Where is the best place to go when traveling?

The first choice is the Maldives

The Maldives---the jade shaken by God-a paradise that can be touched

In the vast blue waters of the Indian Ocean, there is a string of islands that are as if they were Green islands surrounded by white sand - Maldives. After experiencing the blue, white and green colors of the Maldives, many tourists think it is the last paradise on earth. Some people describe the Maldives as a string of pearls shaken off by God, while others describe it as a piece of broken jade. Both descriptions are very appropriate. The islands with white sandy beaches are like pearls, and the sea water next to the pearls is like pieces of pearls. Beautiful jade.

Westerners like to call the Maldives the "lost paradise", but the word Maldives means "island kingdom" in the local Dhivehi language. The word Maldives comes from the Indian word MALODHEEP, which means garland, and is used to describe the islands scattered on the sea like strings of garlands.

As the plane gets closer to the island group, the holiday mood gradually dissipates. Looking down at the Indian Ocean from the air, what shines in my eyes are the star-studded small islands. The unique tropical sea breeze lingers in the air after stepping out of the plane. You can smell the leisure and freedom. Guests who truly seek out the Maldives will not miss a bird's-eye view of it from the air. Have you ever seen this kind of scenery? The center of the island is verdant green, surrounded by shining white. The sea near the island is light and transparent blue, a little further away is deeper blue, and the sea further away is even bluer. The sea water in the Maldives has layers of colors. This beautiful scenery is a bit...overwhelming.

Perhaps you have had such a fantasy: wandering under the shadow of the sun-drenched coconut trees, reading novels on the beach as white as fine powder, waiting for the rainbow in front of the windward pier on the sea, beside the coral reef Meet colorful tropical fish. All the ideas, Maldives make it come true.

Hometown of Tropical Fish

99% crystal clear sea water + 1% pure white beach = 100% Maldives, don’t be surprised. Surrounded by 99% sea water, the Maldives has thousands of species of fish, this is the hometown of fish.

One island, one hotel

The entire Maldives tourism landscape is a leisure atmosphere run by one resort island and one restaurant, because each island is developed by an independent hotel operator came out, so one island and one hotel has become the unique tourism culture of the Maldives. Most have Beach Bungalow and Water Bungalow. The so-called Beach Bungalow means opening the door and facing the beach. As long as the mood strikes, you can chase or feed the colorful tropical fish in the clear water along hundreds of meters of knee-deep sea. The Water Bungalow is a hut built directly on the sea. , there are stairs beside the house, you can walk down from the hut at any time, sit in the sea water, let the sea water come in waves, look at the white clouds, blue sky or starry night sky, feel the tranquility of returning to nature, and understand that oneself is also an inseparable part of the universe. Being in a clean and immaculate world makes you want to break away from the shackles of clothing and blend in completely. However, when you are moved, you may as well enter the independent "open-air" bathroom in Bungalow and face nature candidly. (Unfortunately, it is illegal to swim naked in the Maldives, but people can still be seen secretly from time to time...)

Maldives Tourism-History and Humanities

The Maldives *** (The Public of Maldives) has a population of about 280,000. The origin of the Maldives’ indigenous people is unknown. However, it is known from historical antiquities that there were residents living on the islands 3,000 years ago. Early immigrants sailed to East Africa along the Maritime Silk Road. With inter-Asian navigators and immigrants from the northwest basin of India, only 200 of the 1,190 islands today are inhabited. Each island is surrounded by coral reefs and gathered in 26 atolls (Atolls).

The Maldives has been a transit point for navigators traveling between the East and the West since ancient times. Since thousands of years, there have been Aryans, Phoenicians, Egyptians, Chinese, and Greeks. , the Romans came here, and the existence of the "Thousand Island Country" was also mentioned in the navigation diaries of these ancient civilizations. The Maldivians are a perfect blend of Arab, African and Asian beauty. They live a simple, leisurely and contented life. Maldivians are a very friendly people who are willing to help others and make guests feel at home.

