2007-08-11 Yangon, Myanmar, 2003 Photograph by Maria Stenzel Worshippers’ candles illuminate the Shwedagon Paya, a gilded Buddhist pagoda that rises almost 330 feet (100 meters) in central Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma). The temple, with its glittering spires and stupas, was immortalized by Rudyard Kipling in his Letters from the East.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Blood, Sweat, and Toil Along the Burma Road, " November 2003, National Geographic magazine)
2007-08-12 Hawaii, 2005 Photograph by Susan Seubert Suntanned patrons at the patio bar of Halekulani Hotel’s House Without a Key restaurant enjoy stunning sunset views and a hula show on Oahu Island’s Waikiki Beach. The swaying hips and undulating arm movements of a hula dancer imitate the waves that wash over Hawaii’s shores. Hula went underground for about 60 years in the early 19th century after Christian missionaries persuaded rulers to ban the provocative dance. It is enjoying a resurgence today.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Aloha Again, " January/February 2005, National Geographic Traveler magazine)
在瓦胡岛的怀基基海滩上哈蕾柯兰妮酒店中，晒得黝黑的游客们正在无钥之屋餐馆(House Without a Key)的露天吧里欣赏美妙的夕阳景色和草裙舞表演。转载翻译部分请注明天涯东方猪。草裙舞者摇摆着臀部,手臂如波浪起伏般运动,这些动作是在模仿冲刷着夏威夷岸边的海浪。19世纪初期,当时基督传教士说服统治者禁止了这种挑逗性的舞蹈，此后将近60年的时间里，草裙舞不得不在地下进行。如今，其已卷土重来。
2007-08-13 Peru, 1981 Photograph by Steve Raymer Three vicuñas graze in tall grass in Peru’s Pampa Galeras Reserve. Prized for their soft, fine wool, vicuñas had been hunted to near-extinction by the late 1960s. Government protections in Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile, and international trade restrictions on vicuña wool have helped the species rebound. Despite a continued threat from poachers, they are now considered at low risk for extinction.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Wild Cargo: the Business of Smuggling Animals," March 1981, National Geographic magazine)
2007-08-14 Mexico, 1999 Photograph by Jonathan Tourtellot A large stone cross welcomes visitors to the San Ignacio Mission church near Creel, Mexico. The church, built by Jesuits in the 1700s, is often used by the region’s Tarahumara Indians as a gathering place and a market to sell their handicrafts to tourists.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Two Faces of Tourism," July/August 1999, National Geographic Traveler magazine)
2007-08-15 Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland, 1999 Photograph by Sisse Brimberg Campers await the start of a raucous national day festival in the town of Vestmannaeyjar on Iceland’s Heimaey Island. Held every year on the first weekend in August, this three-day outdoor festival began in 1874, when bad weather kept residents from traveling to the mainland to celebrate Iceland’s new status as a republic. They held a celebration of their own, and the rest is history.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "In Search of Vikings," May 2000, National Geographic magazine)
2007-08-16 Yemen, 2005 Photograph by George Steinmetz Clad in black abayas and sun-shielding straw hats called nakhls, women work the fields in central Yemen’s Wadi Hadramawt, an oasis on the southern periphery of Arabia’s Rub al Khali, or Empty Quarter. Occupying a fifth of the Arabian Peninsula, the Rub al Khali is the world’s largest sand sea. (Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Empty Quarter: Exploring Arabia’s Legendary Sea of Sand, " February 2005, National Geographic magazine)
在也门的瓦地哈达拉马瓦杜(Wadi Hadramawt)中部,身穿黑色阿拉伯长袍头戴一种叫做nakhls的遮阳草帽的妇女们正在田间干活. 这里是阿拉伯半岛上的鲁布哈利(Rub al Khali)沙漠南部边上的一块绿洲,这片沙漠又称为空域(Empty Quarter).鲁布哈利是世界上最大的沙海,占据了阿拉伯半岛五分之一的面积.
2007-08-17 India, 1996 Photograph by Cary Wolinsky A washerwoman hangs diaphanous saris to dry on the mortared walls of a house in India. India’s enormous labor pool allows even middle-class households there to employ home help, including servants, cooks, and washerwomen. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Quest for Color," July 1999, National Geographic magazine)
2007-08-18 Arizona, 2007 Photograph by Michael Nichols A time-lapse photo reveals a smattering of stars dotting the sky above Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. The landscape that today attracts more than four million tourists was once home to many indigenous peoples, including the Hisatsinom, or Anasazi. They and others survived by growing cotton, corn, beans, and squash along the sandy banks and terraces of the Colorado River some 1,300 years ago.
(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Unexpected Canyon," January 2006, National Geographic magazine)
2007-08-19 Missouri, 1988 Photograph by James P. Blair A tree gleams yellow in the sunlight in the Seiwa-en Japanese garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden. At 14 acres (5.6 hectares), it is the largest traditional Japanese garden in the United States. Its creator, Koichi Kawana, describes it as a place of "pure, clear harmony and peace." (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Plant Hunters: Portrait of the Missouri Botanical Garden," August 1990, National Geographic magazine)
2007-08-20 New Hampshire, 1981 Photograph by Sandy Felsenthal Steam and sulfides billow from the James River Corporation pulp and paper mill on the Androscoggin River in Berlin, New Hampshire. The plant opened in 1853 as a sawmill and quickly grew into one of the foremost chemical pulp mills in the world. (Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Contrary New Hampshire," December 1982, National Geographic magazine)
哈哈哈哈 O(∩_∩)O哈哈~ 好久不来了，不小心看了一眼自己主页，发现自动关联了自己以往发过的帖，点进这个看了一眼，笑个半死。。。敢情我当初还发过这么搞笑的东西啊，我自己完全不记得了 
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