is a city in the province of Ningxia in the north of China. Qingtongxia has more than 100,000 people. Most of them are Muslim. The most famous monument is composed by 108 dagodas which are on a slope on the Yellow River.
Dagodas or stupas, are a type of Buddhist mound-like structure found across the Indian subcontinent and other parts of Asia (Thailand,..). Other names are chedi or tope.

[riasbaixas]

2008.02.17



GuangXi's position in China:


The Li River or Li Jiang (漓江) is a river in Guangxi Province, China. The Li River originates in the Mao'er Mountains in Xing'an county and flows through Guilin, Yangshuo and Pingle, down into the Xi Jiang, the western tributary of the Pearl River in Wuzhou, its course of 437 kilometers is flanked by green hills. Cormorant fishing is often associated with the Lijiang. Its unusual hillsides have often been compared to those at Halong Bay, Vietnam. Along the 100-kilometer stretch of the Li River, mountain peaks rise into the sky. It is one of China's most famous scenic areas.

This is a special post for me. I went on the Lijiang river cruise three months ago. Here's a video which shows a cruise through the river

[riasbaixas]

2008.02.18



Heilongjiang's position in China


The Amur River is the world's ninth longest river, forming the border between the Russian Far East and Northeastern China. In many historical references these two geopolitical entities are known as Outer Manchuria (Russian Manchuria) and Inner Manchuria, respectively. The Chinese province of Heilongjiang on the south bank of the river is named after it, as is the Russian Amur Oblast on the north bank.
The Amur River is a very important symbol of (and an important geopolitical factor in) Chinese-Russian relations. The Amur was especially important in the period of time following the Sino-Soviet political split in the 1960s.
The name Black River was used by the Manchu and the Qing Dynasty who always regarded this river as sacred.

[riasbaixas]

2008.02.19



Hainan's position in China


Yalong Bay (亚龙湾), is a 7.5km beach located southeast of Sanya City, Hainan Province. It is also known as the Yalong Bay National Resort. The climate is warm and sunny all year around, and Sanya is known as China's Hawaii.
Regarded as the best beach in Hainan Province, many internationally-operated hotels have been constructed at Yalong Bay, including the Gloria Resort (the first five star resort in China), Sheraton Sanya Resort, Marriott Hotel

[Yevtte]

Originally Posted by riasbaixas

我去中国好几次一年了，但我只知道最重要的城市，北京，上海，香港和部分省，陕西，江苏，广东，广西，福建，浙江，内蒙古， … …
sorry, I must improve my chinese

you're soooooooo modest.

[The Cebuano Exultor]

Wow! Amazing pictures of the many jaw-dropping landscapes of China.

BTW, were you the one who took those pictures? If you did, what sort and brand of camera did you use?

[riasbaixas]

My camera is a Sony Alpha A100 but I only took some photos. I found the rest of them on internet.

[riasbaixas]

2008.02.20



Sichuan's position in China:


Wolong National Nature Reserve (卧龙自然保护区) is a protected area located in Sichuan Province. Established in 1963, the reserve covers an area of about 200,000 hectares. There are over 4,000 different species recorded in the reserve. Wolong National Nature Reserve houses more than 150 highly endangered giant pandas.
In June 1980, the China Research and Conservation Center for the Giant Panda was established with the efforts of both World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Chinese government. To this date, researchers have conducted many breeding research on giant pandas and have successfully bred 66 panda cubs.

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Originally Posted by Jonesy55

對於西班牙人，你的中文非常好，我不能說中文，可惜

尼斯的照片!!

尼斯(Nice) is a French city here

Nice(french city) and nice(pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance) are two different words in Chinese

you can say 好看的照片 here

[Jonesy55]

Thank you.

[The Cebuano Exultor]

Originally Posted by riasbaixas

My camera is a Sony Alpha A100 but I only took some photos. I found the rest of them on internet.

Nice.

Originally Posted by riasbaixas

My camera is a Sony Alpha A100 but I only took some photos. I found the rest of them on internet.

Oh...I see.

[riasbaixas]

2008.02.21



Fujian's position in China:


Quanzhou (泉州) is a city in southeastern Fujian province. It borders all other prefecture-level cities in Fujian but two (Ningde and Nanping) and faces the Taiwan Strait. In older English works, its name may appear as Chinchew or Chinchu. In medieval Western accounts it is known as Zaytun or Zaitun, from an Arabic transcription.
Quanzhou was established in 718 during the Chinese Tang Dynasty. In those days, Guangzhou was China's greatest seaport, but this status would be surpassed later by Quanzhou. During the Song Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty, Quanzhou was one of the world's largest seaports, hosting a large community of foreign-born inhabitants from across the Eurasian world. Due to its reputation, Quanzhou has been called the starting point of the Silk Road via the sea.

[riasbaixas]

2008.02.22



Liaoning's position in China:


Huludao (葫芦岛) is a city in southwestern Liaoning Province. It is one of the two municipal cities (the other one is Jinzhou) in the Liaoxi Corridor. Founded as a municipality in 1989 (first called Jinxi，then renamed Huludao in 1994), Huludao had a population of 2.73 million up to 2004.
It lies in the southwest of Liaoning Province, with Jinzhou city on its east, Shanhai Pass on its west, and Liaodong Bay (East Liaoning Bay) of the Bohai Sea on its south.
Huludao (Suizhong county) is the hometown of China's first astronaut Yáng Lìwěi.

[riasbaixas]

2008.02.23






Zhejiang


Xī Hú (西湖), literally "West Lake", is a famous fresh water lake located in central Hangzhou, in Zhejiang province of eastern China.
The lake is divided by three causeways called Su Di (苏堤) , Bai Di (白堤), and Yanggong Di (杨公堤).
The name Xī Hú is also used by a large number of lakes in China and surrounding countries (with 800 lakes of the same name in China according to Lonely Planet). However, the lake in Hangzhou is the most famous of these.