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Anhui – Zhejiang – Shanghai 2019, Day 1: Saigon To Huangshan Tunxi Airport

Only 9 days before had I decided to go on another trip to China with my twin sis, this time to 3 provinces/cities of Anhui, Zhejiang, Shanghai. My main visits would be Huangshan (Yellow Mountain), Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Yanguan Ancient Town.

This was another trip that required no individual visa (like my previous trip to Hunan and Hubei). The 4-hour non-stop flight stopped at the Huangshan Tunxi International Airport at 9PM. Some local officials with banners saying that this was the first flight from Ho Chi Minh City. They also gave us some Chinese and Vietnamese flags. I learned that this trip was sponsored by China. That was why this tour of 6 days was so cheap. With the same amount of money, I might have bought the plane tickets only.

I was asked in English by two customs officers how many times I’ve been to China. This time I didn’t have to scan my finger prints any more. It was my easiest Chinese customs check ever. I loved Huangshan!

Because of taking photos for some local newspapers or promotion(?), it took us all an hour to get out of the airport. Around 30 mins later, I could lie down on my bed and call it a night.
Outside of my window I saw a pine tree with the top turning to the the color of fall. I hoped to see more autumn leaves on this Jiangnan trip.

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites I’ve Visited

As of June 2023, I’ve been to 21 world heritage sites of the world. However, I can’t find my Halong Bay  photos that I took on 2007-10-22, thanks to the shutdown of WebShots :(.

Among these sites, my most fav ones are in Sichuan, China. I so love nature there. I always wish to revisit Sichuan if possible.

1. Hạ Long Bay (672), Quảng Ninh, Vietnam
2. Hội An Ancient Town (948, cultural,1999), Quảng Nam, Vietnam
3. Angkor (668, cultural, 1992), Siem Reap, Cambodia
4. Tràng An Landscape Complex (1438, mixed, 2016), Ninh Bình, Vietnam
5. Complex of Huế Monuments (678, cultural, 1993), Huế, Vietnam
6. Phong Nha – Kẻ Bàng National Park (951, natural, 2003), Quảng Bình, Vietnam
7. Historic City of Ayutthaya (576, cultural, 1991), Ayutthaya, Thailand
8. Sydney Opera House (166, cultural, 2007), New South Wales, Australia
9. Greater Blue Mountains Area (917, natural, 2000), New South Wales, Australia
10. Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area (640, natural, 1992), Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China.
11. Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System (1001, cultural, 2000), Dujiangyan City, Sichuan, China.
12. Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area (638, natural, 1992), Songpan County, Sichuan, China.
13. Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries (1213, natural, 2006), Sichuan, China
14. Central Sector of Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long (1328, cultural, 2010), Hà Nội, Vietnam
15. Citadel of the Hồ Dynasty (1358, cultural, 2011), Thanh Hóa, Vietnam
16. Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary (949, cultural, 1999), Quảng Nam, Vietnam
>>> Marking my last of 8 Vietnamese heritages.
17. Mount Huangshan (547, mixed, 1990), Huangshan City, Anhui, China
18. West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou (1334, cultural, 2011), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
19. Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun (1002, cultural, 2000), Yi County, Anhui, China
20. Old Town of Lijiang (811, cultural, 1997), Yunnan, China
21. Three Parallel Rivers Natural Reserve (1083, natural, 2003), Yunnan, China

P.s.: Picture taken in Ho Citadel, Thanh Hoa, Vietnam in 2019.
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Các Di Sản Thế Giới Được UNESCO Công Nhận Mà Mình Đã Ghé Thăm
Tính đến tháng 11 năm 2019, mình đã đến 19 di sản thế giới của thế giới. Tuy nhiên, mình không thể tìm thấy các bức ảnh Vịnh Hạ Long mà mình đã chụp vào ngày 22 tháng 10 năm 2007 vì WebShots đóng cửa :(.

Trong số này, mình thích nhất là những di sản ở Tứ Xuyên, Trung Quốc. Mình đặc biệt yêu thiên nhiên ở đó. Mình luôn muốn thăm lại Tứ Xuyên nếu có thể.

