China’s Most Beautiful Town, Ancient Fenghuang

Ancient Fenghuang is an exceptionally well-preserved town and sits on the western border of Hunan Province. It is in an area with exceptional natural beauty where mountains, water, and blue skies prevail. Upon arrival, you will be captivated by its air of mystery, elegance, and primitive simplicity. Located on the banks of the Tuojiang River ...

Troy Oakes

Ancient Fenghuang

Top 7 Haunted Places in China

China’s history is vast and very complex, and ghost stories are no exception. Explore the top seven haunted places in China as you step into 5,000 years of history and the ghastly past of China, from the wiles of eunuchs in Beijing to deserted mansions in Shanghai, and While some of the stories are groundless and ...

Troy Oakes

man in city with sheet over body to look like ghost

The Mystery of High-Tech Tool Marks in China’s Ancient Longyou Caves

The Longyou Caves are a series of large artificial sandstone caverns located at Phoenix Hill, close to the village of Shiyan Beicun by the Qu River, Lingyou County, in China’s Zhejiang Province. The caves were discovered by local “farmers who were pumping water out of five small pools on a rough-flat ground in 1992.” These ...

Hermann Rohr

Heat From Below the Pacific Ocean Is Fueling Yellowstone

While we read stories in the national media of a possible catastrophic eruption of the Yellowstone volcanic area, scientists are not so sure of the likelihood of such an event. In an effort to better understand the region’s subsurface geology, geologists are taking another look at geologic history. Geology professor Lijun Liu, who led the new research, has ...

Troy Oakes

Yellowstone National Park.

Sofia the Talking Robot Becomes First AI to Get Citizenship

Just recently, the world was rattled by the announcement that an Artificial Intelligence (AI) entity was granted citizenship. In fact, the AI known as Sofia didn’t become a citizen of just any country, it was granted citizenship by Saudi Arabia. While this may come as a shock to some, others see it as a further step ...

Hermann Rohr

Bruges, the City of Canals in Belgium

I always thought of Venice as the pinnacle of canal cities, which in some way it might be. However, there is a dreamy town call Bruges, in Belgium known not only as the capital of West Flanders, but also as the “Venice of the North.” I took it on myself to explore this mysterious place ...

Hermann Rohr

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