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Saturday, September 19, 2009

Giant water Lily

At the Rotterdam Zoo in the Netherlands, the leaves of a giant water lily can grow up to 3 m in diameter and easily carry 15 kgs. So parents put their child on the lily and take photographs.

Hravesting Festival in Japan

" Namahage" a ritual for cleansing souls, is an annual rice harvesting festival in Japan. This is part of a promotional event of a local prefecture's tourism in downtown,Tokyo.

Buddha pears

Buddha shaped pears are seen in an orchard in Weixian country, Hebei province. A local former spent six years to perfect the process of growing the pears inside moulds. The pears cost around 50 yuan each.