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Friday, April 11, 2014

To Sua Ocean Trench in Samoa

The independent state of Samoa, is an island nation located in the South Pacific. Formally know as Western Samoa, it become independence from New Zealand in 1962, The two main island of Samoa are Upolu and Savai'i one of the biggest islands in Polynesia.

To Sua Ocean Treach is a beautiful swimming and tourist spot located in Lotofaga village, on the south coast of Upolu island. To Sua Ocean Treach is a real heaven which is existing on earth, To Sua mean "Great Blue Hole" is actual big hole. This big hole lake was formed in the crater of an extinct volcano, with surrounding by thick wall of rain-forest and the ruins of land has left the depth of 30 meters and forming a giant hole, which is connects with the ocean though the lava tube canals. The site is surrounded by beautiful and colorful natural gardens, which makes for an ideal holiday destination for nature enthusiasts. 

To Sua Ocean Trench in Samoa
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To Sua Ocean Trench in Samoa
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To Sua Ocean Trench in Samoa
Image by Flickr user Deepak Rajput

To Sua Ocean Trench in Samoa
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To Sua Ocean Trench in Samoa
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Butterfly Valley

Butterfly Valley, which is located near the town of Fethiye, south-west Turkey. The Butterfly Valley near Fethiye is a hidden gem of Turkeys Turquoise Coast. The south of Ölüdeniz and 30 km south of FethiyeFaralya was known simply as the "village on the cliffs of the Butterfly Valley" until recently, when travelers start to take a deeper look to the village. The village itself is quite a pleasant sight to see, with its houses and gardens cascading towards the cliffs of the Valley. Deep, steep and accessible only by boat or via the Lycian Way walking trail, which is advised against. The Valley has only been visited in the last twenty or so years before that it was relatively untouched and unknown. Luckily due to the valley being inaccessibly it has kept intact and pure. Butterfly Valley is one of the most worth seeing places in Turkey. The valley lies in the foothills of the 2000 metre high Mount Babadağ and runs between soaring rock walls. 

Butterfly Valley | Fethiye, Turkey

Image credit Denis Barushev

The valley is located at the base of Babadag mountain and is protected by the World Heritage Foundation. It gets it's name from the unique butterfly species, who have up until recently been the only residents in the valley for thousands of years. There are over 60 different species of butterfly in the valley some appearing in the day time and others only venturing out at night. There are many rare butterflies and for those who are enthusiasts there is a small museum located in the valley dedicated to giving more in depth information about the species that can be found there.

Butterfly Valley | Fethiye, Turkey
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The untouched valley is lush green and has much vegetation, some of the land is being cultivated to produce fresh fruit and vegetable to feed the hungry travelers that are desperate to get away from the hustle and bustle of the nearby tourist areas. Many of those choosing to stay on the island are backpackers, who bring tents or stay in the tree houses provided. Many of the boat trips that leave daily from Oludeniz beach make a stop at Butterfly Valley. Visitors are asked to refrain from shouting whilst exploring as the butterflies are very sensitive. Also to preserve the valley by taking your litter away after your visit.

Butterfly Valley | Fethiye, Turkey
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Butterfly Valley | Fethiye, Turkey
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Butterfly Valley | Fethiye, Turkey
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Butterfly Valley | Fethiye, Turkey
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Butterfly Valley | Fethiye, Turkey
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Butterfly Valley | Fethiye, Turkey
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Kelebekler Vadisi Butterfly Valley
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Kelebekler Vadisi Butterfly Valley
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Butterfly Valley | Fethiye, Turkey
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Huanglong Valley

Huanglong is located in the northwestern part of China's Sichuan province. The reserve is located 50 kilometers north of the city of Chengdu, in the northwestern part of Sichuan province. All buffer zone extends deep into China to 40,000 hectares. In this region, rich in many rare and endangered species that are listed as endangered, among them - the giant panda and the Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey. In fact, the name of Huanglong means "Yellow Dragon Valley" in the local language.

Huanglong Valley | Yellow Dragon
 Tomoaki INABA

The greatest number of such facilities are concentrated in the gorge Huanlungou. Located in the Gorge Waterfalls Chzhaga Mouna, the largest in China drop height falls from a height of 93 meters and has a width of 40 m main attraction Huanglong - travertine terraces, which focused on the segment of the valley of the same name in length 3.6 km, which includes snow-capped peaks and the easternmost glaciers in China.


Travertine landscapes are the result of thousands of years of processes, during which glaciers flowing from the water penetrates into the ground. Gradually developed numerous underground streams, dissolved limestone mountain. 

Huanglong Valley | Yellow Dragon
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In Huanglong River starts Fujian, notable mainly for its direct course and zigzag tributaries. On both sides of the valley framed by pine forests adjacent to the deciduous trees and shrubs. Clearing, covered with a green carpet, full of white, blue, red and purple flowers.

Huanglong Valley | Yellow Dragon
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Huanglong was observed since ancient times. A pair of small stone pagodas found in reservoirs at the beginning of the valley, which were built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and attracted a large number of parishioners. Most of the terrain is extremely important in the local Tibetan religion, culture and folklore. There are many legends associated with various natural objects Reserve. One of them says that once a huge yellow dragon flying over the valley dropped his scales, and it is here formed a long slope of picturesque cascades.

Huanglong Valley | Yellow Dragon
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In 1992, Huanglong Nature Reserve was included in the World Heritage List of UNESCO. Within the reserve, there are over 3,500 lakes, but they are mostly shallow, gentle winter they are covered with frost, ice and water at this time of year is of special, turquoise-blue tint. Huanglong is especially beautiful in autumn when the blue to emerald lakes fringed golden rapids rampage added warm red and yellow colors.