The Maldives integrates rich and diverse cultures brought by maritime immigrants from all over the ancient world; local traditional music and dance are deeply influenced by East African culture, such as drumming and music; and are also influenced by South Asian culture The local food culture is particularly prominent; women in the Maldives are different from the segregationism generally adopted for women in South Asian subcontinent countries, but are active in major social activities. They can be seen in the government, military, police station and other agencies in the capital Male. In other aboriginal islands, men wander around the sea fishing for a living all year round, while women play the role of housekeeping and taking care of the elderly and the young. After all, in an archipelago country, the ocean is a resource that the indigenous people rely on all year round, so the people of the ocean naturally use ocean culture to present the customs of this independent nation.

Judging from the basis of tourism culture, the Maldives seems to be uniquely endowed with unique islands. Each island has developed a different resort hotel style. The entire tourism landscape of the Maldives is based on the leisure atmosphere run by a resort island hotel. The snow-white and crystal-clear beaches, the coconut shadows reflected in the water, and tropical fish are the "animated" landscapes that appear from time to time in the Maldives. They are brightly colored and approachable. Standing there As soon as the dolls on the shore touched the water, a group of beautiful visitors unexpectedly swam over. In addition to adding to the charm, fish is the most abundant commodity in the Maldives, so fishery and tourism are two major economies. income. Fishing is a traditional and timeless way of making a living for the local residents. They are optimistic about their fate. They were born in and grew up in the Mekong River. They have long regarded fish as a living spring for the continuation of life and as a gift from Allah. of treasure.

Maldives Coral Islands

The Maldives is a unique group of coral atolls formed by large and small coral atolls. Coral reef islands are a type of limestone (chemical name is calcium carbonate) deposits distributed in shallower areas of the ocean. They are formed during the growth of a variety of animals and plants in the ocean that can secrete limestone. This kind of animals and plants are often called "reef-building organisms".

Blue, blue-green, and red algae in modern oceans play an important role in forming coral reefs, but the dominant role is coral polyps. Coral polyps are a type of coelenterate in the ocean (no internal organs, only a cavity in the body) that can prey on small plankton in the ocean. During the growth process, it can absorb calcium and carbon dioxide in seawater, and then secrete limestone to become its own shell. Each single coral polyp is only the size of a grain of rice. They live together in groups, metabolize, grow and reproduce from generation to generation, while constantly secreting limestone and bonding together. After subsequent compaction and petrification, these limestones have formed many islands and reefs in the tropical oceans of the world today. Even the entire territory of some island countries in the ocean is made of small coral polyps (including some algae plants that can secrete limestone). ) built after tens of millions of years of hard work. So people call coral polyps the great architects of the ocean.

Coral reefs in modern oceans include three types: reefs, barrier reefs, and atolls. The Maldives belongs to the atoll type. It does not surround the land or grow in the ocean close to the land. It usually forms a system of coral islands and reefs in the ocean. A fully developed atoll consists of surrounding reef rings, a diving lagoon in the middle and several coral islands in the lagoon. The diameter of the reef group distributed like a ring varies from a few kilometers to dozens of kilometers. If you look down from a high-altitude plane, it looks like a bouquet of garlands thrown to the blue sea, or like a string of white jade pearl necklaces scattered to the sea, gorgeous and colorful. At high tide, the reef is submerged underwater. Through the clear water, people can see the outline of the coral reef hidden underwater. Because the water is shallow where the reef grows, the waves will produce broken waves when they reach here, forming a silver-white ring when viewed from a high altitude.

Maldive style-fishing village life

At five o'clock in the morning, life in the fishing village wakes up to the sound of morning prayers. The fishermen started their busy day after praying. Before sunrise, they drove their dhoni boats slowly into the quiet and clear waters of the atoll, and collected and caught bait in the coral reefs near the islands to prepare for today's sea trip.

