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the giant panda countryChina is forever linked to its ancient civilization, friendly people, and many of the world’s most revered treasures, such as The Great Wall, Terra-Cotta Warriors & Horses and the Yangtze River. Today, one can also find spectacular architecture and towering skylines in Shanghai and Beijing (site of the 2008 Summer Olympics), a wealth of luxury accommodations – and as always – exquisite cuisine. China is the most populous country in the world, with 1.25909 billion people at the end of 1999, about 22 percent of the world's total. This figure does not include many Chinese in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Taiwan Province and Macao Special Administrative Region. The population density in China is 130 people per sq km. This population, however, is unevenly distributed. Along the densely populated east coast there are more than 400 people per sq km; in the central areas, over 200; and in the sparsely populated plateaus in the west there are less than 10 people per sq km. The population in cities and towns makes up 30.4 percent; and that in rural areas, 69.6 percent. China, with a recorded history of 5,000 years, was one of the world's earliest civilizations. China was one of the countries where economic activity first developed. As early as 5,000 to 6,000 years ago, people in the Yellow River valley had already started farming and raising livestock. In the 21st century B.C., China established a slave society with the founding of the Xia Dynasty, thereby writing a finale to long years of primitive society ...» |
 The
highlands of TurkeyThe highlands of Turkey and the lifestyle of its people have an important place in the rich cultural landscape of Turkey. The tradition embodied in the lyrics of this ancient folk song, "The people of Avşar picked up and headed for new lands" have still being sung today, is what led to the settlement of hundreds of new areas in Turkey. In the Chinese Chronicles, Turks are described as people that "lived by following the rains and the pastures with their horses and high-wheeled wagons." After they came to Anatolia and abandoned their nomadic wanderings for more settled ways, they embarked on a new journey continuing old traditions within the parameters of a new lifestyle. In this new millennium of the "global village" where cultural differences seem to be disappearing, the highlands of Turkey offer a refreshing authenticity of ancient tradition which is noticed as soon as it is experienced. Compared with our modern way of life, it is a vivacious way of life in harmony with nature, at once both oriental and exotic. The highlands have much to offer; the fresh clean air of an undefiled environment, crystal clear streams, a refreshing coolness that is a relief from the sweltering heat during the hottest summer days, views of enchanting beauty, fruit and vegetables grown without hormones and ripen on the vine slowly and naturally, milk and meat products of animals pastured in the most natural environments. The innumerable wild animal and plant species living in their natural habitat rescue us from the virtual world of TV documentaries and enable us to experience real life up close and personal ...» |
 Centovalli
and Onsernone, rural Ticino, SwitzerlandMax Frisch was being rather misleading when he said “The Onsernone valley is not at the end of the world”. To get to the last village in the valley you have to venture along a long narrow strip of asphalt overhanging bright green ravines. The Onsernone is a land of forests, water and rocks, and one of the most charming and mysterious valleys of Ticino. On the sunny mountainsides lie little villages where time stands still. Here you can find a mixture of elegant houses built by emigrants who made their fortunes abroad next to humble stone dwellings clinging to the steep slopes, which, with their wooden balconies, remind you of Tibet. This side valley is much loved by the many artists who have found and still find their inspiration in the silence of the chestnut woods; and it has recently been opened to tourism thanks to the creation of mountain refuge huts, hostels, bed and breakfasts and small hotels. The same thing is true of the neighbouring Centovalli. With its past history of emigration, its inhabitants who put down their roots on its steep slopes and its narrow winding road, this picturesque valley has much to offer the nature lover ...» |
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