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Monday, July 23, 2012

Panjin Red Beach, China

The Red Beach is located in the Liaohe River Delta, about 30 kilometer southwest of Panjin City in China. The beach gets its name from its appearance, which is caused by a type of sea weed that flourishes in the saline-alkali soil. The weed that start growing during April or May remains green during the summer.

In autumn, this weed turns flaming red, and the beach looks as if it was covered by an infinite red carpet that creates a rare red sea landscape. Most of the Red Beach is a nature reserve and closed to the public. Only a small, remote, section is open for tourists.
















Thursday, July 12, 2012

9 Places to See Before They Slip Away!


Dead Sea - The giant lake's water level has sunk more than 80 feet
(25 meters) in the past 40 years due to water diversion. Bordering 
Jordan, Israel, and the West Bank, the Dead Sea already sits in the
lowest place on Earth. 

Kyoto, Japan - The machiya, which date to Japan's Edo Period
(1603 to 1867), once functioned as both houses and workplaces for 
Kyoto's merchant class.

Solomon Islands --Black-tipped reef sharks swarm Tetapare, the largest uninhabited tropical island in the Southern Hemisphere.

Glacier National Park, Montana --Montana's Glacier National Park 
may soon face an identity crisis: Some scientists have predicted the 
park will be glacier free by 2020 due to climate change.

Bhutan --As long-isolated Bhutan embraces the outside world, there's
a "balancing act" the Buddhist country has to strike between tourism and 
historic traditions, noted the World Monument Fund's Avrami. 

Atlantic Forest, South America --Shown abutting the Brazilian city 
of Belo Horizonte in 2004, the species-rich Atlantic Forest originally
spanned 520,000 square miles (1.35 million square kilometers) in Brazil, 
Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay.

Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania --They've been around for at least 
10,000 years, but Mount Kilimanjaro's glaciers (pictured) have shrunk 
by 80 percent in roughly the past century, according to the UN.

The Everglades, Florida --The Everglades has had its share of troubles,
from invasive pythons to polluted waters to damaging recreation practices.

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Norway

Norway is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy with a total area of 385,252 square kilometres (148,747 sq mi) and a population of about 5 million. It is the second least densely populated country in Europe. The capital city of Norway is Oslo.

Norway is popular for stunning and dramatic scenery and landscape. The west coast of southern Norway and the coast of northern Norway present some of the most visually impressive coastal sceneries in the world. National Geographic has listed the Norwegian fjords as the top tourist attraction in the world.

The 2012 Environmental Performance Index put Norway in third place, based on the environmental performance of the country's policies.

















Monday, July 2, 2012

Natural Beauty of Wind River Range in Wyoming, USA

The range of Wind River is a real range of from 100 miles long in the western mountains of Wyoming. It is part of the Rocky Mountains.

Gannett Peak, the highest in Wyoming at 13,804 feet (4207 m), is included in this range. Gannett Peak can be climbed in a walk of 4-6 days, and are not recommended for beginners. The Wind River Range is part of two national forests: the Shoshone National Forest and the Bridger-Teton National Forest.