The Modern Ghost Town

Ghost town ...In our mind would have imagined a city destroyed by natural disaster, war or other. But how, if there is a city full of tall buildings, artistic sculptures and also the wide roads and slippery (the city with modern design)? However, the city was very quiet with people or vehicles passing by ..

We'll talk about the Ordos, a city rich in coal mining in Mongolia.One of the district, Kangbashi known as a modern ghost town.Kangbashi designed to have more than 1 million people but still completely empty after the project was launched in 2004.


In six years, the authority has spent about $ 2.6 billion to transform the area into a postmodern metropolis with government tower, skyscraper museum, library, theater box sculptures, and luxury homes.


Despite the fact that almost all the infrastructure is complete, lack of schools, hospitals, taxis, high speed internet, cable TV and entertainment facilities, so that people become desperate to join in Kangbashi.

La Mano del Desierto

The last thing you expect to find in the middle of the driest desert on Earth is a work of art. But that's what you're gong to see, if you had to travel through the Atacama Desert in Chile.

Hand of the Desert (La Mano del Desierto) is a statue of 11-feet-high, in the form of hand, rose from the desert. Mano de Desierto is the work of Chilean sculptor Mario Irarrázabal, built in the early 1980s. This is financed by a local booster organization called Corporacion Pro Antofagasta.


"The hand rose from the sand" is very common theme in Mr. Irarrázabal work and he has two other similar statues big in the U.S. and Uruguay. We'll add them both to the list of weirdness, pretty soon.

The Rock Village..

Kandovan is the only village that was built entirely of stone, all the houses in the village are built of stone, stone that even 7 centuries old! Unique city of stone is located between the city Osku and Tabriz. The only hotel in this place is The Kandovan Tourism Cliff Hotel. The second most unique hotels in the world under the sole hotel from Cave of Turkey.

According to legend, the city population was first come, to escape pursuit by the Mongolian army. They run and dig hiding, in the volcanic rock cliffs and stay there, until even the danger had passed.Place initially as a hiding place developed into homes complete with kitchens, bathrooms, even a family gathering place. The houses in these villages using a glass with beautiful colors to the windows of their homes.

Once you approach the city Kandovan Osku or Tabriz, you will be greeted with a great view of the green leaves of trees, so you'll forget that you are in Iran is barren and dry. Closer and closer, you will be charmed by the unique form of house is incredibly beautiful.

In every part of this city, there are various signs that offer a visit to one house with certain costs. Several houses have been converted into stables or aviary. But a lot of houses completely untouched by modernization, make you nostalgic atmosphere of life will carry over 7 centuries ago.

Population Kandovan profession mostly farmers or herders Lamb, but the source of their income comes from tourism. They realize the great potential of their ancient homes and begin to learn to live together with the travelers from all over the world.

Visitors can choose to sleep in Kandovan Tourism Cliff Hotel 5 star, and is located in the center of the village, or in one of resident's house, provided you can speak of Persia. Along the river, which divides the village from the rock, there are many cafes, where you can sit and enjoy a cup of coffee or a glass of cold juice Zam-zam, with gentle breezes, the scent of roses filled with fragrance.

Ha Long Bay

If you go to Hanoi, Vietnam, Ha Long Bay is a resort that must be visited. All hotels and travel agencies in Hanoi must have put a tour to Ha Long Bay as a first choice.

Ha Long bay was the site of the natural wonders of the lagoon (lake) surrounded by approximately 1900 large and small islands in the Tonkin Gulf region (140 km north of Hanoi). In the area, spread a lot of rocks of various sizes that make it unique and very beautiful. Ha Long Bay is one of the wonders of the world are preserved by UNESCO. Even touted as the 8th wonder of the world.

 

Snake Temple

Perhaps, this is the only temple in a world filled with snakes. The temple was named "Snake Temple", and is located in Penang, Malaysia, is home to not only the Bhikshu but also for snakes and even rattlesnake.

Located in Sungai Kluang, Penang. Snake Temple is also known by the name of Cloud Temple (Temple of the Azure Cloud or Pure Cloud Temple) as a tribute to the beautiful clouds. Thousands of people came to the snake temple every year, and they do not interfere on the presence of these venomous snakes around the temple. According to legend, Chor Soo Kong Bhikshu once gave shelter to a snake, which later came another streamer to these temples.

 


Unfortunately the number of snakes in the temple is now much reduced because the process of urbanization. Snakes were reportedly made dizzy by the scent of incense burning in the temple. Although some tourist, but to enter the temple are the visitors do not bear any cost or free.

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Lengkuas Island..

The Province of Bangka Belitung, save a lot of charm of the beach, one located at Lengkuas Island. Here, you will find a clean stretch of beach with beautiful views of the island is marked by a lighthouse that stood firm.

