I toured the western half of China in August-September, 2006, which started at Xi'an, via the Silk Route, to Urumqi, from Chengdu to Tibet, and from Shangri-la, via Tea-Horse Route, to Kunming.
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Slide 3: Pamukkale is one of the extraordinary natural wonders of Turkey.
The great attraction is the white immensity of the cliff with sculptured basins full of water and congealed waterfalls; they seem done of snow, cloud, cotton. cotton.
Slide 4: The scientific explanation is the hot thermal places that lie under the mount provoke the calcium carbonate spill, that makes the forms as solid as travertino marble.
Slide 5: One can bath there; the Turks call this place PAMUKKALE, which means "Castle of Cotton".
Slide 6: It is a protecting landscape that fascinates, as the action of the mineral waters that contains calcium oxides left fantastic marks in the structures.
Slide 7: The resultant effect is spectacular: the waters spill on a series of steps, forming solid cascades and pools.
Slide 8: At times white, others blue, or green or other colors. The spectacle is flaring.
Slide 9: The continuous dynamics of the erosion and the transformation of the natural landscape result in an unusual environment.
Slide 10: PAMUKKALE is one of the most unique phenomena in nature.
