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Camara / Camera: Nikon D750
Objetivo/Lense: Tamron70-300 f/4-5.6 VC
Location: Xi'an (China)
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The history of a magnetic compass to find direction dates back to the Han Dynasty in China (206 BC - AD 220). Initially the use of magnetic lodestones allowed the practice of Feng Shui to determine the most propitious orientation for buildings and gardens.
The first compass of the type we see above, with the magnetised needle, appeared in China during the 11th century. This allowed for portability and it became an enormous boon to Chinese sailors.
The story of this replica (from the 18th century I believe) is that it was carried by the first group of Chinese miners who arrived at the Victorian goldfields in Ararat around 1850. Their story is truly remarkable and the use of this type of compass proved invaluable. They sailed into Robe, South Australia (since they were unable to dock in Victoria - Port Phillip), and then set off on a long march, with compasses in hand, to the newly discovered goldfields. The nearest destination was Ararat over 300 kilometres away.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_compass
www.ararat.vic.gov.au/facilities/gum-san-chinese-heritage...
China. Yunnan at sunrise.
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Chinese New Year parade in London.
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Longwood Gardens Pa.
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Winter swimmers brave the cold water, with snow on the beach, foe a daily swim in the sea, Dalian, Liaoning, China, December 06
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Circa around late 1800s / early 1900s. Chinese shrimp fishing town. San Pedro Peninsula, San Pablo Bay, San Rafael, Marin County, California, USA
White throated laughingthrush in Sichuan, China.
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Crown Cave is a 12 km long water-eroded cave. It is a wonderland of various stalactite, stone pillars and rock formations.
Chinese ceramic ware shows a continuous development since the pre-dynastic periods, and is one of the most significant forms of Chinese art.