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Phnom Penh capitol of Cambodia. Buildings along the Mekong. - MG 7682
Changxing - 2016-10-30-0013
Australia, HP5, GW690III - Arundel Castle
Arundel Castle - 2016-10-30-0003
Australia, HP5, GW690III - Tiger’s Nest Monastery
TAKTSHANG GOEMBA The Taktshang Goemba (which translates as Tiger’s Nest Monastery is the most famous of Bhutan’s monasteries, miraculously perched on the side of a sheer cliff 900m above the floor of Paro valley, where the only sounds are the murmurs of wind and water and the creaking of the prayer wheels. It is said that Guru Rinpoche flew to the site of the monastery on the back of a tigress (a manifestation of his consort Yeshe Tsogyal) to subdue the local demon, Singey Samdrup. He then meditated in a cave here for three months. The site has long been recognised as a ney, or holy place. Milarepa is said to have meditated here, Thangtong Gyalpo revealed a terma (treasure text) here and Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal visited in 1646. Pilgrims from all over Bhutan come to the site. The penlop of Paro, Gyalse Tenzin Rabgye, built the primary lhakhang in 1692 around the Dubkhang (also called the Pelphu), the holy cave in which Guru Rinpoche meditated. Lonely, Planet (2012-06-21). Bhutan Travel Guide (Country Travel Guide) (Kindle Locations 2510-2518). Lonely Planet. Kindle Edition. - Little Girl in Phobjika Valley
Phobjika Valley - MG 5442
SNEC 2018 - JPEG sLARGE L1007765
Hangzhou Cosplay Fair - JPEG sLARGE M2400036
Anji Campus - DSCF32691
- Hindu Temple in Singapore
Hindu Temple in Singapore - Water Lily in Xixi National Wetland Park
Xixi National Wetland Park (Chinese: 西溪国家湿地公园) is the first and only national wetland park in China, located at the west part of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, a total of 1,150 hectares (2,800 acres). The park is densely crisscrossed with six main watercourses, among which scatter various ponds, lakes and swamps. XiXi Wetland has a history of more than 1,800 years and an abundant cultural heritage. It’s the original site of Chinese South Opera; it has a traditional Dragon Boat Contest; it contains the vivid life of a water village, featuring silkworm feeding and silk production. The sights Hazy Fisher Village Is famous for the scenery of willow haze, mist and smoke from kitchen chimneys. Anchorage Thatching Seems like an island floating on water—it’s the origin of the name “ anchorage”. Autumn Snow Temple Gains its reputation from white bulrush flowers, which blossom in winter and dance in the sky, similar to snow in winter. Deep Pool Mouth Can only be reached by boat, and is the site of the annual Dragon Boat Contest. XiXi Thatching Was once famous collector Fen Mengzhen’s second house in the late Ming Dynasty, recording the artistic life of “ lying on water and tasting tea”. XiXi Plum Villa Has a taste of eremitic sentiment, because the plum is the symbol of the hermit in Chinese culture. Plum and Bamboo Manor Is concealed in the plum and bamboo bosks, where poets met in the Qing Dynasty. XiXi Water Attic Is the place for collecting books and reading, with the west part “ Blue Brook Study” and the east part “ Book Possession”. Wildlife Typical birds are: Little egret, wild geese, Common kingfisher, Mallard duck and Silver Pheasant. Aquatic animals are carp, chub, shrimp, eel and crab. Some of the vegetation includes: persimmon, willow, camphor, bamboo, mulberry, plum, peach, elm, nelumbo, maple, poplar and hibiscus. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) - Streets in TaoZhu (near Taizhou)
Taizhou (Chinese: 台州; pinyin: Tāizhōu, not Táizhōu; Taizhou dialect: T'e-tsiu), formerly T'ai-chow is an emerging city along the eastern coast of Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China facing the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean to the east. It lies 300 kilometres (190 mi) due south of Shanghai and is 230 kilometres (140 mi) from Hangzhou, the provincial capital. Administratively, it is a prefecture-level city and is bordered by Ningbo to the north, Wenzhou to the south, and Shaoxing, Jinhua, Lishui to the northwest, west and southwest respectively. (Source: en.wikipedia.org)