Monday, August 19, 2013

Chini Lake-it's now or never

Tasik Chini,our country's only Unesco Biosphere Reserve
is in a verge of having it's ecosystem collapsing
due to logging,plantation activities,excessive iron ore mining
and even the effects of a national service camp nearby.
Who will be the ones to do something to save it?
The helpless orang asli of the Jakun tribe,nature lovers or politician,
whatever,for nature have it's limits in fighting back.

   

a new alien species,
a type of aquatic plant Cabomba Furcata called 'ekor kucing'
by the local aboriginals is beginning to replace the lotus.



and a sea of purple when in abundance.





A wooden carving of the legendary serpent of Lake Chini at the Resort's lobby.



The beautiful jetty at the resort.





Kayaks for rent.





Fish(looks like 'Lampam') in abundance but no one is fishing here.



A boat ride is a must here.







life jackets being left to dry at the jetty.



We are entering paradise....








floating markers of Laut no:6,Mempitih.



An abandoned floating house.




Lotus in abundance at the aboriginal village of  Cendahan.











Kayaking into paradise but how much longer can it hold on?






Iron oxide rich Laterite rocks



A 250m high hill in the process of being levelled.





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15 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 19, 2013 at 6:16 AM

    So sad that the nature wonders of our country is not preserved by the government.

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  2. Kamsiah yusoffAugust 19, 2013 at 4:07 PM

    cantiknya teratai...
    dari Gambang ke Chini..masih jauh lagi ya..??

    save22 for u

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    1. Thomas LeeAugust 19, 2013 at 8:47 PM

      Kamsiah,
      tak berapa jauh,sekitar 55km,berhati2 jln sempit dan jaga2 ada banyak lembu.
      Map

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  3. Ramakant PradhanAugust 19, 2013 at 4:18 PM

    It's an amazing place. It will be really unfortunate if this ecosystem is disrupted due to some greedy people.

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  4. Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerAugust 19, 2013 at 6:19 PM

    Tasik Chini is one of the places I've not been to yet. So sad to see what's going on there..

    Duncan In Kuantan

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  5. cold winterAugust 19, 2013 at 7:33 PM

    beautiful flowers, I really like those lotus flowers and lily pads. beautiful ecosystem.. hopefully it doesn't die out in vain..

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  6. UnknownAugust 20, 2013 at 1:25 AM

    cantik bunga teratai


    save 22 satu


    http://www.noormalashahar.com.my

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  7. Sue BeeAugust 20, 2013 at 7:16 AM

    org cakap Tasik Chini hampir hilang dah..betul ke?

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    1. Thomas LeeAugust 20, 2013 at 10:07 PM

      Sue Bee,
      masih ada lagi,tetapi tercemar teruk sekarang terutama di kawasan berhampiran tempat perlombongan.

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  8. AnonymousAugust 20, 2013 at 10:48 PM

    This reminds me of the old Malay movie "Naga tasik Chini"
    Hope this lake won't go into extinction

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  9. Liza Aryanna IzaaraAugust 22, 2013 at 7:53 AM

    ok sangat cantik, tenang je

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  10. IaryylrAugust 22, 2013 at 10:05 AM

    FOTO YANG MENARIK!

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  11. FaaeinzAugust 24, 2013 at 12:12 AM

    Tasik Chini..
    Belum pernah lagi sampai ke sana..

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  12. gbeejippAugust 25, 2013 at 1:21 AM

    Errr, frankly speaking, my expectation of Chini was actually higher than what I see on those pics. It's not really that nice than. I did hear about its deteriorating nature conditions because of land exploitation and all. Very sad.

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  13. BlogS Of HariyantoAugust 25, 2013 at 6:39 PM

    bunga teratainya sangat elok dipandang, namun tempatnya sepertinya tidak terurus, padahal potensi wisata yang ada di CHINI LAKE sangat luarbiasa sekali....salam :-)

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