All the islands are connected with the Trans-Barelang road, which include 6 bridges. Batam is located about ten miles south of Singapore, north of Rempang, west of Bintan Island and east of Bulan Island.
The Rumah Gadang(big house) are the vernacular homes of the Minangkabau ethnic group found mainly in West Sumatra, Indonesia. The design of the house descended from the Dong Son forms, as with the Toba Batak, unlike the other vernacular architecture in the Sumatra region, such as Aceh, Jambi and Palembang, whose forms originated from Malay dwellings. The Rumah Gadang possess a unique saddled-backed roof adorned by a number of curved and upward rising spires(Gonjong). Along with the wood carvings that clad the outward slanting facades and gables of some Minangkabau houses, and the occasional presence of raised floor extensions attached to the short sides of the house (Anjueng). The inhabitants of the Rumah Gadang, the Minangkabau has a unique
Red Beach in China This beach is located in the Dowa County, which is 30km southwest of Panjin.The beach is red because of Sueda which is a type of seaweed which turns red with each fall. Red Beach is located in one of the largest wetland and the reed marsh on Earth and hosts a complete ecosystem. Besides that, this beach has over 260 species of birds and 399 species of amazing wild animals. Red beach is known to attract a big number of tourists from different countries in the world each year Sueda normally starts to grow from April to May and stays green during summertime, making spring and summer to be the ideal season for visiting Red beach The best thing about this beach is that everyone can visit this fantastic place regardless of one’s
It was built in the traditional Minangkabau Rumah Gadang vernacular architectural style, but had a number of a typical elements including three stories structure and larger dimension compares to common rumah gadang. Although today there is no king or royal family resides in this palace, since the Pagaruyung Kingdom was disbanded in 1833, the palace still held in high esteem among Minangkabau people as the descendants of scattered Minang nobles seeks their root and link to the former royal house of Pagaruyung. The palace has been destroyed by fire for several times, in 1804, 1966 and 2007. It has been rebuilt again and today function as museum and popular tourist
In ordinary conversation, Minang people are often confused as the Padang, referring to the capital of West Sumatra province is the city of Padang. However, these people will usually refer to the group as urang awak (mean the Minang people itself).
China has always been secretive in the past about any plans to address the hydro power potential in the Great Bend region. In the recent pat news was released about the initiation of work on dams East of Lhasa. The largest of these dams, the Zhangmu Dam located in the mid-reaches of the Zangbo is already complete today and has started generating power in November 2014. The dam is located in a deep gorge about 140 Km South East of Lhasa and situated at a height 3,260 meters is about 110 meters high and 400 meters long. The Zhangmu Dam is slated to generate 540 MW of power electricity and being a Run of the River project should not as claimed by the Chinese authorities adversely impact any flow
Minangkabau houses truly reflects the cultural identity of the Minangkabau people. Rumah gadang, which translates to big house in Minangkabau language, are the traditional homes of the Minangkabau (Kaufmann). A rumah gadang functions as a place of living and a place for family meetings and ceremonies (Kaufmann). The houses have a prominent curved roof and its walls are carved with beautiful floral images (Kaufmann). Windows with shutters are built into the walls.
Lantau Island is the largest outlying island of Hong Kong with 70% of undeveloped area, but along with the completion of several mega constructions in the coming future, such as the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) and the third runway of the Hong Kong International Airport, the development of Lantau has stirred up the tension with local residents again. According to the suggestion of Lantau Development Advisory Committee, the Lantau will be positioned as a multi-purpose hub of the Greater Pearl River Delta (GPRD) region, including international transport, logistics and trade, also an important natural wealth of Hong Kong. Additionally, the central waters would be designed as a strategic growth area with a new metropolis. Precisely, the Northern Lantau, which covering most of the major facilities in Lantau as Hong Kong International Airport, Disneyland and AsiaWorld-Expo ,will be used for leisure and economic development to offer high end services, tourism and entertainment activities and business functions. The Eastern Lantau is planned to reclaim more artificial islands for developing one
Standart Hotel is really standart. The building is quite routine but when people look up they can see toiletes through the invinsible glass and people using it. It is pretty crazy. Luxurious Hotels Burj Al Arab, United Arab Emirates Burj Al Arab hotel is probably the most luxurious hotel in the world. It has 7 stars.
1. Walakiri Beach Walakiri beach is one of the beautiful beaches in East Sumba with typical beach in Sumba that tend to calm, ramps with a stretch of white sand. Located not far from the center of Waingapu City which is about 24 km and can be reached about 30 minutes away, access to Walakiri is very easy that is located not far from the highway towards Melolo, a substantial district in East Sumba. Walakiri is somewhat unique beach and is the right spot to wait for the sunset. Curiously unique?