Photo of the Day Archive for August 2004

by Albert Wen, Nov 15, 2006 | Destinations: Nepal

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Details from the Angkor temples, Siem Riep, Cambodia.

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Tibetan pilgrim at the Great Stupa at Boudhnath, the spiritual and commercial center of the Tibetan community in the Kathmandu Valley.

Photo of the Day Archive for August 2004

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Long ago, when many families lived on farms, they called Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. With clearer skies and warmer winds came anticipation for what lay ahead. Seeing spring on the way, they would get ready to plant fresh food, hope for a strong, new harvest, and welcome visits from old friends. "Gung hey fat choy!" they would say to each other, "Congratulations and wealth!" or "Xin nian kuai le!", which means "New Year happiness!"

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Villagers with a goat & a brass ladel, on the trail to Dharapuri, Nepal.

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June 21, 2002, Hong Kong. A very nice and hot Friday afternoon. Brazil faces England in the quarterfinals. Your friends are in Japan watching the game. Still, there are many places you can catch the game from Hong Kong. One of them is Times Square, one of Hong Kong's major shopping malls.

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