[Visited Oct 2021]
Planning a trip to Hoh Xil is really a challenge for foreigners. The pandemic made it even harder. As a devout WHS traveller, I was determined …
Zos M
Member since August 2017
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I started counting WHS visit since 2016 after relocating to China. Ticking off a site is just half the fun. Like most of us here in this community, the excitement is more on seeing places and understanding what makes it have an OUV. I particularly cherish going to off-the-beaten tracks - sites not on the tourist trails and if not for WHS listing might seem not worth a visit but many ended up getting surprised by what it offers.
Currently still based in Beijing I make it a goal to see all China WHS and as many as possibly on its T-list. Occasionally, in particular during China peak tourist season, I ventured to other countries and see what it offers.
My most impressive site: Rome
My proposal for a new site: Drum and Bell Towers of China
Gabaldon Heritage School Buildings of the Philippines
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Zos M. , originally from the Philippines, started counting WHS since he relocated to Beijing in 2016 for work. Before the pandemic, he mostly used his vacation leaves for visits to Europe and Asia, but from 2020 on China was …
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About Zos M
- Member since
- August 2017
- Country of Origin
- None
Visits
- Rank
- #158
- WHS
- 283
- Tentative Sites
- 72
Website Participation
- Reviews
- 10
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World Heritage Sites
- Taj Mahal 5.0
- Mount Taishan 4.0
- Hani Rice Terraces 4.0
- Dengfeng 4.0
- Borobudur 4.0
- Mount Sanqingshan 3.5
- Imperial Tombs 3.0
- Tusi Sites 3.0
- Qinghai Hoh Xil 2.5
- Stevns Klint 2.5
- Migratory Bird Sanctuaries China 2.5
- Xinjiang Tianshan 2.0
- Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art 2.0
- Site of Xanadu 1.5
- Sangiran Early Man Site 0.5
- Chengjiang Fossil Site 0.5
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Reviews by Zos M
Tusi Sites (Inscribed)
Tusi Sites
[Photos: Left - tomb at Tangya Site. Top Right - ethnic pebble pattern at Laosicheng Site. Lower Right - barbican at Hailongtun Fortress]
An empire can only grow so …
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Zos M 02/10/21
Imperial Tombs (Inscribed)
Imperial Tombs
Ming Xian Ling in Zhongxiang, Jingmen Hubei visited, 15 Sep 2019)
Zhongxiang, a small town in the middle of Hubei very much far away from any imperial capital of …
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Zos M 14/07/20
Mount Sanqingshan (Inscribed)
Mount Sanqingshan
[Visited, 16 Sep 2017]Fresh from 2 day hike of Huangshan, a friend and I took the train from Huangshan North to Shangrao. We arrived past 5 PM so no more …
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Zos M 07/07/20
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries Ch… (Inscribed)
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries China
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries (Yancheng Nature Reserve) [Visited 26 Oct, 2019]
It is tricky to plan a visit to this site. There are limited English information online. The detailed maps …
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Zos M 05/11/19
Xinjiang Tianshan (Inscribed)
Xinjiang Tianshan
Xinjiang Tianshan [Visited May 2019]
Ah, Xinjiang. Mere mention of this place even to local Chinese elicits caution and to some degree fear. These are heightened by selective local …
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Zos M 29/06/19
Mount Taishan (Inscribed)
Mount Taishan
[WHS #0038: Visited on April 29, 2017]
Taishan is inscribed in all 6 cultural criteria and criterion vii (superlative natural phenomena or natural beauty). Listed prior to the idea …
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Zos M 06/12/18
Dengfeng (Inscribed)
Dengfeng
[Visited April 2017]
I spent 3 days exploring all inscribed components during a 4-day Qingming holiday weekend. My visit was possibly a few days before Juha’s and I concur to …
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Zos M 28/05/18
Chengjiang Fossil Site (Inscribed)
Chengjiang Fossil Site
[Visited Chengjiang Fossil Site on Apr. 5, 2018]
THE LOGISTICS
Chengjiang Fossil Site was somewhat an easy day trip from Kunming. The metro connectivity from the airport took an hour …
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Zos M 17/04/18
Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art (Inscribed)
Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art
[Visited Ningming Cluster on Jan. 13, 2018]
English information on Hanoi-Nanning train route is limited. But coming from Hanoi, the MR1 train actually stops at Ningming Country. Hotels in Hanoi …
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Zos M 16/01/18