Tuesday, December 6, 2011

reflection of the place (it’s society), culture and tourism, after your research for this assignment



After I did the reflection for Maldives, I think it is a paradise for the tourists. There are 26 atolls in Maldives, the tourists only need to take 15 to 60 minutes to travel from one to another. It has around 3000 coral reefs and more than 1000 species of fish, the tourists can just diving around them. Tourists do not have to be a professional diver, because all the resorts will provide the basic training for them, so the tourists can simply enjoy the marvellous and beautiful creatures inside the sea. The most amazing part for diving is the tourists can even dive at night! For couples or families, they can enjoy their dinners along the beach and watch the stars at the same time. Tourist can choose over 100 different resorts to stay. The wide range of accommodation suit many budgets to cater for all.
Tourists can also experience the life of an ordinary Maldivian by travelling to an inhabited island. There will be the fishing villages with the tree shade and the traditional wooden holhuashi (an island-version of a gazebo, build with hollow wooden trunks tied together forming the large, bench-like seat, and often with a thatched roof). The tourists are able the see how the ordinary Maldivians live, interact with them, and learn their cultures.
Maldives is very rich is culture, they have their own tribes like Hithadhoo in Addu Atoll, Fuamulah and Kulhudhufushi in Haa Dhaalu Atoll. They will make their own handicrafts, they have their own language, rules, food, songs and dances. I like the uniqueness of Maldives, some of their festivals are very special, like the ‘Circumcision’. During this event, the houses will be decorated and music is played. Many people visit such houses mainly to enjoy a game of carom or participate in the local bodu beru and listen to a local band perform.
In Maldives, most of the revenue comes from the tourism industry. The number of tourists going to Maldives has increasing rapidly. However, it has caused some problems to Maldives, like littering and vandalism. The locals are concerning about the coral reefs and marine life due to the coral mining to build buildings and make jewelries.

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