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- One of Vietnam’s two UNESCO natural world heritage sites ascended to second place in Group G in the voting for the New 7 Wonders of Nature on May 4.
Ha Long Bay surpassed the Great Barrier Reef of Australia to take the position, ranking behind Bangladesh’s Cox Bazar beach.

Voting will continue until July 7 this year and the N7W Panel of Experts will choose finalists for short-listing.

In July 2009, 21 sites will be chosen to enter the next stage of voting.

The final round of voting will take place between 2010 and 2011, during which the New7Wonders World Tour will visit all 21 sites. The New7Wonders of Nature will eventually be unveiled in the summer of 2011.

Post the article by http://vietnamfreedomtour.com

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- Please vote for the Philippines Underground river

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Girl crying tears instead of a stone




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- The birth of a child of his heart outside his ches





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Check them out at: 7 Underwater Wonders

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Over the last fifteen years I have travelled to more then 85 natural and/or historical & cultural sites of the 851 cites currently inscribed on the WHList.

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- philippine travel blog about the top 10 places that travelers stumbled upon. my eyes are set now on bohol in the philippines. anybody know this place? maybe none. yet. or bohol will not be on the list. got a room at the paragayo hotel in bohol and looking forward to that day in january when i try to see if the list can be a source of "emerging destinations." will post updates hopefully.

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Khajuraho originally had 85 temples, but only 25 now stand in varying states of preservation. Most of sculptures in the temples are identical in shape and designs made of sandstone brought from Panna on the east bank of Ken River. The sculptures are divided into five broad categories. First cult-images, second family and associated with it, third categories apsaras (beautiful heavenly women), fourth of domestic scenes, teachers, disciples dancers and musicians and finally fifth animals and beasts.

Ancient Indian Art and ritual practices were based on the reality of life involving Karma (destiny) and Kama (carnal ecstasy) together. The belief was fulfillment of both functions, way to attain moksha (spiritual way to heaven). And Moksha was the ultimate objective of human being. Moksha means to them was success of birth on earth. Fulfillment of sexual and spiritual act was the path towards the objective of life on earth.



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- World Heritage List and was amazed at the huge numbers of such properties (851) which are considered to have outstanding universal value. To me, some of these are as incredible as any of the more famous 7 Wonders.

I definitely plan to view this list prior to going on future travels to see which sites I can include in my journey. The last such site I saw was the Dazu stone carvings in Chongqing China which thoroughly impressed me

What are some UNESCO Heritage sites you have seen and would recommend?

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The City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia

City of Arts and Sciences - photos and info

Does a Wonder have to be ancient? This contest is an exciting project amongst the now enormous travelling community on the planet, but it does take after the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. And as far as I remember most of those Wonders were very much contemporary to the historians who recorded them. Most of them were an embodiment of progress and contemporary civilisation, so how come Sydney Opera House is in the list and CAS isn't??

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- Earth & Sky. Has anyone heard this before?

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- I happened to come across the selection of New Seven World's Wonder in this website. http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=426

I am highly interested in knowing your ideas on this selection. Which are the countries/places that you think that worth to be declared as the new seven wonders ??

Let's do some brainstorming.

Cheers,
Kim
Sharing Makes Life Happening!!
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you can view the photo gallary of www.chinatourmap.com\photo.htm

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Amasya served as a centre of religion in the Hittite period. In the Hellenistic age, it was the capital city of the kingdom. Later, Amasya became the center of culture in which scholars, scientists, artists, poets lived. Princes used to be trained and educated here. Well-known historical figures like Geographer Strabon, Murat II, Bayezid II, Yavuz Sultan Selim, the master of calligraphers Seyh Hamdullah, the famous physician Sabuncuzade Serafettin and the first Ottoman poetess Mihri Hatun had been trained in Amasya. In the course of history, the city has become a source of inspiration for many writers, poets and artists.

Amasya also played an important role during the War of Independence (1919-1922). The idea of the foundation of the Modern Turkish Republic was first mentioned here in a written document; The Amasya Notice (22 June 1919), which was the first step taken towards the foundation of the republic and the famous statement "Independence of the nation will be realized by its self-determination" was made here also.

In Amasya, one can see the remnants of the Hellenistic, the Roman, the Byzantine, the Seljuk, the ilhanid and the Ottoman civilizations, as well as many important remains belonging to the first years of the Republic of Turkey. The museums of this historical city contain cultural treasures, remained from many civilizations. Amasya is endowed with historical and cultural opulence, and the city is also very rich of natural beauties; thermal springs around Amasya are very famous. Amasya Yaliboyu Houses are the best instances of Ottoman architecture. These buildings usually have two storeys and they are now being restored by a foundation called AKTAV. (The Foundation of Protecting Cultural and Natural wealth).

Amasya is also famous for its apples, cherries, peaches and okra. If you would like to enjoy the beautiful nature with the city's deeply rooted cultural tradition, then Amasya is one of the most exciting places for you. Here, our friendly people will welcome you.

Amasya

KING'S VALLEY
Rock Tombs of The Kings
These tombs were carved in limestone and are located on the southern foots of Harsena Mountain. They belong to the Hellenistic period. Strabon, the well-known geographer, claims that the tombs belong to Pontic kings. There are eighteen tombs in this King's Valley. There are 18 rock tombs in this valley. One of the famous tombs is called "Aynali Magara" (the cave with the mirror) and it is known that it used to be a chapel. Inside the cave, it is possible to see the grave hole on the right wall. On the left wall, detailed figures of Virgin Mary and the Twelve Apostles are drawn in brown and red, which is a characteristic feature of Byzantine art.

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AMASYA HOUSES
Plans of the old Amasya houses reflect all the special features of the Turkish house architecture. The history of the houses date back to 1850's.

Houses were generally constructed on a base with brick filled wooden bands. Upper covering was mostly cardle shaped and covered with corrugated alaturka tiling. The houses were designed in garden with a courtyard. Antrerooms determined the plans of the houses.

The storeys and the rooms were determined by horizontal and vertical lines; overhangs had great importance in design of frontal arrangements .

The windows are in guillotine style and in some houses there are window-lattices in front of the windows.

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What made me think about Petra is that the Canadian Museum of Civilization is about to open up an exhibit on Petra. Considering that the most amazing parts of Petra aren't exactly portable I'm interested to see what the exhibit will be like.

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I reckon these are amazing - not built up from the ground, but dug out into the ground.

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Truly one of the most remarkable, imposing, and beautiful buildings ever built.
I just stared at it for hours, then I did the kora around it, staring at it, then I went inside, and felt like crying for the ghostly feel of a loss of majesty that haunts the walls. Yet it keeps its grandeur all the same.

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I learned to dive here and loved it. Only once I had dived elsewhere did I realize just how spectacular it was!

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- All these temples is located in Angkor area,capital city of Cambodia between 9-15 century,which is the world's largest ancient temple site,became one of the world heritage site since 1992 until nowdays (Angkor area is over 100000 acres).
Anyway if anyone want to know the useful information for travelling in Cambodia and Angkor History,please exlpore the website : www.amazingangkor.com

I'm sure that you will get alot of adventages from exploring it !!

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