Experiencing the historical sites through your five senses.
A historical site is thus called because of its long history. Some historical sites has about only 70 or 80 years long, while some are dated far way back to as long as hundreds of years. They are like grandfather or grandmother waiting for opportunities to tell their stories, beckoning us to be go near and listen to their stories.
However, you must first know how to get close to these sites. Following is the way to appreciate them through "experiencing with the five senses".

The first sense - visual experience:
Use your eyes to see, observe any minute nooks of the site.
Through your vision, experience the beauty of each site.
The second sense - audio experience:
Amplify your ears and hear the chants of the wind blowing by the sites, the light singing sound of the pouring rain. Through your hearing, experience the sound of the sites.
The third sense - olfactory experience:
Deeply inhale and absorb the breath of the old sites. Through your smell savor and know these sites.
The fourth sense -tactile experience:
Although most historical sites can only be view from afar and cannot be touched, you may still use your intellectual feelers to touch the imprints of the sites. Experience the splendor of these sites through your intellect.
The fifth sense - language experience:
Find a local and talk about the sites and exchange views. Language is the most direct way of experiencing communication and can bring about unexpected result.

Now that you have prepared yourself to be close to these sites, in addition to mental preparation, you must also prepare the physical tools needed for the trip, such as map, camera, pen, notebook, reference material, enough money (for transportation,
entrance and meal), and telescope or survey tools. Of course, you also need to bring along this guidebook to assist you in your tour around the historical sites.

Be of two minds when getting intimate with the historical sites.
Do not be hasty and one-minded when entering the world of historical sites because they are collective valuable cultural resources that are meant to be shared by everyone. We should observe certain standards when visiting these sites as you have been given the responsibility of protecting them. When you follow the these sets of rules, you will discover yourself to be more intimate and able to melt to their world.
Curious heart:
If you want to be intimate towards these sites, you must have a curious heart because entering a site is liken to treasure-hunting. Inside different historical sites are different treasures that awaits our digging.
Learning heart:
Learning should not be confined to classrooms. Historical sites are also full of knowledge in myriad shapes, as long as we embrace the mindset of learning. It is a guarantee that everyone will return home with full load of knowledge.
Moral heart:
Historical sites are very fragile. In order to preserve these sites forever, proper safe keep is essential. Thus, every one should exercise moral values in taking good care of these sites and protecting them.
Sincere heart:
Only sincere person is allowed to get intimate with the historical sites as many of these sites are of religious significance or personal property. Thus, visitors should be sincere so as not to be blacklisted.
Careful:
When visiting historical sites, there are many things that should be taken to heart, such as architectural style, social history, and arts because these sites are as abundant as your history books. So long as you proceed carefully, you will find new discoveries.

Now that I have told you all about getting to know the historical sites through "five senses experience" and "be of two minds principles", I'm sure you're very excited to proceed and experience first hand these sites. Let's go and not waste anymore time.