The women in the village prepared breakfast, cleaned the courtyard, and then rushed the children to school. The only primary school in the village is located in the center of the island. Pupils of different grades are arranged in the same classroom with their backs to each other. Young teachers move back and forth in the classroom and switch teaching materials for different grades. Some innocent children wear white uniforms, which form a strong contrast with their dark and thin cheeks. There are girls wearing red cloth square scarves on their heads. They have deep outlines and round black eyes. They are lying on the desk seriously. The ground is painted with vivid ocean tropical fish. The school adopts bilingual teaching from the lower grades. In the classroom, students must not only learn to recognize Maldivian characters, whose fonts are like swimming fish, but also receive elementary ABC teaching in English.

There are weavers in the village who pick coconut leaves to weave daily necessities or handicrafts. When tourists from nearby island hotels come to visit the islands, they make dhoni boat models or print and dye salon cloth aprons along the street, or make them locally. Climbing coconut trees to pick coconuts and selling coconuts, the sound of "ONE DOLLAR, ONE DOLLAR" can be heard all the time.

At sunset and dusk, the fishing boat returns home. If the catch exceeds a thousand fish, the boat will return with a flying flag on its bow. At 5:30 in the evening, the fisherman's boat returned to the port, loaded with a batch of caught mackerel. The young fisherman steered the dhoni boat into the port with one foot at the helm. The old captain stood with both hands on the crescent bow of the boat. Standing, his face is covered with deep wrinkles eroded by the sea breeze for a long time. What is he thinking? Maybe it’s hoping to get a good price, or maybe it’s thanking God for blessing this lush sea field with endless supply of the freshest delicacies from the sea! Half of the catch belongs to the boat owner, and the other half is divided equally among the fishermen. The big tail fish are cleaned and cut on the beach and distributed evenly before being taken home for dinner cooking.

At night, fishermen gather in the courtyard of the captain's house, sitting or lying on jolis (empty deck chairs made of ropes woven into a grid) and chatting all over the world.

The woman prepared dinner and took advantage of a few moments of free time to have sex happily with the neighbors' mothers-in-law! Snap! Smoking Gudugudaa (waterpipe). Children play football or games after school, or jump into the sea to swim and play. Some families gathered in their homes with satellite TVs to watch TV programs, or took leisurely walks around the village.

Maldives means of transportation - Dhoni

Although the Maldives is geographically isolated from the mainland, transportation is very convenient. Regular flights to the Maldives have been launched from Asia, Europe, the Middle East and southern Africa.

Male International Airport is located on Male Airport Island, which is a little more than one kilometer in length. The island is dedicated to the airport and is only a ten-minute boat ride from the capital. Visitors arriving by plane at this international airport can immediately feel the comfortable and relaxing atmosphere. You can see the pier in a 5-minute walk from the airport. The large and small transportation boats exclusive to the hotels on each island have already sounded the brisk sound of engines and are waiting for guests at the pier. The nearest islands only take 20 minutes by boat, and the far islands even require a 20-minute boat ride. It's a 4-hour boat ride. The means of transportation to and from local islands include dhoni, speedboat, helicopter or seaplane. Passenger transportation will be arranged and provided by the local receptionist, but must be reserved in advance. The traditional Dhoni in the Maldives has been a means of transportation between the local islands since ancient times, and it is also a fishing boat that the indigenous people rely on for their livelihood.

The hull, spars, nails, cables and sails of the ship are all made of coconut trees. The two thousand years of history of the ancestors' coexistence with the sea have given birth to excellent shipbuilding technology.

Dhonis is actually the ancient name for sailing fishing boats. The modern version of Dhonis has been converted into a ship equipped with Yamaha engine and specially designed for commercial use. However, some fishermen in the Maldives still cannot forget to use sail fishing boats to cruise and fish on the calm seas in the atolls, creating a picture of rich ocean scenery.

RAA Atoll is a famous shipbuilding place. The shipbuilding technology of skilled craftsmen has been passed down and evolved through history. Its elegant shape and strong structure have not changed much over the centuries. The hull is made of coconut tree trunks. Traditional fish oil is the best preservative and is used to coat boat hulls. The most unique thing about Dhoni is that the captain uses one foot to steer the ship forward, turn, and reverse. The captain must have rich navigation experience and a unique sense of direction to cruise around the coral reefs day and night, regardless of weather conditions. on the atoll. The speed of a Dhoni is about 7-8 nautical miles per hour. The general hull is about 21 yards long and 6-7 yards wide. Its solid structure is suitable for sailing in bumpy waves.

