THE tranquil landscape surrounding a lonely stone pagoda some 50 miles from the city of Xian in northwestern China has inspired visionaries and rulers.
During the segment, Voormann discusses Harrison's practice of preparing the studio with incense to create a suitable environment, adding: "He really made it into a real tranquil, nice surrounding – everybody felt just great".
It was recommended to us as the best spot around for a casual night out, situated as it is right at the tranquil, mountain-surrounded entrance to Porpoise Bay.
Doubles from £70 B&B, +248 423 4029, hibiscusladigue.com Up a steep hill, a 10-minute bike ride from the jetty, this cosy creole-style house is in a tranquil spot, surrounded by towering palms and vivid hibiscus, with a backdrop of green-clad granite peaks.
Long a mecca for the Taiwanese, the island-nation's largest body of fresh water is a tranquil refuge surrounded by forested mountains in the Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area.
September Morn depicts, from an oblique point of view, a naked blonde girl or young woman standing ankle-deep in the water near the shoreline of a tranquil lake surrounded by hills.
He took up landscape photography instead, capturing the tranquil English countryside surrounding his home in eastern Somerset.
But after the Chinese company Sinohydro, one of the world's largest construction companies, started work on the 193-megawatt Kamchay Dam in 2007, access to the countryside surrounding this tranquil town has been restricted.
But during the bright early autumn days I spent in Trieste with my husband, Howie, the Adriatic was tranquil and blue, the hills surrounding the city a sort of silvery California green, and the weather couldn't have been balmier.
Clear, runnable trails chalk their way invitingly across the hills, and the surrounding woodlands provide a tranquil, leafy escape.
The tranquil life of the towns and surrounding countryside celebrated in Bellotto's idyllic images was threatened by the outbreak of the Seven Years War in 1756.
