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2011-12-15T00:19:00.000-08:00

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Wat Pa Maha Chedio Kaew temple

2008-12-12T00:29:00.000-08:00

The Wat Pa Maha Chedio Kaew temple has found a way to bottle-up Nirvana, literally. The temple, which sits in Thailand’s Sisaket province, roughly 370 miles northeast of Bangkok is made of more than a million recycled glass bottles. True to its nickname, “Wat Lan Kuad” or “Temple of Million Bottles” features glass bottles throughout the premises of the temple, including the crematorium, surrounding shelters, and yes – even the toilets. There’s an estimated 1.5 million recycled bottles built into the temple, and as you might have guessed, they are committed to recycling more. After all, the more bottles they get, the more buildings they are able to construct.

The bottle-collection-turned-building started in 1984, when the monks used them to decorate their shelters. The shiny building material attracted more people to donate more bottles, until eventually they had enough to build the temple standing today. Bottle caps are also integrated as decorative mosaic murals. Going beyond use of glass as a sustainable building material, the bottle bricks don’t fade, let natural light into the space and are surprisingly easy to maintain. So if you’re looking to find Nirvana in a bottle, you might want to consider making a stop at the Wat Pa Maha Kaew Temple.

恒山悬空寺　The Hanging Temple, China.

2008-02-25T05:14:00.000-08:00

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The Hanging Temple 悬空寺
吊在半空中的恒山悬空寺，怀疑为什么会有人跑去那样的环境建庙
好玩？

The Hanging Temple (simplified Chinese: 悬空寺; traditional Chinese: 懸空寺; pinyin: Xuánkong Sì) is a temple built into a cliff near Mount Heng in the province of Shanxi. The closest city is Datong, 65 kilometers to the northwest. Along with the Yungang Grottoes, the Hanging Temple is one of the main tourist attractions and historical sites in the Datong area. Built more than 1400 years ago, this temple is unique not only for its location on a sheer precipice but also because it includes Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian elements.

更多解释（华文）
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华丽的撒哈拉 Sahara Dessert, Algeria

2007-07-29T13:23:00.001-07:00

华丽的撒哈拉 Sahara Dessert, Algeria

突然, 我明白为什么三毛要去撒哈拉.

奇怪的蘑菇石
An artichoke-shaped yardang (feature caused by wind erosion) in the Tassili Ahaggar.The 'pedestal' effect is created by wind-blown sand whose cutting force is strongest near ground level.

丝绸般的华丽沙漠
Sand dunes stretch to the horizon in the vast dune sea known as the Grand Erg Occidental.

俄国童话里的教堂 Russian

2007-07-27T06:22:00.001-07:00

Church of Trasfiguration, Kizhi

Church of resurrection of Chirst, St.Peterburg, Moscow

St Basil Cathedral the blesses, Moscow

Borovitskaya tower, kremlin

Church of Holy Virgin, Saratov, Volga

New Jerusalem Monastery, Istra, Moscow

St.Nicholas Wooden Church

Tchesme Church

Peter and Paul Cathedral

俄国童话里的教堂 Russian, Moscow.

也门的奇妙建筑 Yemen

2007-07-27T05:03:00.000-07:00

Shibam (Ariel)

Shibam in desert

Old Walled City in Shibam
The old walled city of Shibam in the Wadi Hadramaut is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Thula Ancient Walled

Daral Al-Hajal Palace

Saana

Bab al-yaman Gate, Sanna

也门的奇妙建筑 Yemen
也门沙漠中的奇怪建筑, 古老,现代,都一样独特.

Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亚的大嘴美女

2007-07-27T03:56:00.001-07:00

Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亚(非洲东部国家)

Mursi women with clay lip plate.
喜欢衔瓷碟在嘴里的埃塞俄比亚Mursi族，嘴巴越大越漂亮。
我疑惑的是，拿下碟子过后，他们的嘴巴是什么样子的?