Today, Dhoni has played an important role as a shuttle boat between hotels on the island. In addition, it can also be used as a shuttle boat for tourists to enjoy boat fishing, island tours and boat diving. , the former fishing boatman has been transformed into a hotel boat captain.

The crescent shape on the bow of Dhonis and the unique stern rudder are representative works of Maldivian craftsmen. Riding on a Dhonis boat is an unforgettable experience, especially cruising in the atoll at night, where you can embrace the stars in the sky.

Maldives - a country that is about to disappear

The beautiful islands and rich ecological environment of the Maldives have attracted the attention of the world. The Maldives has the most diverse coral reefs in the Western Indian Ocean and is the most diverse in the world. One of the rich sea areas. In the past thirty years, these islands have gradually been recognized in the world tourism market; at the same time, in order to obtain the recognition of the global 3S (Sun, Sand, Beach, Sea), the Maldives has also made a lot of efforts and guarantees for changes in the global environment.

The Maldives is the seventh largest reef in the world, accounting for 5% of the world's reefs. The atolls have different reef structures. The earth's surface has warmed by 0.3-0.6C since the end of the 19th century, and is still rising; scientists are still unable to determine the extent of sea level rise, but it is estimated that sea level will rise from 0.09 to 0.88 meters by 2100. 80% of the land in the Maldives is one meter below sea level. A slight rise in sea level is a serious threat. Many islands have suffered from seawater flooding and coastal erosion. Rising sea levels threaten the very existence of the Maldives, a country at risk.

Nowadays, the Maldives has to face the economic impact of the forces of globalization and its promotion from a moderately developed country, which has hindered its efforts to achieve sustainable development. The Maldives now does not have enough time or resources to deal with the economic setbacks that preceded globalization and economic uplift. Reducing the national budget will inevitably affect resources planned for environmental protection and social development.

Go all out

In the face of changes and shocks, the Maldives will do its best to enhance flexibility and adaptability. In response to the threats posed by climate change, with special emphasis on coastal protection, freshwater management and coral reef protection, construction of breakwaters and sea walls around the capital Male cost approximately US$62 million. Coral mining is prohibited on inhabited islands and recreational areas. The government has designated 25 areas as protected areas, prohibiting the breeding and export of sea turtles, red corals, dolphins, oysters, hard corals, parrot fish, whales, sharks and various shells.

They need your help!

Let us take action to save the last paradise on earth! Contact governments around the world and call on them to commit to saving the world's climate, reducing the loss of biological species and increasing trade. This requires your participation! Send your voice to your government and make it happen. Although reducing energy consumption by lowering the temperature of the refrigerator, using less washing machines or heating are small things, they are very effective things. Your efforts to keep the heating and cooling in your home from being lost will be highly appreciated by the people of the Maldives, as their homes will not be flooded by sea water. Every time you walk, bike or take the bus, you save their island and other islands! When you buy energy-saving appliances or water-saving devices, you not only reduce personal expenses, but also save money for them to save the ocean. Thank you and your family, neighbors, and friends for starting to use renewable energy, installing solar energy, and purchasing green energy products in your country. We believe the next step is to ensure clean energy for the two million people in the world who do not have access to electricity. Many major energy investments have been made in developing countries, and as global citizens we must ensure that those investments are good and safe. You can also join or support the clean machinery development movement in the Kyoto Convention, among your friends or appeal to the MPs in your constituency to ensure that clean energy can be invested in developing countries.

When you travel to the Maldives, you can help not buy jewelry or animal and plant products made of turtle shells to protect the local ecology. When snorkeling or diving, please try your best to appreciate the beautiful corals and do not destroy marine life. Wear a T-SHIRT or eco-friendly epaulette that protects the environment, or help and join our environmental protection actions.