Huanglong Valley | Yellow Dragon
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Huanglong Valley | Yellow Dragon
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Huanglong Valley | Yellow Dragon
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Huanglong Valley | Yellow Dragon
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Huanglong Valley | Yellow Dragon
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Huanglong Valley | Yellow Dragon
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Huanglong Valley | Yellow Dragon
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Monday, April 7, 2014

The 4th Asian Awards Top 100

Welcome to the 3rd Asian Awards Top 100 (2013). The Top 100 is an annual list of the most influential Asians on the planet compiled from our Asian Awards long list each year. Our long list consists of around 250 people each year across all categories and the Asian 100 consists of the top subset of that chosen by our judges. The Top 100 is hand delivered to everyone of the listees representing a great opportunity for sponsors to reach this influential list of people. The Top 100 is an annual publication and was first launched in April 2013. The 4th Asian Awards Top 100 will be launched on April 4th 2014.


1
Xi Jinping
China
Politics

2
Sonia Gandhi
India
Politics

3
Li Keqiang
China
Politics

4
Manmohan Singh
India
Politics

5
Rahul Gandhi
India
Politics

6
Li Ka Shing
Hong Kong
Business

7
Ban Ki-Moon
Korea
Politics

8
Shinzo Abe
Japan
Politics

9
Mukesh Ambani
India
Business

10
Park Geun-Hye
Korea
Politics

11
Lou Jiwei
China
Banking/Economics

12
Masaaki Shirakawa
Japan
Banking/Economics

13
Aung San Suu Kyi
Burma
Politics

14
Benigno Aquino III
Philippines
Politics

15
Susilo Yudhoyono
Indonesia
Politics

16
Akio Toyoda
Japan
Business

17
Ashfaq Kayani
Pakistan
Politics

18
Kim Jong-Un
North Korea
Politics

19
Pranab Mukherjee
India
Politics

20
Lakshmi Mittal
India
Business

21
Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh
Politics

22
Margaret Chan
Hong Kong
Politics

23
Lee Shau-kee
Hong Kong
Business

24
Yingluck Shinawatra
Thailand
Politics

25
Najib Razak
Malaysia
Politics

26
Zong Qinghou
China
Business
27
Thein Sein
Burma
Politics

28
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka
Politics

29
Robin Li
China
Business

30
Ram Baran Yadav
Nepal
Politics

31
Tenzin Gyatso
Tibet
Religion/Philosophy

32
Cheng Yu-Tung
Hong Kong
Business

33
Gao Xiqing
China
Banking/Economics

34
P Chidambaram
India
Banking/Economics

35
Azim Premji
India
Business

36
Mamata Banerjee
India
Politics

37
Anna Hazare
India
Politics

38
Amartya Kumar Sen
India
Religion/Philosophy

39
Indra Nooyi
India
Business

40
Tadashi Yanai
Japan
Business

41
Hun Sen
Cambodia
Politics

42
Norovyn Altankhuyag
Mongolia
Politics

43
Robert Kuok
Malaysia
Business

44
Cher Wang
Taiwan
Business

45
Dr G Madhavan Nair
India
Politics

46
Subrata Roy
India
Business

47
Thomas & Raymond Kwok
Hong Kong
Business

48
Chung Mong-koo
Korea
Business

49
Sir Ben Kingsley
India
Entertainment

50
Henry Sy
Philippines
Business

51
Jackie Chan
China
Entertainment

52
Ela Ramesh Bhatt
India
Politics

53
Tiger Woods
Philippines
Sports

54
Muhammad Yunus
India
Banking/Economics

55
Amitabh Bachchan
India
Entertainment

56
Wang Yang
China
Politics

57
Bruno Mars
Philippines
Entertainment

58
Imran Khan Niazi
Pakistan
Politics

59
Deepak Chopra
India
Religion/Philosophy

60
Lui Che Woo
China
Banking/Economics

61
Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi
Thailand
Business

62
Aamir Khan
India
Entertainment

63
Rajnikanth
India
Entertainment

64
Masayoshi Son
Japan
Business

65
Sachin Tendulkar
India
Sports

66
APJ Abdul Kalam
India
Politics

67
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Pakistan
Journalism

68
Manny Pacquiao
Philippines
Sports

69
Aishwarya Rai
India
Entertainment

70
Andy Lau
China
Entertainment

71
Anjali Gopalan
India
Politics

72
Jay Chou
Taiwan
Entertainment

73
Lee Kun Hee
Korea
Business

74
Ang Lee
Taiwan
Entertainment

75
Adi Godrej
India
Business

76
Fan Bingbing
China
Entertainment

77
Jet Li
China
Entertainment

78
Pallonji Mistry
India
Business

79
Norah Jones
India
Entertainment

80
Verghese Kurien
India
Politics

81
Psy
Korea
Entertainment

82
Faye Wong
China
Entertainment

83
Li Na
China
Sports

84
Dilip Shanghvi
India
Business

85
Chow Yun Fat
China
Entertainment

86
Ichiro Suzuki
Japan
Sports

87
Russell Peters
India
Entertainment

88
Robert Budi Hartono
Indonesia
Business

89
Salman Khan
India
Entertainment

90
Nicki Minaj
India
Entertainment

91
Ananda Krishnan
Malaysia
Business

92
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
India
Sports

93
Kumar Mangalam Birla
India
Business

94
Ravi Ruia
India
Business

95
A R Rahman
India
Entertainment

96
Lata Mangeshkar
India
Entertainment

97
Nicole Scherzinger
Philippines
Entertainment

98
Park Ji-Sung
Korea
Sports

99
Asha Bhosle
India
Entertainment

100
Yao Ming
China

Sports

Source:  http://www.theasianawards.com/top_100.html

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