Sri Lanka's Environment
There are lots of interesting things to see in Sri Lanka: cliffs, beaches, mountains, lakes, rivers and woodlands.
There are lots of crops grown in Sri Lanka.
The rice is often grown in terraces like these.
Women picking leaves from the tea plants.
The leaves have to be dried.
Sigiriya
This is an ancient rock on which a fortress was built. It was easy to protect as the entrance to the top was up a narrow staircase. A pool at the top provided water. No one lives there now but many tourists visit it every day. There are many monkeys living on the rock. There are also hornets living there. There are signs to remind people not to make too much noise so as not to disturb the hornets.
This is an ancient rock on which a fortress was built. It was easy to protect as the entrance to the top was up a narrow staircase. A pool at the top provided water. No one lives there now but many tourists visit it every day. There are many monkeys living on the rock. There are also hornets living there. There are signs to remind people not to make too much noise so as not to disturb the hornets.
Termites live in Sri Lanka. Here are some pictures of termite mounds.
Here are some more photos of Sri Lanka.
Plants and Flowers
There are lots of lovely plants and flowers growing in Sri Lanka.
There are lots of lovely plants and flowers growing in Sri Lanka.
Precious and Semi-Precious Stones
There are also lots of precious and semi-precious stones mined in Sri Lanka.
There are also lots of precious and semi-precious stones mined in Sri Lanka.
Both garnet and ruby are lovely red stones.
Alexandrite is very unsual. It changes colour depending on what the light is like. When you look at it in the sunlight it is green but when you look at it under florescent light it looks like a ruby!
There are some beautiful blue stones mined in Sri Lanka. Aquamarine, topaz and zircon are a light blue stones. While blue sapphire is a dark blue stone. Sapphires can also be orange, yellow or pink.
Wood
There are lots of kinds of trees growing in Sri Lanka. The wood is used to make beautiful carvings and furniture.
There are lots of kinds of trees growing in Sri Lanka. The wood is used to make beautiful carvings and furniture.
King ebony is very unusual. It is two tone. The items made from it have two different colours.
This wood is very unusual. The wood is used to make different colours which are then used to decorate the items. Ten natural colours can be made from this wood using different techniques.