Where stars dance and the air sings

From the stargazing wonder of the Southern Lights to the crisp breath of Cape Grim, the Australian island state of Tasmania stirs Chinese hearts with purity, beauty and memory

One of the first things tourists notice when they visit Australia's southern island state of Tasmania is just how clear the air there is.

According to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia's science agency, some of the cleanest air in the world can be found at Cape Grim in the far northwest of the state. The air is so pure that some enterprising companies are bottling and exporting it so that people around the world can breathe the fresh Tasmanian air.

The clear night sky and bright stars are nothing less than "magical", says Wayne Wong, who first visited Tasmania a few years ago. "When you live in a city, you cannot appreciate the air you breathe or just how beautiful the sky, especially at night, can be." But fresh, clean air is just one of the reasons why tourists, whether from the mainland of Australia or from overseas, visit Tasmania.