A fair for Muslim in Guangzhou
It is a bit like a day in Malaysia or Singapore. It is in Guangzhou, China, near the YueXiuShan.
Photos from wanglinhui
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印度的赛龙舟
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Trip to Tanjung Pinang
Graphic from Wikipedia Tanjung Pinang简称TG Pinang。中文音译“丹戎槟榔”或“丹戎宾南”。它是印尼廖内群岛省（Riau islands，见上图的红圈标识）的省会（Capital，位于上图靠下的红圈）。从新加坡的Tanan Merah码头买60块新元的来回票坐船过去只要两个小时就到了。 Foreigners, including Chinese, Indian, American, British, and Australian, can get a Visa-on-Arrival at the custom of TG. Pinang. (See the picture above) The Visa fee is US$ 10 for 7 days and US$ 25 for 30 days. That’s much more convenient for travellers. I had to pay…
Happy holidays!
Last Friday was Good Friday. It was a big day for Christian. It was public holidays in Singapore and Hong Kong, but not in Islamic countries, such as Malaysia and Indonesia. People worked as usual in those countries. The holidays reminded me an interesting complaint from my cousin. My cousin lives in the US. We…
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