Quote - Joseph Pulitzer
"PUT IT BEFORE THEM BRIEFLY SO
THEY WILL READ IT, CLEARLY SO
THEY WILL APPRECIATE IT,
PICTURESQUELY SO THEY WILL
REMEMBER IT AND,
ABOVE ALL, ACCURATELY SO THEY
WILL BE GUIDED
BY ITS LIGHT" *****
JOSEPH PULITZER *****
DISCOVER - SRI LANKA: PROLOGUE
INFORMATION, PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEO.
THE 13th CENTURY VENETIAN TRAVELER MARCO POLO DESCRIBED THE ISLAND AS 'THE JADE PENDANT IN THE INDIAN OCEAN'. THE ABUNDANCE OF GEMSTONES, SPICES, RAIN FORESTS AND WILDLIFE; THE MAGNIFICENT BEACHES, ANCIENT RUINS AND A WRITTEN HISTORY OF OVER 2500 YEARS MAKE THIS ISLAND A TOURISTS' PARADISE.
THE RUINED CITIES OF ANURADHAPURA AND POLONNARUWA ILLUSTRATE THE GLORY OF THE ANCIENT KINGDOMS. THE GIGANTIC STUPAS AND BUDDHA STATUES ARE AMONG THE BIGGEST MAN MADE STRUCTURES OF THE WORLD. THE MASSIVE RESERVOIRS, BUILT BY ANCIENT KINGS TO IRRIGATE THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF LAND, ARE MARVELS OF HYDRO ENGINEERING. THERE ARE EIGHT UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN SRI LANKA
THE ISLAND WAS KNOWN TO THE GREEKS AS 'TAPROBANE' AND TO THE ARABS AS 'SERENDIB'. EARLY MERCHANTS VISITED THE ISLAND IN SEARCH OF GEMSTONES AND SPICES, MAINLY CINNAMON AND PEPPER. COFFEE AND TEA PLANTATIONS WERE STARTED BY THE BRITISH COLONIAL RULERS. CEYLON TEA IS FAMOUS THE WORLD OVER.
TOURISM INDUSTRY IS A MAJOR MONEY SPINNER FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL ISLAND. THE VAST EXPANSE OF BEACHES, RAIN FORESTS AND NATIONAL PARKS WITH HERDS OF WILD ELEPHANTS, THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS WITH LITHE WATER FALLS, BRING IN THE TOURISTS. THE ISLAND IS DOTTED WITH HUNDREDS OF HOTELS TO ACCOMMODATE THE TRAVELER. AN ISLAND OF 25,000 SQ; MILES HAS 103 RIVERS AND 25000 RESERVOIRS, MOSTLY MAN MADE. WITH VARYING CLIMATIC CONDITIONS THIS IS TRULY A 'SMALL MIRACLE'.
" THE ISLAND OF SRI LANKA IS A SMALL UNIVERSE, IT CONTAINS AS MANY VARIATIONS OF CULTURE, SCENERY AND CLIMATE AS SOME COUNTRIES A DOZEN TIMES ITS SIZE........I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS ANY COUNTRY WHICH SCORES SO HIGHLY IN ALL DEPARTMENTS - WHICH HAVE SO MANY ADVANTAGES AND SO FEW DISADVANTAGES. LOVELY BEACHES, BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES, IMPRESSIVE RUINS, A VIBRANT CULTURE AND CHARMING PEOPLE- NO WONDER SRI LANKA IS A SMALL MIRACLE ". ***** Arthur C. Clark *****
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09 November, 2018
Discover-SriLanka: SRI LANKA - PERFORMING ARTS
Discover-SriLanka: SRI LANKA - PERFORMING ARTS: Pictures from The Carnival Of Cultures, Berlin - 27th May, 2012. Pics, courtesy : Channa
06 November, 2018
Discover-SriLanka: SRI LANKA - GEM CUTTING [TRADITIONAL METHOD]
Discover-SriLanka: SRI LANKA - GEM CUTTING [TRADITIONAL METHOD]: M ined gemstones are in a rough state, cutting and polishing make them glitter , enabling craftsmen to embed the valuable stones on items...
21 October, 2018
Discover-SriLanka: SRI LANKA - A 49 SECOND VIDEO OF OLIVER THE EAGLE
Discover-SriLanka: SRI LANKA - A 49 SECOND VIDEO OF OLIVER THE EAGLE: It's 6.30 A.M. on December 11th, 2013, a misty morning, I spotted our new visitor, the Eagle [ I have named him Oliver ] on the jakfr...
08 October, 2018
Discover-SriLanka: SRI LANKA - DEMODARA LOOP [ENGINEERING MARVEL]
Discover-SriLanka: SRI LANKA - DEMODARA LOOP [ENGINEERING MARVEL]: The construction of the Demodara railway line was completed in 1921 by the Ceylon Government Railway. The terrain just beyond the Demodara s...
25 September, 2018
Discover-SriLanka: SRI LANKA - ANTIQUE WEAPONS
Discover-SriLanka: SRI LANKA - ANTIQUE WEAPONS: World war II British cannon on display at the Royal Palace Park, Kandy. Pics by : Nelsonlanka Sony DSC H7
10 September, 2018
Discover-SriLanka: SRI LANKA - WILD MUSHROOMS
Discover-SriLanka: SRI LANKA - WILD MUSHROOMS: Wild mushrooms, a delicacy and a rare food source, taste better than the commercially grown variety. In Sri Lanka, edible mushrooms grow ...
27 August, 2018
Discover-SriLanka: SRI LANKA - BOY AND SWAN FOUNTAIN, KANDY
Discover-SriLanka: SRI LANKA - BOY AND SWAN FOUNTAIN, KANDY: The Victorian cast iron " Boy and Swan " fountain [early 19th century] at the Royal Palace Park [Wace Park] in Kandy, Sri Lank...
16 August, 2018
SRI LANKA - PEARL DIVING [TRINCOMALEE]
Pearl diving in Sri Lanka has a long history, the picture of a Pearl merchant from the Wikipedia, dates back to 1st January,1849. Pictures show young divers in the Trincomalee bay.
- File:A Ceylon Pearl Merchant (p.108, 1849) - Copy.jpg
- Created: 1 January 1849
Pics by: Nelsonlanka
Sony NEX 6
04 August, 2018
Discover-SriLanka: SRI LANKA - RIVERS AND WATERFALLS
Discover-SriLanka: SRI LANKA - RIVERS AND WATERFALLS: The Island of Sri Lanka, which has an area of 65,610 sq /km, is blessed with 103 rivers, flowing to the coastline from the central hills....
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