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Shanghai is one of the largest cities in the world and is rapidly growing to become one of the leading travel destinations in the world. This Chinese metropolis is one of the region's main business destinations however more and more tourists visit Shanghai each year.

Anyone planning a trip to this wonderful travel destination should visit the attractions listed and reviewed in this article. Enjoy your visit to this impressive city and be sure to share your experience with your friends and relatives.

Jade Buddha Temple

Shanghai is home to a number of outstanding Buddhist temples and shrine. The Jade Buddha Temple is the most famous and popular Buddhist temple in town. If you plan to visit this impressive attraction then be sure to have a look at the unique images of the heavenly kings.

Shopping

The city also has plenty of great shopping opportunities. Prices for many goods and items are considerably cheaper then what you would expect to pay in Europe or in the States. The premier shopping destination in this large Chinese city is Nanjing Road which is home to over six hundred shops and department stores.

The Bund

No visit to Shanghai can possibly be complete without a visit to the Bund. This famous land mark is located on eastern banks of the Huangpu River. Local residents often visit the Bund during the evening hours and there is plenty of entertainment including dancing and singing. You can also enjoy the wide range of different architectural styles of the building in the area.

Yuyuan Garden

Yuyuan Garden is also known as the Happy Garden and was build over four hundred years ago in the Ming Dynasty. Not only can visitors enjoy the beautiful greenery at the Yuyuan Garden but also a wide range of different attractions including historic building, artifacts and the well known Exquisite Jade Rock.

The Shanghai Museum

If you are interested in learning more about Chinese culture and history then you should definitely visit the Shanghai Museum. Visitors can also view exhibitions about Chinese architecture, local art work and historic artifacts. There is also a wonderful library housing over two hundred thousand art books at this museum.

Wild Animal Park

The Wild Animal Park is one of the largest of its kind and is home to over ten thousand animals. The park is divided into two areas. One area is accessible for visitors on foot whilst the other is only accessible for visitors traveling by bus.

Korat is not really a very popular Thai tourist destination but the city does welcome a large number of business travelers every year and foreigners who are visiting the relatives of their wives or girlfriends. There is therefore an excellent selection of hotels from which visitors can choose.

Over the years I have stayed at many of the major accommodation providers in the city and I would like to share my knowledge and experience with you.

Sima Thani

The Sima Thani is one of the leading properties in town and is located just past the Mall. It offers well over three hundred room and suites and has a number of excellent restaurants. This includes an all you can eat buffet restaurant which is very popular with local restaurants.

Dusit Princess

The Dusit Princess is one of the most luxurious hotels in Nakhon Ratchasima and it was recently complete renovated. It also offers a wide range of facilities including a wonderful swimming pool and a number of great food and beverage outlets. The Dusit Princess also has an all you can eat buffet restaurant and which is also very popular among local expats.

Heritage Resort

This is one of the largest resorts in the area and is especially very popular with business travelers and convention and meeting organizers. It was constructed less than ten years ago and this lodging venue offers a large selection of amenities and facilities to its guests. Please note that it is not located right in the center of town.

Rachaphruk Grand

The Rachaphruk Grand is ideal for those of you that are looking for a hotel which is located in downtown Korat. It is located within walking distance of Big C and the IT Center. There is also an excellent club, Bar Nana, which is located in the basement of the building.

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Malta and Gozo, located in the centre of the Mediterranean, have a rich history spanning over the last 7000 years or so! There are temples, goddesses, wrecks, hypogea, cemeteries, Bronze Age villages, catacombs, tombs, villas, baths, 'cart ruts', caves, auberges, palaces, fortifications, and so much more. All this is sure to interest any historian, archaeologist, or sightseer! But of all these, the oldest and perhaps the most spectacular are the prehistoric temples scattered all over the islands.

Malta Archeology

The evidence available suggests that man reached the islands by boat from Sicily about 7000 years ago. They were farmers who built extraordinary structures out of large slabs of stone. There is little argument that these structures were in fact temples because they are monumental in size, contain many symbols and altars, and show no sign of domestic use at all.

Inside the majority of the temples, statuettes (as well as one monumental statue) have been discovered which represent an opulent mother goddess, also known as 'The Fat Lady'. It is believed that she was worshipped by the farmers in order to have good crops in the typically hot weather.

Even the shape of these temples is unique; they are either lobed, or made up of a series of apses. The incredible thing is that when viewed from above (as a bird's eye view) the temples seem to have the same shape as the mother goddess, with large thighs! Interestingly, there is no such structure anywhere in the world which is remotely similar to our Maltese temples. This emphasizes the uniqueness of the island, present from even 7000 years ago!

There are some twenty three temples around the island, most of which stand alone or in pairs. These span from around 3600 to 2500BC, making them even older than the Great Pyramid of Egypt, which dates to 2550BC! These include the Ggantija temple, which is the oldest known temple found on the island of Gozo, Hagar Qim and Mnajdra Temples, Tarxien Temples, Kordin Temple, Skorba Temple, and Ta' Hagrat Temple, amongst others.

There is also a prehistoric underground burial know as the Hal-Saflieni Hypogeum which is associated with the Tarxien Temple, in that it is said to be its related burial ground. It is also completely unique and seems to be a cut-out copy of the temples, but underground. Apart from offerings and skeletons, two incredible chambers were discovered inside, known as the Holy of Holies, as well as the Oracle Room, known for its incredible use of sound. This hypogeum has been recently restored, lit up, opened to the public and been acknowledged as a UNESCO World Heritage site. But book ahead, as only groups of 10 are allowed in every hour and this is surely not one to miss!

Maltese Culture and Traditional Rituals

The rituals that took play within the temples were also very interesting and unique. Apart from the statuettes of the mother goddess, many other symbols were found, including phallic symbols, carved farming animals, and a curly spiral design which has become somewhat of a trademark on the island. The temples are divided into private and public areas where the priests and public were divided. Altars were used to sacrifice animals to the deities, and holes at the entrances were used for libration; the pouring of liquids such as water, wine or blood, to the goddess.

This incredible period in our history ended very mysteriously and abruptly! At the end of what is known as the 'Tarxien Phase', which is the latest phase in this period, the temples went completely out of use and it is almost as though everyone disappeared. In fact, at a later phase a new group of people moved into the temples and used them for completely different reasons.

Archaeologists still wonder what may have brought such an abrupt end to one of the most complex and advanced prehistoric cultures of its time!

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