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TenOfTheMostBeautifulPlacesOfTheWorld
TenOfTheMostBeautifulPlacesOfTheWorld!
ByHasan⋅January16,2009⋅Postacomment
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Weliveinaworldblessedwithsightsthatarebeautifulbeyondwords.Everyhumanbeingprobablydreamsofvisitingatleastoneofthoseplacesintheirlifetime.Livinginmoderncitieswithhigh-risebuildings,wetendtomissoutonwhatMotherNaturehastoofferaswellassomeofthemostincredibleman-madestructuresbuiltthroughoutthecourseofhistory.
Lookattheplacesbelow,andyouwillseebeautythatfillstheeyeandwarmstheheart.Itwouldn’tbeappropriateorhumanlypossibletojustpickafewplacesfromthehugecollectionofamazingsightsaroundtheworldandcallthemthe“best.”
Theysaythat“beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder,”andthereareperhapsotherplacesthathavetouchedyourheart.Forthisreason,wedonotclaimtheplacesincludedinourlistarethebest,butratheramongthevastcollectionofthemostbeautifulplacesoftheworld.
Skarduvalley–Pakistan
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SkarduValleyispartoftheBaltistan.Baltistanisspreadoveranareaof26,000squarekilometres–justrightbelowthejaggedandglaciatedrampartsoftheKarakoram.OncepartofLaddakh,itwasknownasTibet-i-Khurd–LittleTibet.ArchaeologicalexplorationhasproventhatitwasencompassedbytheSilkTradeRoute.
Shangrila–Pakistan
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ShangrilaResortSkardu,alsoknownas“HeavenonEarth”,isnestledamongstsomeoftheworld’shighestpeaks.Itencirclestheheartshaped“KachuraLake”andissurroundedbyfruitladenorchardsandflowerfilledgardens.
LakeSaifulMuluk–Pakistan
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LakeSaifulMulukisalakelocatedatthenorthernendoftheKaghanValleynearNaran.AfairytalecalledSaifulMuluk,writtenbythefamoussufipoetMianMuhammadBakhsh,isassociatedwiththelake.ItisthestoryofprinceofPersiawhofellinlovewithafairyprincessatthelake.Theimpactofthelakebeautyisofsuchextentthatpeoplebelievethatfairiescomedowntolakeinfullmoon.
TheGrandCanyon,UnitedStates
美国大峡谷
AsteepgorgebytheColoradoRiver,ArizonaintheUnitedStates,theGrandCanyonhassometrulyenjoyablescenery.Itis277milesinlength,4to18milesinwidth,andaboutamiledeep.ScientistsbelievethatthecanyonwascreatedbytheColoradoRiveroverasixmillionyearperiod.
NativeAmericansbuiltsettlementsinthecaveswithinthecanyonbeforetheemigrationofEuropeans.ItwasalsoconsideredtobeasiteofpilgrimagebythePueblopeople.ThefirstrecordedvisittotheGrandCanyonbytheEuropeanswasin1869.Althoughitisnotthedeepestcanyonintheworld,itisknownforitsextremelylargesizeandbeautifullyintricatelandscape.TheGrandCanyonNationalParkissaidtobeoneofthefirstnationalparksintheUnitedStatesanditattractsmorethanfivemillionvisitorsayear.WeatherconditionsintheGrandCanyonvarygreatlybetweenseasonsaswellasvaryingatdifferentelevations.Whilewintersnowisexperiencedbythehigherforestedrims,theinnergorgehasadeserttemperaturebecauseofthelowelevation.
TheGreatBarrierReef,Australia
澳大利亚大堡礁
Oneofthenaturalwondersoftheworld,theGreatBarrierReefofftheeastcoastofAustraliaistheworld’slargestcoralreef.IthasthedistinctionofbeingplacedintheWorldHeritageaswellastheNationalHeritagelists.
Withmorethan600islandsandcoralcays,thereefcoversmorethan300,000sq.km.Coralsmakeupthereefsandcaysandareresponsibleforahugevarietyofsealifeinthereef—greenturtles,severalvarietiesofwhalesanddolphins,thedugong,about4000typesofmollusks,1500differentspeciesoffish,aswellasbeautifullycoloredbirdlifeencompassingatleast200species.TheGreatReefMarineParkisahugetouristattractionwithmillionsoftouristsvisitingtheareaeachyear.Sportingactivitiesincludereefsailing,scubadiving,andsnorkeling,amongstothers.
CapeTown,SouthAfrica
南非开普敦
Aptlycalled“Heavenonearth,”thisbeautifultownatthetipoftheAfricancontinent,withsmallroadssurroundedbyhugemountains,makesapersonfeelsmall;showinghowmarvelousanddominatingnaturecanactuallybe.
TheCapeDutchstylebuildingsdepictthearchitecturalheritageoftheplace.BeautyaboundsintheblackcloudsthatseemtopayhomagetoTableMountainatalltimes.CapePoint,SignalHill,Chapman’sPeakDrive,Victoria&AlfredWaterfront,RobbenIsland,RhodesMemorial,andthebeachesaresomeofthefamoustouristattractions.LocatedontheshoreofTableBay,CapeTownisfamousforitsnaturalfloralkingdomaswellasitsharbor.ThistownisoneofthemostpopulartouristattractionsofSouthAfricawithitswinetastingdaytrips,whalewatching,anddolphinwatching.
