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Sea of clouds, panorama view on Mt. Hehuan

(see Panoramio@google map for geographic coordinates)

Rhododendron in the cloud

台灣高山杜鵑 Rhododendron rubropilosum Hayata var. taiwanalpinum

A culturalized land, stretching and fragmenting the mountain area, Taiwan.

This landscape was also recorded in the film "Beyond Beauty - Taiwan From Above" by director Chi Po-lin

photo by cywhale, 20140511

原爆ドーム 平和記念公園 広島市 

Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima, Japan

 Liquidambar formosana, Hamamelidaceae

Evergreen and deciduous broad-leaved mixed forests at upstream of Nanzihsian River, Taiwan

Yushan (Mt. Jade) 3,952 m, highest mountain in Taiwan

Trochodendron aralioides Siebold & Zucc.

An Ice Age relict in Taiwan, distributed only in cloud forests of East Asia. This tree species has survived from Cretaceous Period.

Yushania Niitakayamensis

Yushan Cane, 玉山箭竹，葉

The whole loneliness...

Acer kawakamii Koidz.

Kawakami Maple 尖葉楓, Yushan National Park, Taiwan

Acer morrisonense Hayata

Taiwan Red Maple 台灣紅榨楓, in Yushan National Park, Taiwan

photo taken by cywhale, 2013/01

Obersee, near Lake Königssee, Germany 47.515947, 12.982857

photo taken by cywhale, 2004

Obersee, near Lake Königssee, Germany 47.515947, 12.982857

Surprising a small, unmanaged wetland located in the big city, surrounding by all tall buildings (Nei Wei Pi Cultural Park, Kaouhsiung, Taiwan).

photo taken by cywhale, 2012

Loneliness in the deepest of a foggy forest. The fear never re-occur after facing yourself honestly, questioning yourself why you're here. The fear is you, and your friend.

photo taken by cywhale, 2011 

A big tree in the wild, with twigs and branches outstretched vigorously to every glimmers of sky light.