Saturday 27 August 2011

Taipei, Taiwan

Taroko National Park (Chinese: pinyin: Guoji Tàilǔgé Gongyuan, Pe-oe-ji: Taroko kok-ka kong-HNG) is one of seven national parks in Taiwan and was appointed by the Taroko Gorge, the Gorge Historic Park. The park covers the city of Taichung, Nantou County and Hualien.

The park was originally created as Taroko Taroko Tsugitaka-Tsugitaka Kokuritsu Koen) by the Governor General of Taiwan on December 12, 1937, Taiwan is part of the Empire of Japan. After the rule of Japan's defeat in World War II, the Republic of China took over Taiwan. The government of the ROC then deleted Park August 15, 1945. It was not until November 28, 1986 the park was restored.

Views include:

* Tunnel Jiuqu Dong nine towers, right)

* Eternal Spring Shrine Changchun, photo below)

* Cave Swallow

* Jinheng Park

* The Bridge of Mother Nature

* Tiansiang

* Precipice Jhueilu

* Lioufang Bridge

* Yu the Great Hill

* Buluowan

Taroko Gorge National Park, Taiwan

Taroko National Park (Chinese: pinyin: Guoji Tàilǔgé Gongyuan, Pe-oe-ji: Taroko kok-ka kong-HNG) is one of seven national parks in Taiwan and was appointed by the Taroko Gorge, the Gorge Historic Park. The park covers the city of Taichung, Nantou County and Hualien.

The park was originally created as Taroko Taroko Tsugitaka-Tsugitaka Kokuritsu Koen) by the Governor General of Taiwan on December 12, 1937, Taiwan is part of the Empire of Japan. After the rule of Japan's defeat in World War II, the Republic of China took over Taiwan. The government of the ROC then deleted Park August 15, 1945. It was not until November 28, 1986 the park was restored.

Views include:

* Tunnel Jiuqu Dong nine towers, right)

* Eternal Spring Shrine Changchun, photo below)

* Cave Swallow

* Jinheng Park

* The Bridge of Mother Nature

* Tiansiang

* Precipice Jhueilu

* Lioufang Bridge

* Yu the Great Hill

* Buluowan

Taiwan beach

Kenting National Park is a national park located in the Hengchun Peninsula of Pingtung County, Taiwan, covering Hengchun, and municipal Manjhou Checheng. Founded on January 1, 1984, is the oldest park in southern Taiwan and the country, covering the south of the island of Taiwan. Administered by the Department of Interior Executive Yuan, the National Park is famous for its tropical climate and sunshine, scenic mountains and the beach, Spring Scream festival rock the band is held every March, and has long been one of Popular tourist places in Taiwan.

Friday 26 August 2011

Tea plantation in Sri Lanka

Tea production in Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon, is of great importance for the economy and the global market. The country is the fourth largest producer of tea industry is one of the country's main sources of foreign exchange and an important source of income for workers, tea accounting for 15% of GDP, generates about 700 million dollars. In 1995, Sri Lanka was the world's largest exporter of tea (instead of the producer), with 23% of world exports, but has since been overtaken by Kenya. The tea industry employs, directly or indirectly, more than 1 million people in Sri Lanka, and in 1995, directly employing 215,338 in tea plantations and haciendas. Humidity, low temperatures and precipitation in the central highlands of the country, creates a climate that encourages the production of high quality tea. The industry has brought to the country in 1867 by James Taylor, British settlers arrived in 1852.

Fireworks over Seoul, South Korea

Happy American Independence Day, everyone! I'm probably on the outside near a barbecue in a park near my apartment right now than I expected this post to automatically publish today. If you are American, and Korea, enjoy the videos on the fireworks

One of the best for last: allegedly, the largest July 4 fireworks display in America

Jeju Island waterfall, South Korea

Jeju-do (transliterated Korean for Jeju Province, short form of Jeju Special Autonomous Province of Cheju Island) is the only special autonomous province in South Korea, situated on and coincide with the largest island of the country. Jeju-do lies in the Korea Strait, southwest of the province of Jeollanam-do, which was a play before it became a separate province in 1946. Its capital is the city of Jeju.

The island contains the Natural World Heritage Site of Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava.

Walkway in Busan, South Korea

Busan (Busan officially) written above Pusan ​​(Korea pronunciation: [Pusan ​​is the second largest in South Korea after Seoul, with a population of 3.6 million.The metropolitan area (including adjacent cities Gimhae and Yangsan) Population 4,399,515 in 2010. This is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world. The city is located at the southern end of the Korean peninsula. The city with the highest density of construction are in a series of narrow valleys between the Nakdong River and Suyeong River, with mountains separating some of the districts. Administratively, it is designated as a metropolitan city. The Busan metropolitan area is divided into 15 major administrative districts and one county.

Busan was the host city of 2002 Asian Games and APEC 2005 Korea. It 'was also one of the host cities for 2002 FIFA World Cup, and is a center of international conventions in Korea. 14. November 2005, the city has officially announced his candidacy to host 2020 Summer Olympics.

Busan is home to department stores in the world, and Shinsegae Centum City is conducting a series of projects multi-skyscrapers, including the Solomon Tower (108 floors, 418m), Haeundae Resort Tour (108 on the ground 478m), soil-110, 510-supertall Lotte Super Tower, which is the favorite to become the third tallest building in 2013 after Burj Dubai and Taipei 101 in Taipei, Taiwan.