Tea pickers gently pluck leaves from the perfectly groomed rows of tea plants at one of the three largest tea plantations in ...

This 30,000 ton stone monument was commissioned by Zheng He’s patron, the Emperor Zhu Di, in honor of his own father, but was never erected since the Emperor had it carved, as no one was able to move it, speaks to Zhu Di’s megalomaniac vision.

Author: Michael Yamashita

Photo size: 33.3 Mpixels (95.3 MB uncompressed) - 7067x4711 pixels (23.6x15.7 in / 59.8x39.9 cm at 300 ppi)

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