The ‘World Beauties And Wonders’ Facebook Page Showcases The Most Interesting Discoveries Around The World, Here Are 50 Of The Best

That shouldn’t be the way of life of the past. It should definitely be the way of living of the future

This is just beautiful. So calm, quiet and peaceful.

I suspect they are referring to Naganeupseong Folk Village. This is not an actual picture of it.

I would love to live there

This looks straight out of Princess Mononoke.

This always fascinated me to the full. To come with something like this required not only amazing amount of imagination, but also knowledge and persistence. Imagine trying this for the first time and waiting for generations to find out if it worked. Extraordinary!

In the Uk this is called pollarding or coppicing. Coppice trees (or a copse) are cut down to the ground on a 7 year cycle, new shoots form straight stems for making hurdles, walls, fences etc. Pollards are where the branches are cut back at head height so that cows etc can’t get at the new shoots. Pollard were often used to grow firewood. There is a lime in Westonbirt that is around 2000 years old, it’s likely it’s been coppiced for most of that period. This has always amazed me, every time it’s coppiced now reaches back over centuries.

Yeah, that's lovely. Now, reality check: From www.state.sc.us: "Japan is the largest importer of softwood logs and lumber in the world. The softwood market is mainly oriented towards housing construction materials. Japan imports about 44% of the annual consumption of 34M m³ of softwood logs. Japan is the most heavily import dependent country in the world for forestry products."

I have mixed feelings about Japanese practice. Sure, their timber industry is well managed. But disposable wooden chopsticks was also their invention and Japan imports in massive volumes, and the direct consequence is developing/3rd world countries cutting down forests to meet the need of Japan market

Guess that is why they are #3 in the list of countries who import timber. Oh wait.

Wow, imagine the stories to be discovered in all them books!

This is a magnificent library and record of our past and deserves to be treated accordingly. The Tibetan government has a project going on now where they are digitally scanning the front and back of every item in it so it is both easily accessible and protects the knowledge from lost due to a tragic accident. Its fully indexed now and 20% done scanning. Side note though - it was never lost, a secret, or behind a wall. Those ideas were started by a facebook post using the picture above that spread via facebook. This was the birthplace of one of the 4 major schools of Tibetan Buddhism and the monastery actually ruled feudal Tibet for several centuries. There are records continuously over the last 1000 years discussing the library including replacement of volumes after a fire in the 16th century. If you are ever in Seattle, there is a Sakya temple there and they will tell you much more.

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I never knew this existed.

it's Wan Shi Tong's Library (ATLA)

Person looks eerily like a skeleton

Wow. Now I want to fly there just for the airport. Not going to do that though :-).

Our flight from Singapore got delayed a few years back. 5 star experience, wouldn't mind getting stuck at this airport again 👍

That is stunning. If somebody told me that lush botanical garden was actually located inside of a busy airport I don't think I would believe them. A perfectly calm oasis that people could visit before flying.

I would definitely miss a flight on purpose if i was there

Need an antihistamine just looking at this picture.

This is absolutely incredible! I can't even imagine how difficult it would be to create! I think this should be higher on the list, especially since it's not fake or photoshopped.

A Titan frozen in time

I think I read somewhere it has a secret room

and people of today think they are better than those of yesteryear....nothing produced today can compare to this.

Incredible!

Never been across the bridge, but have flown over it many times landing at Kastrup. Also watched quite a good detective series in Danish/Swedish where someone was murdered and the body left right in the middle of the bridge. They must have spent hours on the name, as it was called The Bridge (Bron/Broen in Danish/Swedish). https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1733785/

We have a more modest version in America... Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.

As a Dane with a Swedish boyfriend I've taken the train on this bridge multiple times but never actually realised how it looks as you dont really see it when you're in the train

Proper cool!

So what happens when the water rises?