569. Merry Christmas

 

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566. Old Shanghai

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563. The Jade Mountain

 Yushan (Chinese: 玉山; pinyin: Yùshān; literally "Jade Mountain"), also Mount Yu is the highest mountain in Taiwan and the fourth highest mountain on an island. In the past, Yushan was known among English-speaking expats and missionaries as Mount Morrison, thought to have been named in honor of the 19th century missionary Robert Morrison. Today, the mountain is referred to as Yushan or Jade Mountain. The highest point of Yushan range, Yushan, is 3,952 metres above sea level. Yushan was once in the ocean and raised to the current height because the Eurasian Plate slid under the neighboring Philippine Sea Plate.  The ocean waters off Taiwan's east coast are deep; in fact, submarine slopes plunge down to the Pacific Ocean at a grade of 1:10 and the ocean reaches a depth of more than 4,000 metres about 50 kilometres from the coast

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561. China

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558. Multi attractions from Taiwan

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546. South Korea

 

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542. Taiwan

 

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538. Koryakskaya Sopka

 

 Koryakskaya Sopka (Russian: Коря́кская со́пка) is a volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's far east. It lies within sight of Kamchatka Krai's administrative center, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Together with neighbouring Avachinsky, it has been designated a Decade Volcano, worthy of particular study in light of its history of explosive eruptions and proximity to populated areas. Koryaksky lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire, at a point where the Pacific Plate is sliding underneath the Eurasian Plate at about 80 mm/year. A wedge of mantle material lies between the subducting Pacific Plate and the overlying Eurasian Plate is the source of dynamic volcanism over the whole Kamchatka Peninsula.  The volcano has probably been active for tens of thousands of years. Geological records indicate that there have been three major eruptions in the last 10,000 years, at 5500 BC, 1950 BC and 1550 BC. These three eruptions seem to have been mainly effusive, generating extensive lava flows.

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529. Alishan sacred tree

 The Alishan Sacred Tree is one of the most notable Alishan attractions. The tree is located at the Sacred Tree (Shenmu) Railway Station with an elevation over 2000 meters above sea level. The Sacred Tree is known as Shenmu in Mandarin with an age over 3,000 years. This giant tree and dozens of younger generations of giant trees are one of the top five Alishan must-see sceneries along with sunrise, sunset, forest railway, and sea of clouds.

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527. China

 

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519. Taiwan Hot Air Balloon Festival

June 29 - September 02, 2012

 Taiwan's first hot-air balloon festival was held from July 1 to August 31, 2011 at Luye Goutai, Taitung County. For the first year, we invited pilots from the United States, Canada, Switzerland, New Zealand, India, Thailand and Dubai. They were all stunned with the views of the sites and the natural beauty of Taitung. The event has attracted more than 350,000 people from Japan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan to visit and experience. It sure has become Taiwan's most popular summer tourism activities in 2011. Every balloon team can choose the period that is convenient to them during the festival. Each team shall attend the festival at least 7 days.

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518. Central Fire Station

 The Central Fire Station (Chinese: 中央消防局) is the oldest existing fire station in Singapore, and is located at Hill Street in the Museum Planning Area, within the Central Area, Singapore's central business district.

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505. The Jiuyi Mountains

 The Jiuyi Mountains are a mountain range of China in Hunan province on the border with Guangdong.

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504. Japan

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497. Houtong Cat village

 Houtong is a small town full of history. For those railway fans, this town offers a few good spots to watch trains going to or coming from the eastern part of Taiwan.  For those traveling with cameras, you will find dozens of cats to shoot at in this town.

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488.Adiantum americanum

 

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475. Turkey

 Lovely scenery from Turkey

469. Postal Museum

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467. Mount Tsukuba

 Mount Tsukuba is an 877 m mountain located near Tsukuba, Japan. It is one of the most famous mountains in Japan, particularly well known for its double peaks, Nyotai-san 877 m and Nantai-san 871 m. Many people climb the so-called "purple mountain" every year for the panoramic view of the Kantō plain from the summit. On clear days the Tōkyō skyline, Lake Kasumigaura and even Mount Fuji are visible from the mountain top. Most mountains in Japan are volcanic, but Mount Tsukuba is composed of non-volcanic rocks such as granite and gabbro. The area surrounding the mountain is known to produce beautiful granite, and many rock quarries still mine it today.

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457. Mt. Fuji

 Mt. Fuji  from Mitsu Pass, early morning

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