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Europe
Manarola - View of Manarola (Manaea), part of the Cinque Terre towns - comune of Riomaggiore, in the province of La Spezia, Liguria, northern Italy

Asia
Lake Motosuko - Lake Motosuko view at Mt. Fuji or Mount Fuji (富士山) - Chūbu region, Honshū, Japan

SouthEast Asia
Tam dai - Tam dai (Lion, Tiger, Bear) in Madagui Forest Resort. Natural caves and hugely grandiose stones are carved by craftsmen into giant artistic works as 'Song Tuong Trieu Phuc' (the two elephant-statues), 'Tam Dai' (lion, tiger, bear), 'Tu Linh' (the four supernatural creatures: dragon, unicorn, tortoise, phoenix), 'Ngu Qua' (the five fruits), 'Cuu Phuc' (the nine bats), ect. These animal follows the Buddha preaching.

North America
Long Beach - A view of Long Beach city, on the Pacific coast, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Central America
Panama Canal - I took this photo in panama. Obviously, this is the panama canal, man-made canal which joins the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

South America
Rock drawings - Ancient rock drawings in the Serra da Capivara National Park (pt. Parque Nacional Serra da Capivara), located in southeast state of Piauí, Brazil. Its head archaeologist is Niède Guidon.

The Caribbean
Sierra Maestra - Die Sierra Maestra (dt.: „Hauptgebirge“) ist ein Gebirgszug im Osten Kubas, westlich der Stadt Santiago de Cuba, südlich der Stadt Bayamo und östlich von Manzanillo, im Süden steil abfallend zum Karibischen Meer. Der Gebirgszug liegt in der ehemaligen Provinz Oriente, in den heutigen Provinzen Granma und Santiago de Cuba. Die höchste Erhebung ist der Pico Turquino (1.974 m ü. NN) an der Grenze der beiden Provinzen Granma und Santiago de Cuba - heute Nationalpark Pico Turquino.

Africa
idurar uhaggar - Ahaggar Mountains landscape - Hoggar highland region in central Sahara, in Algeria

Oceania
By night - Sydney Harbour Bridge 'The Coathanger', by night, across Sydney Harbour, between the Sydney central business district (CBD) and the North Shore - Sydney, Australia

Middle East
Iznik Museum - Iznik Museum (Iznik Müzesi) - İznik, Bursa province, Marmara region, Turkey

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Tag: SouthEast Asia
Besides the Statue of Buddha in Nirvada (with 49m long and 11m high is considered the biggest Buddhist statue in Southeast Asia) is the group of Buddhas on lotus (nhóm tượng Di đà Tam tôn, Tam the Phat) with A Di Đà statue in the middle (7 meters high) and Quán Thế Âm statue on the left and Đại Thế Chí statue on the right (6.5 meters high). The statue was made in 1962 by engineer Trương Định Ý. These statues are in Linh Son Truong Tho and Linh Son Long Doan Pagodas (built in the late 19th century) in Tan Lap village, South Ham Thuan District, Binh Thuan province, Vietnam. Buddhas - Besides the Statue of Buddha in Nirvada (with 49m long and 11m high is considered the biggest Buddhist statue in Southeast Asia) is the group of Buddhas on lotus (nhóm tượng Di đà Tam tôn, Tam the Phat) with A Di Đà statue in the middle (7 meters high) and Quán Thế Âm statue on the left and Đại Thế Chí statue on the right (6.5 meters high). The statue was made in 1962 by engineer Trương Định Ý. These statues are in Linh Son Truong Tho and Linh Son Long Doan Pagodas (built in the late 19th century) in Tan Lap village, South Ham Thuan District, Binh Thuan province, Vietnam.

The Buddhist statue 'Buddha joins into Nirvana' (Phật Thích Ca nhập Niết bàn), or 'The lying Buddha' (Phat nam), 49 meters long, 11 meters high and considered the biggest Buddhist statue in Southeast Asia. It was sculptured in 1963 on Ta Cu Mountain at about 475m to the sea level by engineer Trương Định Ý. It is in the cultural complex including Linh Son Truong Tho and Linh Son Long Doan Pagodas (built in the late 19th century) in Tan Lap village, South Ham Thuan District, Binh Thuan province. Lying Buddha - The Buddhist statue 'Buddha joins into Nirvana' (Phật Thích Ca nhập Niết bàn), or 'The lying Buddha' (Phat nam), 49 meters long, 11 meters high and considered the biggest Buddhist statue in Southeast Asia. It was sculptured in 1963 on Ta Cu Mountain at about 475m to the sea level by engineer Trương Định Ý. It is in the cultural complex including Linh Son Truong Tho and Linh Son Long Doan Pagodas (built in the late 19th century) in Tan Lap village, South Ham Thuan District, Binh Thuan province.

Gathering of Four Supernatural Creatures (Tứ linh hội tụ)in Suoi tien park is a site of Dragon, Unicorn, Tortoise, Phoenix – symbols of peace and happiness with the head of Gigantic Dragon (over 300 tons in weight and 25 meter high). Meandering along the Fairy Spring, the trunk of this biggest dragon in Southeast Asia is 3 meter wide, 400 meter long, with an aquarium inside. Golden dragon symbolizes the national spirit, the king's power... 400 meter length symbolizes the 4,000 year long history of Vietnamese people. Gathering of Four Supernatural Creatures - Gathering of Four Supernatural Creatures (Tứ linh hội tụ)in Suoi tien park is a site of Dragon, Unicorn, Tortoise, Phoenix – symbols of peace and happiness with the head of Gigantic Dragon (over 300 tons in weight and 25 meter high). Meandering along the Fairy Spring, the trunk of this biggest dragon in Southeast Asia is 3 meter wide, 400 meter long, with an aquarium inside. Golden dragon symbolizes the national spirit, the king's power... 400 meter length symbolizes the 4,000 year long history of Vietnamese people.

On Lang pagoda was founded in the 19th century, it is dedicated to the bodhisattva Quan Âm (Avalokiteshvara in Sanskrit, Guan Yin in Chinese). The pagoda is very popular among both Vietnamese and Chinese Buddhists. Most of the inscriptions are in Chinese characters, but some labels have been added in Vietnamese. The spirituality of the pagoda is a mixture of Pure Land Buddhism centered on the figure of Amitabha Buddha, special veneration of the female bodhisattva Quan Am, Taoism, and traditional Chinese religion, the latter including the devotion to Thien Hau (the Lady of the Sea) that is so typical of traditionally seafaring Chinese communities of Fukien, Canton, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. Side view - On Lang pagoda was founded in the 19th century, it is dedicated to the bodhisattva Quan Âm (Avalokiteshvara in Sanskrit, Guan Yin in Chinese). The pagoda is very popular among both Vietnamese and Chinese Buddhists. Most of the inscriptions are in Chinese characters, but some labels have been added in Vietnamese. The spirituality of the pagoda is a mixture of Pure Land Buddhism centered on the figure of Amitabha Buddha, special veneration of the female bodhisattva Quan Am, Taoism, and traditional Chinese religion, the latter including the devotion to Thien Hau (the Lady of the Sea) that is so typical of traditionally seafaring Chinese communities of Fukien, Canton, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia.