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East Turkestan/Xinjiang/NIYA Posted by: tokuo312
Video duration: 115 seconds Grasslands stretch away before you as you emerge from the area where the Uyghurs live. A dazzling vision of blue sky opening out above a carpet of grass. Related: asia, beautiful, china, east, niya, road, silk, sunset, travel, turkestan, uyghr, xinjiang |
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Sri Lanka/SRI PADA Posted by: tokuo312
Video duration: 148 seconds Sri Pada is a sacred site that has transcended boundaries between Sri Lanka's different religions. During the pilgrimage season, young and old, Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu and Christian alike, all climb the steep, graceful mountain trail leading towards the summit. Related: adams, asia, lanka, mountain, pada, peak, sri, sripada, travel |
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Madagascar/ANDILANA Posted by: tokuo312
Video duration: 142 seconds Andilana, located in the interior of Nosy Be. The white sandy beach is being reborn as a tourist resort, but further inland, where lines of houses dot a pretty landscape, an atmosphere of honest simplicity remains strong. Related: africa, andilana, be, beach, beautiful, children, madagascar, nosy, sunset, travel |
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East Turkestan/Xinjiang/PICHAN Posted by: tokuo312
Video duration: 103 seconds Pichan, a small town floating on the desert. Called to a halt and welcomed hospitably, the loneliness of travel is somewhat relieved. Related: asia, china, east, pichan, road, silk, travel, turkestan, uyghr, xinjiang |
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Xinjiang/East Turkestan/KUCHA Posted by: tokuo312
Video duration: 124 seconds If you leave Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, and head west towards Kashgar, you can feel, in the towns you pass, a sense of being in another, Islamic country. There are also scattered Buddhist ruins left by the Aryan peoples who once lived in the vicinity of the towns. Related: asia, china, desert, east, kucha, road, silk, travel, turkestan, turkistan, uigur, uyghur, xinjiang |
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East Turkestan/Xinjiang/YARKAND Posted by: tokuo312
Video duration: 113 seconds On the east side of the town, bustling Uyghur street stalls stand side by side. People work hard at their trade, or steal a nap in the shade, and energetic children play. Under the gentle sunshine, this town bursts with so many different expressions of humanity that it makes your heart sing. Related: asia, china, east, road, silk, travel, turkestan, uyghr, xinjiang, yarkand |
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Madagascar/ANTANIFOTSY Posted by: tokuo312
Video duration: 130 seconds The region centring upon the capital, Antananarivo, is inhabited by large numbers of Merina, a people of Malay descent. Here, in Antanifotsy, the people closely resemble Asians in appearance. Related: africa, antanifotsy, madagascar, travel, video |
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Srilanka/KANDY Posted by: tokuo312
Video duration: 111 seconds Srilanka/KANDY Related: asia, heritage, kandy, lanka, sri, srilanka, travel, world |
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Sri Lanka/POLHENA Posted by: tokuo312
Video duration: 138 seconds Two kilometres from Matara lies the impressive seashore of Polhena. A sunset watched from the outlying islands is a sight that stays imprinted on the traveller's mind. Related: asia, lanka, polhena, sri, travel |
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Xinjiang/East Turkestan/KASHGAR Posted by: tokuo312
Video duration: 101 seconds A corner of Kashgar. The landscape of the town, riddled like a maze with charming alleyways, shows us a fragile vision of time rewound. The moment you leave, you tire of the modern townscape and long to return to lose yourself in it once more, hoping to conjure up that vision again and again. Kashgar. The crossroads at the heart of the Silk Road. The crossroads where cultures met. Related: asia, china, east, kashgar, road, silk, travel, turkestan, turkistan, uigur, uyghur, xinjiang |
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East Turkestan/Xinjiang/TURPAN Posted by: tokuo312
Video duration: 86 seconds The main industry of Turpan is grape cultivation. Grapes harvested from the vineyards are carried into sheds for making raisins. Related: asia, china, east, grape, travel, turkestan, uyghr, xinjiang |
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OTHER PLACES Posted by: tokuo312
Video duration: 240 seconds "OTHER PLACES" is a series of films that capture the character of town life in different places around the globe. Take a look inside the everyday world of people somewhere different. This is Tsuyoshi Tokunaga's personal projects. You can see and download high quality data in my website. Related: baba, east, lanka, madagascar, sri, travel, turkestan, uygle, xinjiang, yetu |
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Srilanka/ANURADHAPURA Posted by: tokuo312
Video duration: 228 seconds Srilanka/ANURADHAPUR A Related: anuradhapura, asia, heritage, lanka, sri, srilanka, travel, world |
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East Turkestan/Xinjiang/HOTAN Posted by: tokuo312
Video duration: 94 seconds Hotan. They say on some days such clouds of dust blow up that you cannot see in front of you. The vague shapes floating beyond the dust clouds are the real thing: an ancient oasis city. Related: asia, beautiful, china, east, hotan, road, silk, sunset, travel, turkestan, uyghr, xinjiang |
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Sri Lanka/Ella Posted by: tokuo312
Video duration: 92 seconds Just a few kilometres from Bandarawela, the small, quiet village of Ella stands amongst the mountains. The mountains covered with tea plantations, and a small, sleepy station are its pride. Related: asia, ella, lanka, sri, travel |
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Sri Lanka/KIRINDA Posted by: tokuo312
Video duration: 160 seconds Ten kilometres from Tissamaharama is the coastal village of Kirinda, which looks out over the Indian Ocean. Arthur C. Clarke was enraptured with this charming tropical village. Related: asia, kirinda, lanka, sri, srilanka, travel |
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Sri Lanka/GALLE Posted by: tokuo312
Video duration: 71 seconds Sri Lanka/GALLE Related: asia, galle, lanka, sri, travel |
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Madagascar/AMBOHIBARY Posted by: tokuo312
Video duration: 163 seconds These shops, essential to the lives of the local people, stand in a line at the town's market place, and do a brisk business from the crowds. The robust joie de vivre of the inhabitants virtually bursts out from the town. An overwhelming surge of LIFE seems to well up from it. Related: africa, ambohibary, madagascar, travel, video |
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East Turkestan/Xinjiang/CHARCHAN Posted by: tokuo312
Video duration: 141 seconds A donkey cart slowly passing through, swaying along over the sea of sand. In Charchan it is easy to lose track of time. Related: asia, charchan, china, east, road, silk, travel, turkestan, uyghr, xinjiang |
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East Turkestan/Xinjiang/TASHKURGAN Posted by: tokuo312
Video duration: 125 seconds Tashkurgan, on the China-Pakistan border. At this beautiful little village inhabited by Tajiks, travellers coming and going between the two countries can rest their legs. The line of beautiful mountains rejuvenates a body and mind made weary by travel. Related: asia, china, east, road, silk, tajiks, tashkurgan, travel, turkestan, turkistan, uigur, uyghur, xinjiang |
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Madagascar/SAMBAVA Posted by: tokuo312
Video duration: 105 seconds Sambava is a small town on the east coast. People live peacefully in this settlement cut out of the forest, that looks as if fills in the gaps between the thickly-growing trees. Related: afirca, madagascar, sambava, travel |
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Madagascar/MAJUNGA Posted by: tokuo312
Video duration: 102 seconds Majunga is a port town with a large Muslim population. Empty houses stand in white, silent lines, as the evening sun, sinking into the sea, casts an aura of magic over the town. Related: africa, beautiful, madagascar, majunga, sea, sunset, town, travel, video |
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Madagascar/AMBATOFITORAHANA Posted by: tokuo312
Video duration: 120 seconds Travelling further south, the temperature rises somewhat, and little by little the scenery changes. In Ambatofitorahana, the vividly coloured costumes of the people adorn the village like flowers. Related: africa, ambatofitorahana, madagascar, travel |
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Madagascar/HELL-VILLE Posted by: tokuo312
Video duration: 115 seconds The town of Hell-Ville is the gateway to Nosy Be, an outlying island off the northern end of Madagascar. The flavour of town life here, and the liberating feel of a port city combine to bring vivid colour to this small town. Related: africa, be, beautiful, hell, madagascar, nosy, people, sunset, travel, ville |
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Sri Lanka/KATARAGAMA Posted by: tokuo312
Video duration: 114 seconds Sri Lanka/KATARAGAMA Related: asia, kataragama, lanka, sri, srilanka, travel |
