Taiwan: watching the sun set over Kaohsiung Harbor from this old fort on a mountain. Pretty magical.

South Korea: Climbing Hallasan volcano on Jeju Island. Really neat.

China: Exploring Suzhou/Hangzhou old towns. Suzhou is like the Venice of China.

All these places warrant a trip in and of themselves; but they didn’t feel holy to me if that makes any sense. Imperial Gardens felt different, like one thread of contiguous history, unrent by tragedy and upheaval, touching you on the face.