Hong Kong | Fragrant Harbor

The first meeting in Hong Kong can overwhelm. Navigating busy, crowded sidewalks and met at every turn by a neon sign, canteens full steam, molasses-slow traffic and a Babel of conversation.

Once this first wave rolled sense to you, but take a deep breath and start swimming with the current, because you will find Hong Kong is a place of enjoyment inside completely safe and fantastically well-organized, offering little moments of perfection. You can find them in a plastic stool to enjoy a bowl of soup to negotiate on your chest or just look at the stunning views of the harbor. You can find them, take afternoon tea in the cool of a hotel lobby or enjoy five-star beer festival outdoors.

Hong Kong can push it out of your comfort zone, but usually, reward you for it, so try stinky beancurd, choice of shredded jellyfish, brave the hordes at the center line and join in the early morning, Tai Chi. Escape the city limits and experiences are available - watch the sunrise from a distant mountain peak, hiking surf-beaten beaches or explore desert islands.

If it's pampering you're after, money can buy the ultimate luxury in a city well used for its young, wealthy elite. In contrast, Hong Kong, a city of simple pleasures. Usually, this is the cheapest experience - a $ 2 tram or ferry ride, a whiff of incense curling from temple rafters, enjoy the fishing village and seafood appetizers - which is the contents of priceless memories.

The name "Hong Kong" is an approximate phonetic rendering of the pronunciation of spoken Cantonese means "fragrant harbor". Before 1842, when the name of a creek - now Aberdeen Harbour or Little Hong Kong - Aberdeen Island and the south side of Hong Kong island, which was one of the first points of contact between British soldiers and local fishermen.

The reference to the smell can be connected to the port water with fresh water influx of the Pearl River estuary, and incense from the factories along the coast north of Kowloon pertaining stored around Aberdeen Harbour for export before the development of Victoria Harbour located sweetened. Signed in 1842-Treaty of Nanking and the name Hong Kong was the first cover in the official documents, the whole island.

Koh Adang – Rawi, ends of sea and sky

Clearwater and fine sand.

Koh Adang - Rawi. Far away from Koh Tarutao abound 40 kilometers Southwest or 60 kilometers away from the town of Satun. Adang of the words "Adang" comes from the original word in Malay "Udang" means "shrimp" because this area was rich in shrimp. Adang is the location of the Tarutao National Park Ranger, Unit 5 (Laem Son - Ko Adang) Koh Adang Island with an area of approximately 30 square kilometers.

Map of Koh Adang-Rawi

Koh Adang and Koh Rawi in size and located close to each other and say it is a virtual twin island. People are so-called “Adang – Rawi”. The island is rich in tourism resources and clear water, the underwater world filled with beautiful coral reef, fishes and white sand beach. On the beach have pine trees and lush green forests to the top of the island, which is the habitat of birds and waterfalls that flow all year round.

Koh Adang, a viewpoint "Cha-do cliff" in the former observer of the pirates to attack ships. At the viewpoint, you can see panoramic and in the clear sky day, you can also see Langkawi Island in Malaysia as well and also a viewpoint of sunrise and sunset. The scenery is beautiful. Take a walk in 40 minutes. On the cliff, flat land. Look down to see the pine trees and pointed white sands of Koh Adang also can see Koh Lipe. Besides, Koh Adang and Koh Rawi it also have small islands such as Koh Lipe, Koh Hin Ngam, Koh Yang, Koh Dong, Koh Hin Son, Koh Jabang away from Koh Adang 2 km, it has a white sand beach, like flour. Beautiful bay and have coral reefs around the island, resorts for visitors.

Front of Koh Adang

Around the islands have prominent feature looks like rocks stacked layer. Have shallow-water corals and deep water corals. The beach has black stone, smooth round, beautiful pattern on the sparkling water as it touches the water. Who want to keep these stone as a memorial, please observe warning signs about the curse of godfather Tarutao. (That you don’t want to be cursed.)

Front of Koh Rawi

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Koh Lipe, blue sky and crystal water.

Koh Lipe

Koh Lipe is nearby in the south of Koh Adang. Dwell of the Fishermen (Urak Lawoi), about 500 people who said that earlier part of Koh Lanta in Krabi province. They live by fishing and the cultivation of vegetables and rice on this island.

Koh Lipe is outside the jurisdiction of the Tarutao National Park. Therefore, it is exempt from the laws of the park. Koh Lipe has been growing rapidly, to meet the demands of increased tourism, resulting in more waste and conservation of animals as well. One of the reasons why the numbers of tourists visit this increase is TV. Show of "Tarutao Survivor", which is proposed to live on Tarutao

Koh Lipe is not under the control of the park. Therefore, it is limited in important part on the island of Adang. Many of the bungalows built in the village core along the east coast and beach. The southern part of Koh Lipe also has many restaurants and a few shops; you can walk - through the village to the beach. It takes about 20-30 minutes, or uses the services of a passenger boat service. 

Coral reefs in the south of the small islands and small bays and the water will serve to rent a boat tour around the island. This is filled with many coral reefs. Water looks like crystal and very clear, I need you to go and see it. Skin drive by grab the rope with long tail boat, it’s really fun. I dare you to try.

