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The luxurious Banyan Tree Sanya is located at Luhuitou Bay, Hainan island, China. The hotel has 49 lavish pool villas set in the tropical lagoon of the Sanya vacation resort, this 5 star hotel in Sanya features a spa and hydrotherapy development, signature dining outlets, and extensive conference facilities.
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Hotel Suites is an East German airplane, which has been decorated into a super delux hotel suite. Composited next to the Teuge Airport in The Netherlands, this spectacular suite comes complete with all the amenities — including a cockpit where you can watch the planes land and take off. All of this comes at a fairly reasonable price of 350 Euro per night; you even have a 24-hour on-call air hostess.
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The Aman Summer Palace merges seamlessly with some of the original buildings, gardens and gazebos of Beijing’s old imperial residence. It offers a sanctuary in which to take sumptuous refuge from the Beijing bustle, only 15 km from the city centre. The rooms and suites that surround the internal courtyard, formal gardens, and pathways evoke the elegance of the Ming dynasty. There is a sense of mystery throughout: a feeling of looking back to a different, more tranquil time.
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Jeju (Jeju-si) is the capital of Jeju province in South Korea and the largest city on the island of Jeju. Because of its natural beauty the island feels like a backdrop for many artists and designers. The Jeju Provincial Art Museum is one of the gathering point. Situated within the Halla Mountains, the museum plan is designed as a circulation loop, creating exterior and interior exhibition space. The program of the museum is planned for research, conservation, exhibition, education, and exhibition.
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Honeycomb’ is located in a commercial complex building that includes a movie theatre, shops and a skate rink in Shenzhen, China. The restaurants is mainly for young couple and families, people from 20 to 35 years old. During the weekends there are a lot of couples and families in this complex. This restaurant has a lot of private rooms to accept all those people.
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Bug Dome is a small covered dome for underground bands, poetry reading, and discussions, inspired by insects. The building is constructed in wasteland of a ruined building site in-between the Shenzhen City Hall and an illegal workers camp, intended to reveal the human connection with nature. The architectural control has been given up in order to let the nature step in. The materials of which the cocoon is made of are bamboo, wood, gravel, recycled concrete.
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The Harbin Festival is one of the largest ice festivals in the world, along with Sapporo Snow Festival and Quebec Winter Carnival. The festival covers 400,000 sq. m and uses 120,000 m³ of ice and snow on Sun Island on the Songhua River in Harbin. It is held annually from January 5 and lasts for over one month. During this period the temperature can drop down to as low as -30°C. One of most popular winter destinations in China, Harbin attracts thousands of tourists from all over the world brave the sub-zero temperatures to admire the ice sculptures.
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