Wuye (the 5th grandfather), the 5th son in his family, as time flies, and eventually become the 5th grandfather. In the first 30 years of his life, he was struggling in the bottom of the society because his father serviced in government of old dynasty, which greatly discriminated by the new dynasty. However, 30 years later, when the new dynasty economy was almost collapsed, the country’s door was sewed, seem like a small fish and shrimp, he drift overseas to fulfill his childhood dream. As a result, he has the opportunity to observe the world after 30 years of his life. Although the photography is not professionally skilled, this photo gallery just uses the camera to faithfully record the real world as whatever as he has seen. In this way, people, culture, geography, history etc. from every locations are also briefly introduced, so hope to give a reference to anyone with similar interest. This is a private gallery and please log in to see more. You can request an account to webmaster。
Antarctica

Antarctica

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent.About 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice that averages 1.9 km (1.2 mi; 6,200 ft) in thickness, which extends to all but the northernmost reaches of the Antarctic Peninsula. Antarctica, on average, is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent, and has the highest average elevation of all the continents. Antarctica is noted as the last region on Earth in recorded history to be discovered, unseen until 1820 when the Russian expedition of Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev on Vostok and Mirny sighted the Fimbul ice shelf. In 1895, the first confirmed landing was conducted by a team of Norwegians.
183 photos in 8 sub-albums
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Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe is a political and geographic concept with very multiple meanings. Unlike other European regions, its political meaning is far greater than its geographic meaning. In the Cold War era, all the constituent countries of the Soviet Union in Europe and all the Warsaw Pact countries could be counted within the scope of Eastern Europe. Therefore, politically Eastern Europe includes Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, the three Baltic countries (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia) and Moldova, as well as the 13 former communist countries in Europe, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Yugoslavia (Serbia) , Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia).
212 photos in 17 sub-albums
East Asia

East Asia

East Asia is the eastern subregion of Asia, which can be defined in either geographical or ethno-cultural terms. Culturally, China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam are commonly seen as being encompassed by cultural East Asia (East Asian cultural sphere). Geographically and geopolitically, the region constitutes China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, and South Korea. East Asians comprise around 1.6 billion people, making up about 38% of the population in Continental Asia and 22% of the global population. The region is home to major world metropolises such as Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei, and Tokyo.
1005 photos in 54 sub-albums
Northern Europe

Northern Europe

Northern Europe is an abbreviation for northern Europe in geography. It is generally divided into narrow and broad definitions. The narrow sense includes five countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland; in a broad sense, the five countries of Britain, Ireland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are added. , A total of ten countries. Broadly speaking, the Nordic countries have a long history of navigation, rich iron ore, developed wool and animal husbandry, and many hilly terrains. They are fast in the process of industrialization, but they are also heavily dependent on foreign economies. Northern Europe is the representative of countries with high human welfare and high happiness index. The cultures of these countries such as electronic communications, furniture, wood, dairy products, saunas, Christmas gingerbread men, Nordic embroidery, Vikings, runes, etc. are all in the world Has great influence.
656 photos in 59 sub-albums
North Africa

North Africa

North Africa is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Mauritania in the west, to Egypt's Suez Canal and the Red Sea in the east. Others[Like whom?] have limited it to the countries of Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia, a region that was known by the French during colonial times as "Afrique du Nord" and is known by Arabs as the Maghreb ("West", The western part of Arab World). The most commonly accepted definition includes Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, and Sudan, the 6 countries that shape the top North of the African continent.
3864 photos in 211 sub-albums
North America

North America

North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas. North America covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometers (9,540,000 square miles), about 16.5% of the earth's land area and about 4.8% of its total surface. North America is the third largest continent by area, following Asia and Africa. Owing to the European colonization of the Americas, most North Americans speak English, Spanish or French, and their culture commonly reflects Western traditions. North America countries mainly refere to Canada, USA and Mexico, but it contains all Caribbean and Central America countries, as well as Greenland.
1196 photos in 73 sub-albums
Oceania