Pattaya Beach is the most beautiful beach of the two main beaches, which in front of the village fishermen that used as a pier, however, there is another small island opposite the village, also called "Koh Kra" The Island has been the conservation of coral reefs for snorkeling, and the beautiful reefs also are able to swim. You can be fun as well with clear water and beautiful fishes. Indeed, Tarutao National Park is open only from November - May during the monsoon season; travelers can stay in accommodation at Tarutao National Park. But you must bring your own food before you go to the island, or stay with the fishermen on Koh Lipe.

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Ten Most Beautiful Temples of the World

1.Paro Taktsang or Tiger’s Nest Monastery – Bhutan

Paro Taktsang is one of the most famous monasteries in Bhutan. It was built around the Taktsang Senge Samdup (stag tshang seng ge bsam grub) cave where Guru Padmasambhava is said to have meditated in the 8th Century. Today it is the most well known of thirteen taktsang or “tiger lair” caves he meditated in at different places in Tibet and Bhutan.Completed in 1692, the temple hangs on a cliff at 3,120 metres (10,200 feet), some 700 meters (2,300 feet) above the bottom of Paro valley, some 10 km from the district town of Paro.

Paro Taktsang or Tiger's Nest Monastery - Bhutan

2.Wat Rong Khun – Thailand

Wat Rong Khun is a contemporary unconventional buddhist temple in Chiang Rai, Thailand. It was designed by Chalermchai Kositpipat. Construction began in 1998 and is expected to end in 2008.Wat Rong Khun is different from any other temple in Thailand, as its ubosot (Pali: uposatha; consecrated assembly hall) is designed in white color with some use of white glass. The white color stands for Lord Buddha’s purity; the white glass stands for Lord Buddha’s wisdom that “shines brightly all over the Earth and the Universe.”

Wat Rong Khun in Chiang Rai - Thailand

3.Prambanan Hindu Temple, Indonesia

Prambanan is the largest Hindu temple compound in Central Java in Indonesia, located approximately 18 km east of Yogyakarta. The temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the largest Hindu temples in south-east Asia. It is characterized by its tall and pointed architecture, typical of Hindu temple architecture, and by the 47m high central building inside a large complex of individual temples.

Prambanan, the largest Hindu temple compound in Central Java in Indonesia

4.Shwedagon Paya or Golden Pagoda in Burma

The Shwedagon Pagoda officially titled Shwedagon Zedi Daw, also known as the Golden Pagoda, is a 98-metre (approx. 321.5 feet) gilded stupa located in Yangon, Burma. The pagoda lies to the west ofKandawgyi Lake, on Singuttara Hill, thus dominating the skyline of the city. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda for the Burmese with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within, namely the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Konagamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight hairs of Gautama, the historical Buddha.

Shwedagon Paya (or Pagoda) in Myanmar, Burma

5.Temple of Heaven or Altar of Heaven, China

The Temple of Heaven, literally the Altar of Heaven is a complex of Taoist buildings situated in southeastern urban Beijing, in Xuanwu District. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for good harvest. It is regarded as a Taoist temple, although Chinese Heaven worship, especially by the reigning monarch of the day, pre-dates Taoism.

Temple of Heaven is a Taoist temple in Beijing

6.Chion-in, Japan

Chion-in in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan is the headquarters of the Jodo Shu (Pure Land Sect) founded by Hōnen (1133-1212), who proclaimed that sentient beings are reborn in Amida Buddha’s Western Paradise (Pure Land) by reciting the nembutsu, Amida Buddha’s name.The vast compounds of Chion-in include the site where Hōnen settled to disseminate his teachings and the site where he died.

Chion-in Temple, Kyoto, Japan

7.Borobudur, Indonesia

Borobudur is a ninth-century Mahayana Buddhist monument in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The monument comprises six square platforms topped by three circular platforms, and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. A main dome, located at the center of the top platform, is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues seated inside perforated stupa.

Borobudur Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.

8.Golden Temple or Darbar Sahib, India

Golden Temple or Darbar Sahib, informally referred to as The Golden Temple orTemple of God, is culturally the most significant place of worship of the Sikhs and one of the oldest Sikh gurdwaras. It is located in the city of Amritsar, which was established by Guru Ram Das Ji, the fourth guru of the Sikhs, and is, also due to the shrine, known as Guru Di Nagri meaning city of the Guru.

Golden Temple in Punjab, India

9.Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, India

The Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam, Tamil Nadu, India is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Ranganatha, a reclining form of Lord Vishnu. It is the first and foremost among the 108 Divya Desams, the holy abodes of Lord Vishnu. The temple chariot festival is famous during the 21 day Vaikunta Ekadasi when the Vaishnavite text, Tiruvaimozhi is recited before Lord Vishnu.

The Temple of Srirangam (Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple), India

10.Ankor Wat, Cambodia

Angkor Wator Angkor Vat, is a temple complex at Angkor, Cambodia, built for the king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation—first Hindu, dedicated to Vishnu, then Buddhist. The temple is the epitome of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. It has become a symbol of Cambodia, appearing on its national flag, and it is the country’s prime attraction for visitors.

Ankor Wat, Cambodia