Beautiful lake called Xihu, Hangzhou, China

The lake is located in the middle of a green area in the southwestern city of Hangzhou. West Lake is a great place to find the tranquility of the density of city activities. Natural scenery and lush green and clean water make this place has always been a favorite of visitors. This area is also surrounded by mountains, so the air is still clean and cool.

Many activities you can do here. You can walk around the lake by bicycle. There are several routes you can take. Simply call officials there and you can instantly rent a bike to enjoy the beauty of this lake.

In addition to cycling, you can also take a boat around the lake with a diameter of 3 km. Some boats are offered a choice here. There is a big boat with colorful paint, suitable for those who are visiting with family. There is also a small rowing boat that fit some people. There's even a canoe that can only be filled by one person.

The lake, which has an area of ​​15 km circumference has 3 bridges, one of which is a bridge Broken Bridge. The third bridge connecting the three artificial islands in the lake Xi Hu. The islands were named San Tang Yin Yue or 3 Island Swimming is Reflecting the Light Moon, Huxin Ting or Central Lake Pavilion and Ruan Ruan Dunhuanbi or island.

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Blue Lake in New Zealand Clear Lake in the World

Lake Blue Lake in New Zealand comes with exceptional water clarity. Take a vacation down there and you can dive as deep as 80 meters of water clarity.

Local people, including Maori tribe, called Lake Tikitapu. The lake is located in Nelson Lakes National Park, New Zealand.

Looking at Blue Lake will remind you of the Sapphire, beautiful crystals known for the striking blue color. Not surprisingly, research from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research showed that the level of visibility of the Blue Lake reached 80 meters above the water surface.

From the same study, it was revealed that the lake has a visibility of more than 40 meters below the surface of the water indicates the water quality is the same as the distillation of water. Clarity of the lake is only rivaled by the Pacific Ocean, specifically near Easter Island.

Here, you not only spoiled by the blue waters of the lake. The surrounding green hills gives color contrast, which automatically becomes an amazing sight in your eyes. Even from several angles, you can see the reflection of sky and hills, through water lake reflected like a mirror.

Blue Lake became one of the favorite destinations of domestic and foreign tourists in New Zealand. Visited this place only takes two hours of trekking from Blue Lake Reserve, with a fairly easy path to follow.

You will pass along their path of exotic woods, as well as beautiful beaches on the other. In Blue Lake, in addition to swimming in the water with extreme clarity, you can also surround the lake by boat or water ski.

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The Matreiya Buddha (Gansu, China)

Located in the hills timely 35 kilometers (22 miles) southwest of the village Yongjing, Gansu Province. Bingling Thousand Buddha Caves is the cultural richness of the Silk Road. The largest of the sculptures, The Matreiya Buddha, standing almost as tall as 100 feet (27 meters).

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Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a granite statue of becoming a face carved on Mount Rushmore near Keystone, South Dakota, United States. Gutzon Borglum carved by and then by his son Lincoln Borglum, Mount Rushmore as high as 60-foot (18 m) statue shaped head of the former president of the United States George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and AbrahamLincoln. The entire memorial covers 1,278.45 acres (5.17 km2) and 5725 feet (1745 m) above sea level.

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The Fortress of Brest

The Fortress of Brest is the second largest war memorial in the Soviet Union. Located in the city of Brest Belarus. This statue is a tribute to "courage" of the famous stand against Germany which attacked the Soviet Union during the first days of World War II. Large size and its shape is very impressive display toughness, the toughness of the people look sturdy as the Soviet Union.

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Roe River Shortest River in the World

You've heard the longest river and the shortest river in the world?. If the longest river you may know. Surely you will call the Nile River that has a length of 6690 km. Many were when they heard this river immediately imagine Egypt. Though this river passes several states. Located in the upper reaches of the mountain Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. But if the shortest river?,
   

You might also be called the Roe River in Montana, United States, which length is only 200 feet. If converted to units of meters, 60.96 meters long this river. 1 foot or feet equal to 0.3048 meters. The length of the River Roe has been calculated and have been recorded by the "Guinness Book of Records". Is this the shortest?.

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Floating Village of Lake Titicaca Peru

Imagine, waking up and then see the world floats past our window, about what is going on disasters - flash floods or storms are crashing nightmare of our homes? Or is this just an ordinary day in the bed of grass floating on the lake Titicaca.

Located at an altitude of 3812 meters in the Peruvian desert, here there are 40 floating islands. Originally created by the Uros people of Peru from Inca times, these beautiful islands are used for escape and refuge from the war that never stopped in his homeland. Uros tribe way this could really make them difficult to reach by the aggressor, and since done very well for their communities for centuries, it seems there is no reason to move to the ground daratan.Dibuat carefully by hand, this floating village composed of layers of thatch grass tortora who put together and fastened to a floating base structure, such as pontoons.

The result is like a giant raft, and incredibly able to withstand heavy loads and besar.Pulau-island is actually quite sophisticated and could be forced to be burdened, but also must be repaired on a regular basis to maintain its strength.

When the weeds begin to parents regardless of its basic structure, just replace the weeds on the surface. Thatch grass was taken carefully from the edge of Lake Titicaca. The islands are anchored in place with ropes tied to wooden poles to the bottom of the lake.

Only a handful of islands that are willing to receive visitors, which does not mean it is not good because there are reports of the Uros tribe living tradition is changing rapidly due to increasing their interaction with the tourists.

The inhabitants of the lake is thought of himself as a protector of the lake and supposedly ahead of Incan civilization, and according to legend from generation to generation, there's even before the sun, stars and moon. No wonder they are worried about pestered by people who want to know much about them.    

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