The lighthouse is an inherent identity with Lengkuas Island. Built in 1882 by the Dutch colonial government, the old lighthouse that serves as the guiding light for ships that pass. Lighthouse has 12 floors with windows on every floor. This gives opportunities to those who visit to enjoy the many beautiful and varied scenes from inside the lighthouse. When located on the top floor, you can see the scenery is fantastic, especially the ocean view from all directions. From the lighthouse, a large granite look like pebbles. Meanwhile the wind and the smell of the sea makes the perfect atmosphere.

Besides the beautiful scenery of the lighthouse, many people come here to dive, enjoy the coral reefs, and eating grilled fish and drinking coconut water. Not difficult to islands located off the coast of Kelayang Cape, precisely in the northern village of Tanjung Binga. It only takes about 30 minutes by boat from the coast of Kelayang Cape to reach a tourist attraction located in District Sijuk. 

During the journey to the island, you can enjoy the beautiful ocean view and also other islands close to the Lengkuas Island, such as Bird Island, Pig Island, Pengadaran Island, Javan Island, Monkey Island and the Island of porridge. If you are interested, the first step that must be done is to determine the date of departure. Do not need much thought because the island is indeed worth visiting. 

 

Indian Lake Palace

Indian Lake Palace is a luxury hotel with 83 rooms and 17 suites decorated with white marble walls of the net. Located on the basis of extensive experience with 4 hectares (16 000 m2) in Jag Niwas Island in Lake Pichola, Udaipur, India.

This place is very famous and much visited by celebrities, but now the situation is sad, because India Lake Palace lost the lake, after the drought that hit the lake.
This drought is unprecedented.

 

La Tomatina in Valencia Spain

La Tomatina is a festival with food fights, held in August every year in the town of Buñol in the region of Valencia Spain.

Tens of thousands of participants come from all over the world to fight in a brutal battle where more than one hundred tons of ripe tomatoes dumped on the streets.

There are about 20.000 to 50.000 tourists who come to participate in this tomato war.
To protect the edge stores where tomatoes this war, the owners have used the plastic cover in front of its stores.

The world's largest Swimming Pool

For people who do not know, would not be surprised if this area is the swimming pool water, because this pool, looked like a sea because it was so broad. Is a swimming pool in San Alfonso del Mar, a swimming pool is defined as the largest pool in the world. The swimming pool is situated in the territory of Algarrobo in Chile.
The length of the pool, from one end to reach 1000 yards, while also reaching depths of 115 feet or 40 meters. To meet this swimming pool with water required approximately 66 million gallons of water.

 
The main source of this pool of water, derived from sea water, which has been previously filtered through a pipe, so it was no longer salty. to control all this swimming pool, a variety of advanced technologies has been prepared by managers, such as computer monitoring, regulating water temperature, as well as hundreds of guides who are ready to help and helping with you if necessary.

Xuan Kong Temple

Xuan Kong Temple, situated at the foot of the mountain on top of a steep cliff. Mountain high and steep here, the two sides perpendicular to hundreds of meters, the rugged and steep cliff like a hatchet and knife hemisphere, only slightly concave in its center.

Xuan Kong Temple has utilized only a foothold, and then build it in the midst of high cliffs and steep, it also can be said is built on a very steep cliff. Xuan Kong Temple in the midst of building a temple hanging clouds, this must be very deep significance.

In year 23, the Tang Dynasty (735 years), where after the Great poet Li Bai, Temple tour to enjoy the beauty of Xuan Kong, has written two words "Chuang Guan" (the magnificent scenery) above a rock cliff. Xuan Kong Temple with breathtaking construction and shape are very unique, then crowned as champion of the 18 views of Mount Heng.

Xuan Kong Temple structure is very delicate and beautiful, all wooden temple supported by upright and horizontal. All the milestones that serve as a buffer block is called a flat iron pole, by using the local results are typical of a similar kind of pine tree, and then processed into a rectangular block, then plugged deep into hard rock. It is said that wood has been soaked with oil milestone Tung wood that has weathered the anti function.
Moreover, each of an upright wooden sticks that can not be denied services as well. All wood placement has been through a very careful calculation, to be sure so could prop the whole construction Xuan Kong Temple. 

It was said that there was a wooden pole that serves as a drag load, there used to balance the level of the attic room, there are certain expenses that must be added on top of it just might develop a buffer effect, if it is empty and no added weight whatsoever, it can not borrow strength to prop.

This unique principle very difficult dibanyangkan by theories of modern science. So when viewed from a distance the people named as the Xuan Kong Temple: Three pieces of horses are hung in the air.  

