Saturday, August 23, 2008

Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia) 金三角


The Golden Triangle is one of Asia's two main illicit opium-producing areas. It is an area of around 350,000 square kilometres that overlaps the mountains of four countries of Southeast Asia: Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand. (Other interpretations of the Golden Triangle also include a section of Yunnan Province, China.)






















Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Guilin (桂林)


Guilin 桂林 is a city in China, situated in the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on the west bank of the Li River.


Its name means "forest of Sweet Osmanthus", owing to the large number of fragrant Sweet Osmanthus trees located in the city.


The city has long been renowned for its unique scenery.