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Hua Phan Menhirs, Hintang

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Lao People's Democratic Republic, Video. Tagged: #culture, #grass, #landmark, #monument, #old, #outdoor, #outdoors, #site, #sky, #stone, #tourism, #travel, archeology, breton, celtic, civilization, concept, conceptual, cult, dolmen, esoteric, Europe, field, france, french, historical, history, landscape, magic, megalith, megalithic, megaliths, menhir, mysterious, mystery, mystic, nature, neolithic, place, prehistoric, prehistory, primitive, rock, rocks, scene, sepulchral, standing, stones. Leave a comment

During 2013 I was travelling at the later end of a Year across Central Asia and SEA. Whilst in Laos which I covered extensively up in the North near Sam Nuea I visited these Menhirs. I hope you enjoy seeing them too?

Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: United Kingdom. Tagged: #culture, #grass, #landmark, #monument, #old, #ornament, #ornamental, #outdoor, #park, #religion, #sculpture, #sky, #statue, #stone, #summer, #symbol, #travel, #white, botanical, bronze, buddhism, bush, child, decor, decoration, decorative, design, floral, flower, garden, gardening, green, hedge, landscape, life, nature, object, path, plant, shape, style, tree, water, yellow. Leave a comment

n 2013 I had the great delight of visiting the Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden.
I would firstly like to thank and credit the Artists and creators of these wonderful Sculptures and apologies for not knowing their names.

Heralded as the first of it’s kind in the UK, The Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden has been proudly exhibiting contemporary sculpture in a unique and magical environment for over 30 years.

You can find out more about Hannah Peschar’s Garden at this link:
http://www.hannahpescharsculpture.com/

The White Temple (Wat Rong Khun)

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Thailand. Tagged: #craft, #culture, #grass, #landmark, #religion, #sculpture, #sky, #statue, #temple, #tourism, #tradition, #traditional, #travel, #white, amazing, asian, buddha, buddhism, buddhist, carving, chiang, chiangrai, church, construction, decor, decoration, decorative, design, destinations, khun, landscape, mai, northern, oriental, pattern, rai, reflect, reflection, religious, rong, style, sunshine, thai, Thailand, wat. Leave a comment

Wat Rong Khun, better known as “the White Temple” is one of the most recognizable temples in Thailand. The temple outside the town of Chiang Rai attracts a large number of visitors, both Thai and foreign, making it one of Chiang Rai’s most visited attractions.

Wat Rong Khun is a unique temple that stands out through the white color and the use of pieces of glass in the plaster, sparkling in the sun. The white color signifies the purity of the Buddha, while the glass symbolizes the Buddha’s wisdom and the Dhamma, the Buddhist teachings.

The Wat Rong Khun was designed by Chalermchai Kositpipat, a famous Thai visual artist. To date the temple is not finished. Eventually there will be nine buildings including an ubosot, a hall to enshrine Buddhist relics, a meditation hall, the monks living quarters and an art gallery.

On May 5th 2014 a strong earthquake hit Chiang Rai. Although the white temple was badly damaged, Chalermchai Kositpipat decided to restore and further expand the Wat Rong Khun.

History of the Wat Rong Khun Towards the end of the 20th century, the original Wat Rong Khun was in a very poor state of preservation. Restoration works on the temple started, but had to be halted due to a lack of funds. Chalermchai Kositpipat, a artist born in Chiang Rai, decided to completely rebuild the temple and fund the project with his own money. The artist built the temple to be a center of learning and meditation and for people to gain benefit from the Buddhist teachings. Today the works are ongoing.

Wat Sala Loi-Nakhon Ratchasima

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Thailand. Tagged: #grass, #landmark, #ornament, #outdoor, #religion, #temple, #traditional, #travel, #white, #worship, buddhism, buddhist, church, decoration, design, faith, garden, gardening, green, korat, landscape, loi, monk, nakhon, northeast, outside, pagoda, palm, plant, ratchasima, religious, sala, salaloi, salaloy, scene, shrine, style, suranaree, thai, Thailand, tranquil, tree, wat. Leave a comment

Wat Sala Loi, built in 1827 by Thao Suranari and her husband. The highlight to visit here is to see The ancient convocation hall. The hall inside the temple is in an applied Thai style in the shape of a junk riding the waves, the buildings was decorated by local Dan Kwian clay tiles to tell the life of Lord Buddha. The door is made of metal with raised designs of the Buddhist tale and the hall houses a large standing white Buddha image.

Ürümqi

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: People's Republic of China. Tagged: #grass, #landmark, #modern, #park, #sky, #skyline, #summer, #temple, #tourist, #tower, #traditional, #travel, #view, #white, artificial, beauty, boat, bridge, china, chinese, cloud, day, forest, green, heaven, high, island, lake, landscape, mountain, nature, office, panorama, skyscrapers, snow, sunny, tianshan, trees, urban, urumqi, xinjiang. Leave a comment

In 2012 I crossed from Kyrgyzstan in the the Western corner of north China, along my one month journey across China, I stopped at many places and this is a quick snapshot of one of my favourite Chinese Cities, Ürümqi.

A very big city that has managed to keep hold of it’s historical architecture and modern buildings in an eclective mix. Along with three amazing and beautifully landscaped parks along with their own historical buildings which have been made central features to value them and where they can be appreciated by many.