国家地理杂志：《Visions of Earth》

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Doha, Qatar—As the 2006 Asian Games began, hundreds of men proudly held torches aloft, forming an image of the host nation’s flag, then the burning message “Peace be upon you,” in English and Arabic.

多哈，卡塔尔——2006多哈亚运会，成千上万当地人高举火炬，组成卡塔尔的国旗，以及英文和阿拉伯文的“Peace Be Upon You”

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中国——沈阳五里河体育场，伴随着一声巨响，这座曾经见证了中国足球世界杯出线的标志性建筑物在6.6秒之后灰飞烟灭。

China—A few dynamite seconds reduced Shenyang’s 60,000-seat Wulihe Stadium to rubble and dust. Chinese soccer fans mourned: Their men’s team qualified for a World Cup final for the first time here in 2001.

Photograph by Xie Huanchi, Xinhua/WPN

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澳大利亚——距悉尼市中心不到5公里的邦代海滩，五英尺巨浪，海面无风，堪称冲浪者们的天堂。这项运动1915年由传奇般的冲浪之父Duke Kahanamoku带入澳大利亚。

Australia—Hard at play less than five miles from central Sydney, surfers off Bondi Beach relish a perfect day: five-foot waves and no wind. The sport was introduced to Australia in 1915 by Hawaiian legend Duke Kahanamoku.

Photograph by Steve Christo, Fairfax Photos

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