Ten Of The Most Beautiful Places Of The World.docx

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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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