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A farmer guides his water buffalo across a stone bridge in the Guilin region. Water buffalo are the most important animal for these farmers as they are able to till the flooded rice paddy fields.
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Tianjin (its financial district is pictured), has a population of around 15million and its metropolitan district covers 4,200 square miles.
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The Twin River Bridge spans the Yuzhong peninsula in the south western city of Yuzhong peninsula.
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Mist swirls around the peaks of the Wulingyuan Scenic Area in this wonderful picture taken from a tourist boat on a lake below.
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The incredible jagged peaks located in the Wulingyuan Scenic Area, Zhangjiajie. The area is on Unesco's world heritage list and the site is dominated by more than 3,000 narrow sandstone pillars and peaks. Some rise to 600ft.
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The Great Wall of China is estimated to stretch more than 13,000 miles across China. It attracts over 10million visitors each year.
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The Li River meanders around the lush green hills in Yangshuo County. Among the green rolling hills in the Larung Gar Valley in China, the last thing you would expect to see in the countryside are thousands of red wooden huts that have been built in a massive cluster. Despite its secluded location it is home to the Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, the world's largest Buddhist settlement.
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Cars travel along a highway through China's capital Beijing. Due to rising car ownership, Beijing is one of the worst places in the world for air pollution.
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Two ships sail down the Yangtze River amid breathtaking hills. The river is the longest in Asia, stretching for almost 4,000 miles. Looking like a scene from a movie, the Maijishan Grottoes, cut in the side of the hill of Majishan in Tianshui, Gansu Province, feature a stunning selection of murals and sculptures surrounded by winding walkways and spiral stairs. Lè Shān’s gigantic, 1,200-year-old Grand Buddha sits carved from a cliff face overlooking three busy rivers: the Dàdù, Mín, and Qīngyì. The giant statue has fingernails larger than the average human, and attracts multitudes of tourists to the area. You have to have nerves of steel take on this vertigo-inducing trail - Mount Hua Shan in China. Situated in Huangshan (Yellow Mountain), a mountain range in the southern Anhui province of eastern China, the risky walkway is lined with tight and rickety walkways high up in the air, with the threat of a long, lethal drop below
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The sun sets on waterlogged rice fields in Yuanyang County. Around 200million tons of rice are produced in China each year
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The 1,535ft Oriental Pearl Tower, left, can be seen dominating the skyline of Shanghai.
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The high-rise buildings of Shanghai, this time captured in an image that shows the Huangpu River looping around them. The meaning of the name of the city of Shanghai is 'upon the sea'.
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The lush green fields of the Longsheng Rice Terrace in Guangxi province. This upland area has been cultivated for rice for over 800 years using a terrace and irrigation system. Turquoise pools: The neon-coloured limestone ponds of the Huanglong valley are a visual feast for those looking for a slice of paradise. Kaleidoscopic hills: With its rolling hills, rocky peaks and multitude of colours, this terrain is positively other-worldly. However, the spectacular lunar landscape can actually be found at the Zhangye Danxia Landform Geological Park in Gansu Province, China. Early morning journey.
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Wispy clouds hang over a winding road that leads up one of the hills in the stunning Tianmen Mountain National Park. The mountain itself has been named as one of the most scenic in China. This winding driveway in Tianmen Mountain National Park is called Serpentine Road. The road took eight years to construct. To get there, you need to drive up Tongtian Avenue, which has 99 turns thought to symbolise heaven having nine palaces.
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Residential at night.
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A spectacular shot captured from Victoria Peak, the highest part, showing the skyscrapers below. There are over 1,500 buildings that are classed as skyscrapers, meaning they are taller than 328 feet.
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The Chinese just can't seem to get enough of nerve-shredding walkways. Here's one made out of glass on Tianmen Mountain.
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Its culture, its food, the way its people dress, its ideologies, is known across the world. But it still remains something of an undiscovered country for many outside its borders. We're hoping that these stunning images will reveal a bit more about the country and underscore just what a jaw-droppingly diverse place it is. It's a country with neck-straining skyscrapers, cormorant fishermen, dramatic waterfalls, terrifying glass walkways, Unesco-listed national parks and, for a bonus, the world's biggest city square. The Li River loops around the karst mountains in Guilin. The Chinese regard the scenery in Guilin as among the most beautiful in the world. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-6315415/Stunning-images-breathtakingly-diverse-landscapes-China.html Lalasticlala, Mynd44
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Reef encounter: The Four Seasons Resort Maldives has launched submarine excursions for its guests. The submarine can take up to two guests at a time down(120ft) into the waters for ₦500,000.
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Up top, guests will find a twin-size bedroom, bathroom, powder room, gym, butler’s quarters, private security quarters, integrated living room, kitchen, bar and a dining room with a deck that faces the direction of the sunset. On the opposite side of the villa sits a relaxation deck that faces the direction of sunrise and an infinity swimming pool. The upper level also contains an additional king-size bedroom and bathroom, which boasts an ocean-facing bathtub, ideal for soaking in views of the endless horizon. In total, Muraka can accommodate up to nine guests at a time.
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Guests at the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island now have the chance to sleep with the fishes. For the super-rich, that is, it's $50,000 (£38,000) a night. It's a two-deck affair, with the lower deck sitting five meters (16ft) beneath the waves. It has a bedroom, living space and bathroom and, of course, swathes of glass so that guests can gaze at the colourful local sea life swimming past, wherever they are in the complex. The suite, named the Muraka, has cost $15million to build and will give guests unparalleled views of the Indian Ocean. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-6345299/First-undersea-villa-opens-luxury-hotel-Maldives.html
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computerglobal:Click the source up there, instagram video. |
At the airport, the F-15/16 used a seperate runway/tarmac. Tesla cars, f-1 formula and bike on the same runaway/termac. Superbike came first from starting point to finishing point. So those bikes are powerful https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpy0aErFV26/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=bbcwyy
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Police at the scene following the mother and daughter's deaths in Gloucester.
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Ella Dalby, 11. Ella had 'bravely' come to the help of her mother while she was being stabbed. 'Their bodies were subsequently found in the kitchen floor,' Mr Smith said. 'Mother laying side by side with daughter in significant pools of blood.'
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Laura Mortimer, 31 Boon has been convicted of violence towards women, Bristol Crown Court heard. Christopher Boon was once convicted of assaulting her when she told him their relationship was over, she wanted a divorce.
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A father was today jailed for 29 years for murdering his wife and her 11-year-old daughter, leaving them side by side on the kitchen floor in huge pools of blood. Christopher Boon, 28, stabbed 31-year-old Laura Mortimer and Ella Dalby in the face and neck a total of 42 times in a 'sustained and brutal' violent onslaught. Ella had 'bravely' come to the help of her mother while she was being stabbed. Ms Mortimer had 18 separate stab wounds, while her daughter suffered 24 stabs. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6354075/Husband-28-admits-double-murder-wife-daughter.html Lalasticlala
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Istanbul's chief prosecutor, who is leading the investigation, announced last week that Khashoggi, who lived in exile in the United States, was strangled immediately after he entered the consulate as part of a premeditated killing and that his body was dismembered before being removed. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in an op-ed in the Washington Post last week that the order to kill Khashoggi came from the highest level of the Saudi government and added that the international community had the responsibility to "reveal the puppet masters" behind the slaying. Mysterious vans that left the Saudi consulate in Istanbul shortly before the disappearance of a dissident journalist.
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