why was the village of houtouwan on shengshan island abandoned
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The eerie beauty of China's seaside ghost town: Stunning images show how an abandoned fishing village became a green wonderland swallowed up by mother nature The stunning scenery on Shengshan Island is the result of the houses and outbuildings being slowly consumed by nature. The seaside village now lies empty because it was more economical for the fishermen to move and work on the mainland where catch could easily be transported and sold.
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- Withdrawal to Rangoon: The 7th Hussars were ordered to retire through Pegu to rejoin the rest of 7th Armoured Brigade at Hiegu. When they arrived in the town as darkness was falling. The town had been severely bombed and the whole place was blazing from end to end and were lucky to still find the only bridge standing.
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Let's fight boredom together! Shengsi, an archipelago of almost 400 islands at the mouth of China’s Yangtze river, holds a secret shrouded in time – an abandoned fishing village being reclaimed by nature. These photos by Jane Qing, a creative photographer based in Shanghai, take us into this lost village on the beautiful archipelago.
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Shutter Island  (film) Lehane's inspiration for the hospital and island setting was Long Island in Boston Harbor, which he had visited during the Blizzard of 1978 as a child with his uncle and family. Shutter Island was mainly filmed in Massachusetts, with Taunton being the location for the World War II flashback scenes.ehane's inspiration for the hospital and island setting was Long Island in Boston Harbor, which he had visited during the Blizzard of 1978 as a child with his uncle and family. Shutter Island was mainly filmed in Massachusetts, with Taunton being the location for the World War II flashback scenes.
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- Gunung Padang Megalithic Site is probably the oldest civilization on Earth. It is located in Java Island, Indonesia. The site was dated 6,500 years BP by carbon radiometric dating in 3 to 4 meters below the surface (12,500 years in 8 to 10 meters below the surface) and the artifacts at the surface about 4,800 years BP.t is 11000 years old and it can completely change our assumption that agriculture led to a settled life and therefore formation of civilization. I will tell you why. Agriculture first developed around 9000 BC, the event is called the Neolithic Revolution.
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Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on Indonesia Teunom, a town in the Memphis district of the special territory of Aceh on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, with a population of about 18,000, was reported to have been damaged so severely that it  vanished completely leaving only scattered shards of concrete as a result of the tsunami produced by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.
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- Once you’ve soaked up the sublime surroundings and unearthly scenery from the volcano peak you’ll embark upon the two-hour drive to the old colonial town of Malang, the second largest city in the East Java Province, and check-in to your next hand-picked hotel.
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- Photographer Jane Qing set her sights on Gouqi Island, one of 394 islands that make up the Zhoushan Archipelago at the mouth of the Yangtze River in Eastern China.
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Zombie chic: Indonesian provinceâs bizarre annual ritual of digging up its dead to give them a wash, groom and dress them in new clothes Zombie chic: Indonesian province’s bizarre annual ritual of digging up its dead to give them a wash, groom and dress them in new clothes. Ritual is called Ma'nene, or The Ceremony of Cleaning Corpses, and takes place in Toraja in South Sulawesi. Families dig up their relatives to freshen them up - and even dead children and babies are exhumed. Bodies are then taken to the place where they died and dragged back to the village via paths of straight lines.
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Weixian Internment Camp The Weihsien Internment Camp was a Japanese operated ”Civilian Assembly Center” in the former Wei County, located in the present-day city of Weifang, Shandong, China. The compound was a Japanese-run internment camp created during World War II to hold civilians of Allied countries living in North China. The camp's population initially included British, Canadian, American, Australian, Dutch and other citizens. An additional group of Italian internees arrived in the camp on December 30 ...
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- March 18, 2012: A newborn baby girl is found abandoned on the doorsteps of a mosque in Ajman. BEIRUT: A woman has been detained for questioning over the death of a newborn baby, found abandoned in Choueifat, the Internal Security Forces said Friday.
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- The Mountain Anoa is a miniature water buffalo that lives only in Indonesia. They are an endangered species because of hunting for horns and meat, and loss of forest habitat. The Mountain Anoa is found only on the island of Sulawesi and the nearby island of Buton in Indonesia.
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The Abandoned Lifeboat on Bouvet Island Crawford later reported that the abandoned lifeboat on Bouvet Island had no markings on it that would suggest its origins. It also had no motor and no sails. He found the oars on shore, along with a flattened copper tank and a barrel.
