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Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 June 2009 14:29 Read more...
 

Pinnewela Elephant Orphanage

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Pinnewela Elephant OrphanagePinnewela Elephant Orphanage is an orphanage and breeding ground established in 1975 for abandoned elephants in Sri Lanka. Pinnewela is located on Rambukkana Road, near Kegalla, Sri Lanka, and is currently home to one of the largest elephant herds in captivity in the world with more than sixty elephants.

Pinnewela was first established by the Sri Lankan department of wildlife in 1975 on a 24 acre (97,000 m2) preserve near the town of Kegalla, halfway between Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, and Kandy. Its main purpose was to feed and provide care and sanctuary to orphaned baby elephants that were found in the wild. In 1978, the orphanage was taken over by the Department of National Zoological Gardens, and in 1982 an elephant breeding program was launched.

The orphanage is open to the public daily, and all admission fees are used to offset the cost of operations and upkeep. Visitors to the park can view many different aspects of the care and daily routine of the elephants including watching the babies being hand-fed from large bottles, as well as being able to observe the elephants walk to and bathe in the nearby Maha Oya River.

(Source: Wikipedia)

Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 June 2009 10:38
 

The Palace Museum (The Forbidden City)

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The Palace Museum

Historically and artistically one of the most comprehensive Chinese museums, the Palace Museum was established on the foundation of the Imperial Palace, also known as the Forbidden City.  It was the ritual centre of two dynasties, the Ming (1368-1644) and the Qing (1644-1911), and the repository of their existensive collections.

The original construction of the Imperial Palace was completed in 1420.  It covers over 1,000,000 square meters, and the buildings alone account for an area of 170,000 square meters.  Critical to the design are the Outer and Inner Courts that lie on a central north-south axis.  The Outer Court features the throne halls of Supreme Harmony, Central Harmony, and Preserving Harmony.  These are flanked by the halls of Literary Brilliance and Martial Valor.  It was here that the emperor presided over important ceremonies.  The Inner Court comprises the Palace of Heavenly Purity, the Hall of Union, the Palace of Earthly Tranquility, and the Imperial Garden.  To the east and west are altogether a dozen courtyard dwellings.  The Inner Court contained not only the residences of the emperor and his empress, consorts and concubines, but also the venues for administrative activities.  In addition, a complex to the east named Tranquil Longevity was built for retired emperor, while a compound to the west, called the Palace of Benevolent Tranquility , was created for empress dowagers.  The Forbidden City is the largest and best preserved palace complex extant today.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 May 2009 12:46 Read more...
 

2009 Computex Taipei Expo

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The second largest computer technology exhibition in the world takes place next month in Taiwan.

Dates: Tuesday, 02 June - Saturday, 06 June 2009

http://www.computextaipei.com.tw

Last Updated on Friday, 08 May 2009 20:06
 

Beijing Welcomes You - 北京歡迎你

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Last Updated on Sunday, 26 April 2009 18:40 Read more...
 
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