1. Vịnh Hạ Long (672), Quảng Ninh, Việt Nam
2. Phố cổ Hội An (948, văn hóa, 1999), Quảng Nam, Việt Nam
3. Angkor (668, văn hóa, 1992), Xiêm Riệp, Campuchia
4. Quần thể danh thắng Tràng An (1438, hỗn hợp, 2016), Ninh Bình, Việt Nam
5. Quần thể Di tích Cố đô Huế (678, văn hóa, 1993), Huế, Việt Nam
6. Vườn quốc gia Phong Nha – Kẻ Bàng (951, tự nhiên, 2003), Quảng Bình, Việt Nam
7. Thành cổ Ayutthaya (576, văn hóa, 1991), Ayutthaya, Thái Lan
8. Nhà hát Opera Sydney (166, văn hóa, 2007), New South Wales, Úc
9. Khu vực Greater Blue Mountains (917, tự nhiên, 2000), New South Wales, Úc
10. Khu di tích lịch sử và thắng cảnh Vũ Lăng Nguyên (640, tự nhiên, 1992), Trương Gia Giới, Hồ Nam, Trung Quốc.
11. Núi Thanh Thành và hệ thống thủy lợi Đô Giang Yển (1001, văn hóa, 2000), thành phố Đô Giang Yển, Tứ Xuyên, Trung Quốc.
12. Khu di tích lịch sử và thắng cảnh Hoàng Long (638, tự nhiên, 1992), huyện Tùng Phan, Tứ Xuyên, Trung Quốc.
13. Khu bảo tồn gấu trúc khổng lồ Tứ Xuyên (1213, tự nhiên, 2006), Tứ Xuyên, Trung Quốc
14. Khu trung tâm Hoàng thành Thăng Long (1328, văn hóa, 2010), Hà Nội, Việt Nam
15. Thành nhà Hồ (1358, văn hóa, 2011), Thanh Hóa, Việt Nam
16. Thánh địa Mỹ Sơn (949, văn hóa, 1999), Quảng Nam, Việt Nam
>>> Đánh dấu di sản cuối cùng trong 8 di sản Việt Nam của mình.
17. Núi Hoàng Sơn (547, hỗn hợp, 1990), thành phố Hoàng Sơn, An Huy, Trung Quốc
18. Phong cảnh văn hóa Tây Hồ của Hàng Châu (1334, văn hóa, 2011), Hàng Châu, Chiết Giang, Trung Quốc
19. Làng cổ ở phía Nam tỉnh An Huy – Tây Đệ và Hoành Thôn (1002, văn hóa, 2000), huyện Y, An Huy, Trung Quốc
20. Cổ trấn Lệ Giang (811, văn hóa, 1997), Vân Nam, Trung Quốc
21. Khu bảo tồn Tam Giang Tịnh Lưu (1083, tự nhiên, 2003), Vân Nam, Trung Quốc

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5 Tips To Pick On The Road Songs

On celebrating 10 years of my domain NgocNga.net, I decided to post an entry on how I picked music to listen on the road.

First, songs whose lyrics inspired me to go.
– This type of songs accounted for the big part of my playlist. For several years now, Đen and Da Lab’s raps have been famous all over Vietnam. These tracks were in my list: Chạy Trốn Mặt Trời, Đi Theo Bóng Mặt Trời, Ngày Khác Lạ, Ta Cứ Đi Cùng Nhau, Đưa Nhau Đi Trốn, Cho Tôi Lang Thang, Đời Là Đi, Lái Xe Một Mình.
– English songs: Airplane (Plain White T’s), Moving Along (The All-American Rejects), I Am The Highway (Audioslave), Somewhere Only We Know (Keane), Have It All (Jason Mraz).
– Chinese songs: Ping Fan Zhi Lu (Pu Shu), Piao Xiang Bei Fang (Namewee ft. Wang Lee Hom), Mi Lu Lu Wen Wen Dao (Zeng Zhao Wei), Yi Lu Xiang Bei (Jay Chou), Jin Ri Wo Li Bie (Mao Bu Yi), Ru Guo Wo Men Bu Ceng Xiang Yu (Mayday), Ren Yi Men (Mayday), Bu Jian Bu San (Ashin).

Second, songs with places in titles.
– Worldly, there were songs like Across The Universe (The Beatles), On Top Of The World (Tim McMorris), Li Kai Di Qiu Bao Mian (Mayday).
– Songs with country names: In Italia (Fabri Fibra ft. Gianna Nannini).
– Songs with city names: Dien Bien Victory (Various Artists), Hue Saigon Hanoi (Hong Nhung), Tokyo (Owl City ft. Sekai No Owari), Chengdu (Zhao Lei), Copenhagen Fairytale (Cynthia Wang), Prague Square (Jolin Tsai), Harbin Snow (Gao Jin).
– Just some random places: Trường Sơn Đông, Trường Sơn Tây (Thuỳ Chi and Tạ Quang Thắng), Lake Baikal (Li Jian), Beverly Hills (Weezer).

Third, songs about home.
After all, I’d come back home after a trip. And these songs I’d like to play on the way back: Đi Để Trở Về (Soobin Hoàng Sơn), Sẽ Hứa Đi Cùng Nhau (Da Lab ft. Soobin Hoàng Sơn), Về Nhà (Da Lab ft Kaang), Bình Yên Là Khi Trở Về (Thuỳ Chi), The Man Who Can’t Be Moved (The Script), Next Plane Home (Daniel Powter), Svet V Tvoyom Okne (Alsu), Zai Jia Xiang (Li Jian Qing), Zhong Yu Jie Shu De Qi Dian (Mayday).
Fourth, classical music.
Sometimes it was hard to sleep on the plane. Then I chose to listen to some classical crossover by Maksim Mrvica.

Last but not least, international songs.
I don’t mean world music. I like listening to songs of many languages. I’m not a multilinguist, but I listen to English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, Russian, and Italian music, anything that suits my ears. Sometimes I put my player on shuffle mode and it made me feel like I was traveling to other countries when jumping from language to language. Interesting!

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