It was said, Xuan Kong Temple built by a monk named Liao Ran during the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534 years), and until now has been more than 1400 years. Even though it has been renovated and is often shaken by earthquakes, but the entire structure is still good, no damage. It can be said as a miracle in the history of the building.

But what makes people think about is building Xuan Kong Temple was not built according to design as usual. For people who occupied the Temple of Xuan Kong there is also a prerequisite, and this condition is natural, not made by humans.

For those who cowardly did not dare stay in the place of clouds. Xuan Kong Temple hall attic has more than 40 rooms. The top and bottom connected by a spiral staircase, if walking on a wooden ladder, so people seem to tread on the front of heads of people in the back.  

Between the central pavilion and the pavilion side, there is a road sign, then step on vibrate and generate sound krek, through a slit board can still be seen hundreds of meters deep ravines, to make people shocked and scared. But for monks who clean heart and mind, they will not feel afraid. If viewed from the thoughts of people now, because now everything rests on the theory of scientific proof, then how dare stay up there?

But for monks, because they believe in the Buddha: "There is a Buddhist protect", and "life has been predestined," and other thoughts, then they will not look at life and death was so heavy, the people who lived in the temple felt "there was Buddha so that their hearts be calm". All this clearly shows a different concept. Make people feel more should be amazed at the design conception and the choice of location.  

"Building a temple on top of the cliff", this proposal, if initiated now, it will most likely be rejected by modern scientists. Modern scientific theory holds, that is dried in the wind and sun, or changes in the natural environment, may be peeling a mountain of physical, weathering, landslides and other crises. Actually, if the scientist using the modern theory probably would not have this kind of thinking.

But Liao Ran Monk has emerged the idea, why did he dare to think this way? He is a man who Xiulian (cultivated and training), he knows the true principles of nature, he has the knowledge and higher understanding of the universe.
He's probably thinking: "Buddha can protect people who believe in Buddhism," "Mountains exist that deal with the Mountain Gods" etc.. So he did not think there is something physical mountain hazards, although there was also able to avoid danger, "converting misfortune into fortune, found difficulties to be lucky!"

Actually, Xuan Kong Temple has been proved that the monks and the people who Xiulian this would have beliefs that straight Buddha. If there is no assurance that straight against the Buddhist law, it can be said is basically impossible to build a temple on top of a steep high cliffs and steep.  

Liao Ran Monk during the Northern Wei Dynasty, it is the time where the Buddha's teachings can be grown extensively in China, the people at that time was also determined to be not able to get the lessons of modern science, the background of this history should not be ignored.

So seen from this side, the person who Xiulian, the law of Buddha is also true of people who master the real science, the law of Buddha is also a real science, certainly with a sincere desire.   

"Temple-dependent" This certainly will be the same as mercury lamps, illuminated the hearts of all people, giving encouragement to people to explore the world, which is still unknown.   

  

The first energy-producing city in the world ..

Sonnenschiff a town of Freiburg, Germany, has advantages not possessed by other cities. Sustainable city, can meet their own needs for energy, through solar power designs are brilliant and lots of photovoltaic panels are directed in the right direction. Sounds like a simple strategy - but the architects are often less prioritize the installation of solar power.

Designed by Rolf Disc, Sonnenschiff (Solar Ray Machine) and Solarsiedlung (Solar Ray Village), emphasize the production of energy from beginning to incorporate a series of solar power generator on the roof. The buildings there were also constructed in accordance Passivhaus standard, which allows the project to produce four times as much energy than necessary.

These houses, has a simple shed roof, which hung to allow sunlight in winter, and shade the building from the sun in the summer. The rooftop also has a rainwater recycling system which irrigates the gardens and the supplying of water to the toilet.

Blank World's Tallest Building

If Dr. Evil is real, he would need a hiding place, and the most likely hiding place is Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea. This giant monolith has 105 floors, but without any windows. Height is 330 meters the hotel, has 3000 rooms, and planned to have seven restaurants and round, but unfortunately was never completed.

Many newspapers, which estimates the cost of construction amounted to $ 750 million - 2% of the domestic income of North Korea - and its construction stopped in 1992 due to lack of fees, less electricity, and starvation. The building itself was finished, but do not have windows, equipment and other supplies - that make it as Blank World's Tallest Building! Actually, this building is the tallest building in North Korea and the 18th highest in the world, and if construction is completed, it will become the world's tallest hotel.

After 18 years the hotel is coming to life again. Egypt's Orascom Group has started to renew the floor of the tower. The company has put glass panels in the framework of concrete and installed telecommunications antennas. The cost is estimated at $ 2 million to complete the hotel, equivalent to 10% of North Korea's domestic revenues.