Oceania

Oceania is a geographic region comprising Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. Spanning the eastern and western hemispheres, Oceania covers an area of 8,525,989 square kilometres (3,291,903 sq mi) and has a population of 40 million. Polynesia, stretching from Hawaii in the north to New Zealand in the south, also encompasses Tuvalu, Tokelau, Samoa, Tonga and the Kermadec Islands to the west, the Cook Islands, Society Islands and Austral Islands in the center, and the Marquesas Islands, Tuamotu, Mangareva Islands, and Easter Island to the east.
686 photos in 24 sub-albums
Southern Africa

Southern Africa

Southern Africa (UN subregion), Not to be confused with South Africa. Geographic, including above Southern African Development Community (SADC) Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics, and including several countries.
906 photos in 21 sub-albums
Southern Europe

Southern Europe

Southern Europe is the southern region of the European continent. Most definitions of Southern Europe, also known as Mediterranean Europe, include Gibraltar, Spain, Italy, Malta, Greece, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Slovenia, the East Thrace of European Turkey and Cyprus. Portugal, Andorra, Vatican City, San Marino, Serbia and North Macedonia are also often included despite not having a coast in the Mediterranean. Some definitions may also include mainland Southern France, Corsica and Monaco, which are otherwise considered parts of Western Europe.
6457 photos in 479 sub-albums
South America

South America

South America is a continent in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest. It includes twelve sovereign states (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela), a part of France (French Guiana), and a non-sovereign area (the Falkland Islands, a British Overseas Territory though this is disputed by Argentina). In addition to this, the ABC islands of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Trinidad and Tobago, and Panama may also be considered part of South America.
1366 photos in 56 sub-albums
South Asia

South Asia

South Asia represents the southern region of the Asian continent and includes eight sovereign countries: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bhutan, Nepal, and Afghanistan (Afghanistan is sometimes considered a Central Asian country). It contains 40% of Asia and nearly a quarter of the world's population, reaching about 1.9 billion, mainly contributed by India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, making it the most populous and densely populated region in the world, but it is also the second largest region after the Sahara in Africa. One of the poorest regions in the world. South Asia is not only one of the birthplaces of the world's four major civilizations, but also the birthplace of religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism. South Asia is the origin of cultivated crops such as mango, castor, eggplant, banana, sugar cane, and lotus root. The jute and tea produced account for about 1/2 of the world's total output.
2705 photos in 148 sub-albums
Western Asia

Western Asia

Western Asia, West Asia, Southwestern Asia, or Southwest Asia is the westernmost subregion of Asia. It includes Anatolia, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, the Levant, Mesopotamia, the Sinai Peninsula, and Transcaucasia. The region is considered to be separated from Africa by the Isthmus of Suez, and separated from Europe by the waterways of the Turkish Straits and the drainage divide of the Caucasus Mountains. Central Asia lies to the northeast of Western Asia while South Asia lies to the east. 20 countries are located fully or partly in Western Asia, out of which 13 are part of the Arab world. The most populous countries in Western Asia are Turkey (partly in Southeast Europe), Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. The total population of Western Asia is estimated to be 300 million (as of 2015).
3707 photos in 172 sub-albums
Western Europe

Western Europe

Western Europe is the region comprising the western part of Europe. However, various organizations and groups define Western Europe differently, guided by different ideologies. These include history, economics, politics and geography. There are even geopolitical and cultural definitions of the term. In UN geoscheme classification, the following countries are classified as Western Europe: Austria Belgium France Germany Liechtenstein Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Switzerland
1091 photos in 110 sub-albums
Central America

Central America

Central America is a geographical concept. It belongs to North America or South America according to different division methods. It generally refers to the isthmus connecting North and South America. There are currently seven countries, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. . After Columbus first landed in the Americas in the Bahamas in 1492, it opened the beginning of the colonization of the Americas by Western European countries. After the Spanish army actively intervened, the Aztec Empire and Mayan civilization in this area were wiped out. In 1821, Central America became independent from Spain, and a country called the United Provinces of Central America emerged, including what is now El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and other places, but not Belize and Panama.
736 photos in 34 sub-albums
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