TajMahal,India
印度泰姬陵
TheTajMahalinIndiaisoneofthewondersoftheworldandisoneofthemostbeautifulmausoleumsconstructedbytheMughalemperor,ShahJahan,inmemoryofhisfavoritequeen,MumtazMahal.LocatedinAgra,whitemarblewasusedintheconstructionofthissymboloflove,andtheTajMahalisconsideredtobethepinnacleofMughalarchitecture.
Asthestorygoes,theemperorwasgrief-strickenwhenhelosthisbelovedthirdwife,MumtazMahal.Ittookthousandsofcraftsmenandartisans,andabouttwentyyearstoconstructit.Themasons,stonecutters,carvers,inlayers,calligraphers,painters,andotherswerebroughtfromthroughouttheentireempireaswellasfromIranandCentralAsia.Semi-preciousstoneswereusedforinlayornamentation.ItlaterbecamethemausoleumofShahJahantoo.Thisisahugetouristattractionwithonetotwomilliontouristsvisitingiteveryyear.
CanadianRockies,Canada
加拿大落基山脉
ThemajesticCanadianRockiesaretheCanadiansegmentoftheNorthAmericanRockyMountains.Theyareavisitor’swonderlandandtheplaygroundforwesternCanada.TheyareolderthantheAmericanRockiesandareformedfromoverthrusting.
TheCanadianRockieshousefivenationalparks,andfourofthosenationalparks(alongwithotherprovincialparks)combinetoformasingleUNESCOWorldHeritageSitethatconsistsofbeautifulmountainlandscapes,lakes,canyons,waterfalls,glaciers,peaks,limestonecaves,andfossils.MountRobsonisthehighestpeakoftheCanadianRockiesandclimbingitisconsideredachallenge.Thesebeautifulmountainsareahavenforhikersandwalkersalike.
MachuPicchu,Peru
秘鲁马丘比丘
MachuPicchuinPeru,whichmeans‘OldPeak,”isoneofthemostenigmaticancientsitesintheworld.Accordingtolegend,MachuPicchuwaslongagoconsideredtobeasacredplace.ThecreditforthecreationoftheextraordinarycitygoestotheIncapeoplewhohaveerectedmanystonestructuresandturnedtheplaceintoaworkofart.
TwothousandfeetabovetheUrubambariver,theseruinsconsistofbaths,temples,palaces,andabout150houses,allverywellpreserved.Thesegraygranitestructures,someofwhichweighmorethan50tons,aresoperfectlysculptedthattheyarenothinglessthanworksofarchitecturalgenius.TheywererediscoveredbyaYalearchaeologistin1911.Theetherealbeauty,workmanship,andhistoryoftheplaceattractsmillionsoftouristseachyear.
ThePyramids,Egypt
埃及金字塔
TheEgyptianpyramidsaremassivemonumentswithasquarebaseandfourtriangularsidesrisinguptoapoint.Thereisstillalotofcuriosity(andmanytheories)astohowthepyramidswereactuallyconstructed.
ItisgenerallybelievedthattheEgyptiansbeganconstructingthemafter2700B.C.andthattheywerebuiltastombsforthepharaohs.Themostwell-known(andthelargest)pyramidsofEgyptarethePyramidsatGizawhicharesaidtobethelargesteverbuilt.It’ssaidthattheGreatPyramidatGizatook23yearstocomplete,usingaworkforceofaround30,000people.About118pyramidshavebeenidentified,andtheyarepopularandintriguingtotouristsandhomeresearchersalike.
Petra,Jordan
约旦佩特拉
DescribedbytheUNESCOas“oneofthemostpreciousculturalpropertiesofman’sculturalheritage”,PetraisanarcheologicalsiteontheslopeofMountHor.Itisoneofthenewwondersoftheworldandisfamousforitsrock-cutarchitecture.
Thissitewaskepthiddenuntil1812whenitwasdiscoveredbyaSwissexplorer.ItwassaidtohavebeenpreparedbyGodfortheJewishpeople.PetraonceflourishedundertheRomanempirebutarapiddeclinebeganwiththeArabiantradebeingtakenelsewhere.Thenanearthquakecausedagreatdealofdestruction.Touristsfrequenttheplacetogetaglimpseoftheruinsofthisbeautifulcity.
GreatWallofChina,China
中国长城
Oneofthesevenwondersoftheworld,theGreatWallofChinaisaman-madestructurethatwasconstructedovertwothousandyearsagoandtookabout100yearstocomplete.Thevastnessofthisprojectbringstolighttheimmensecapabilitiesofman.
Theconstructionsstartedinthe5thCenturyB.C.Itisactuallynotasinglewall,butrathermanywallsputtogether,anditstretchesover4,000miles.ItwasconstructedtoprotecttheChineseEmpirefromtheXiongnupeopleinthenorth.Thewallwasinitiallybuiltofstone,grass,earth,andwood,butbrickswereusedoncetheproductionstarted.Itisbelievedthatabout2-3millionChinesediedduringtheconstructionproject.
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