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- In addition to the opening, an event that had been long-awaited, the scenic spot, which is located in Zunyi, Guizhou province, also issued an announcement seeking to recruit archaeological volunteers worldwide and inviting them to participate in Hailongtun's archaeological journey.
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- Abandoned tro … ops surrendered at Bataan in April and at Corregidor in May. The Japanese forced these POW's to march to a prison camp near Cabunatuan. Thousands of American and Filipino soldiers died of malnutrition, illness, and torture during the Bataan Death March.:-). 18 people found this useful.
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- Webster Dictionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Root (verb) to turn up the earth with the snout, as swine. Root (verb) hence, to seek for favor or advancement by low arts or groveling servility; to fawn servilely. Root (verb) to turn up or to dig out with the snout; as, the swine roots the earth. Root (noun)
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White Cloud Mountain minnow The White Cloud Mountain minnow is practically extinct in its native habitat, due to pollution and tourism. It was believed to be extinct for over 20 years in 1980, but an apparently native population of this fish was discovered on Hainan Island, well away from the White Cloud Mountain.he species was discovered at White Cloud Mountain (白雲山; Pinyin Bai Bái Yun) yún Shān in guǎngdōng in the 1930s By A boy scout Leader, —called tan hence the Generic (Name'tanichthys tan). s fish
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Another alligator captured on South Carolina beach SULLIVAN'S ISLAND, South Carolina -- An alligator was captured and euthanized after it was spotted swimming at Sullivan's Island beach, near Charleston, South Carolina. Beach goers spotted the alligator just after 8 a.m., WCSC reported. Police and a trapper with the Department of Natural Resources were called to catch the animal.
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Typhoon NinaâBanqiao dam failure Written By: Typhoon Nina–Banqiao dam failure, catastrophic dam failure in August 1975 in western Henan province, China, caused by a typhoon (tropical cyclone). The ensuing floods caused more than 150,000 casualties, making it one of the deadliest typhoon disasters in history. 1  The Banqiao Dam had been built on the Ru River in the early 1950s as part of a flood-prevention and electricity-production program aimed at controlling the Huang He (Yellow River).
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- In Gansu's devastated southwestern county of Zhouqu where the official death toll from a massive mudslide rose past 1,000 on Wednesday with hundreds still missing, six houses were swept away in Xizangba Village, leaving three people missing and dumping more debris into the choked Bailong River, Xinhua News Agency reported.
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- Another attraction at Tiger hill is the Sword Pool (in Chinese Jianchi). King He Lu was a famous warrior and sword collector who was buried here. The Sword Pond is said to hold He Lu's treasured swords in its watery depths.But the site has never been excavated because the Leaning Pagoda's foundations rest on it.ll are intended to evoke images of magnificent mountains and forest scenery. The Tiger Hill (in Chinese: Huqiu), is the most famous scenic spot of Suzhou standing to the north west of Suzhou.
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- Cheah Kongsi is the first of Penang’s five great Hokkien clan houses. Set in the block beside Khoo Kongsi, it resembles the grand temples and palaces usually seen in China. The ornate building is the only clan house in Penang that fuses Malay, traditional Straits Chinese and European design.
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Hashima, the ghost island of Japan Hashima, the ghost island of Japan. The island shut down in 1974 as a result of the decline in coal industry during the previous years. Since then, it was left abandoned before it was reopened for travel again in 2009. Hashima is also featured in the 2012 James Bond movie, Skyfall.
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WWII Flying Tiger from Egg Harbor Township was skiing in his 90s WWII Flying Tiger from Egg Harbor Township was skiing in his 90s. Tony Naumchik, of Egg Harbor Township, is seen here at age 90 on a ski trip at Mad River Glen, Vt. Naumchik, who died last month at 92, skied until he was 91.
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The Abandoned Lifeboat on Bouvet Island The Abandoned Lifeboat on Bouvet Island. Bouvet Island is the most isolated uninhabited place on Earth. When people say “out in the middle of nowhere” about an area where they could potentially walk to civilization, they are not thinking of Bouvet Island.
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Shaanxi Earthquake The Shaanxi earthquake's epicenter was in the Wei River Valley in Shaanxi Province, near the cities of Huaxian, Weinan and Huayin. In Huaxian, every single building and home was demolished, killing more than half the residents of the city, with a death toll estimated in the tens of thousands.