Illustration - Loire Valley

Illustration - Loire Valley

INDRE ET LOIRE (37) CHATEAU DE LANGEAIS. AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTH, IN THE RISING SUN. IN THE BACKGROUND ON THE LEFT, THE OLDEST KEEP IN FRANCE, BUILT BY FOULQUES NERRA, COUNT OF ANJOU, IN 994. COMMISSIONED BY KING LOUIS XI IN 1465, ITS ARCHITECTURE REPRESENTS A TRANSITION BETWEEN THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE: ON ONE SIDE, AN IMPRESSIVE FORTIFIED FACADE, WITH ITS LARGE TOWERS, COVERED WALKWAY AND DRAWBRIDGE. ON THE OTHER, A COURTYARD FACADE WITH NUMEROUS SCULPTED WINDOWS OPENING ONTO THE GARDENS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

INDRE ET LOIRE (37) CHATEAU DE LANGEAIS. AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTH, IN THE RISING SUN. IN THE BACKGROUND ON THE LEFT, THE OLDEST KEEP IN FRANCE, BUILT BY FOULQUES NERRA, COUNT OF ANJOU, IN 994. COMMISSIONED BY KING LOUIS XI IN 1465, ITS ARCHITECTURE REPRESENTS A TRANSITION BETWEEN THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE: ON ONE SIDE, AN IMPRESSIVE FORTIFIED FACADE, WITH ITS LARGE TOWERS, COVERED WALKWAY AND DRAWBRIDGE. ON THE OTHER, A COURTYARD FACADE WITH NUMEROUS SCULPTED WINDOWS OPENING ONTO THE GARDENS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

INDRE ET LOIRE (37) CHATEAU DE LANGEAIS. AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTH, IN THE RISING SUN. IN THE BACKGROUND ON THE LEFT, THE OLDEST KEEP IN FRANCE, BUILT BY FOULQUES NERRA, COUNT OF ANJOU, IN 994. COMMISSIONED BY KING LOUIS XI IN 1465, ITS ARCHITECTURE REPRESENTS A TRANSITION BETWEEN THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE: ON ONE SIDE, AN IMPRESSIVE FORTIFIED FACADE, WITH ITS LARGE TOWERS, COVERED WALKWAY AND DRAWBRIDGE. ON THE OTHER, A COURTYARD FACADE WITH NUMEROUS SCULPTED WINDOWS OPENING ONTO THE GARDENS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

CHINA-QINGHAI-SANJIANGYUAN-PROTECTION (CN)

CHINA-QINGHAI-SANJIANGYUAN-PROTECTION (CN)

(220122) -- GOLOG, Jan. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A ranger walks through a drawbridge on patrol inspection at Mount Anyemaqen of the Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Jan. 21, 2022. Mount Anyemaqen is a section of the Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve in Qinghai Province. The rangers here take the responsibility to protect the ecology of Mount Anyemaqen. They carry out ecological patrol regularly, track wildlife and monitor endangered species, among other activities. Now, the vegetation coverage rate has increased and the wetland area has also increased at the foot of the snow-capped mountains. It is common to see snow leopards, rock sheep, white-lip deer and other rare wildlife chasing and playing here. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)