Chinese tea and Tibetan horses were long traded on the legendary Tea Horse Road, a harsh 2,250km trail stretching from China’s Sichuan Province to Tibet’s capital city of Lhasa.
20 September 2012
In the shadow of China’s legendary Shaolin Temple, the ancient Chinese martial art of kung fu is experiencing a renaissance of industrial proportions.
19 July 2012
From Egypt to China, ruins inspire us to contemplate the passing of time. But the most-visited draw millions of travellers annually, putting some in danger of being loved too much.
18 July 2012
Smoky jazz clubs, underground gay bars and family-run food stands transport visitors back to the city’s first golden era.
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30 January 2012
Visit Vietnam War tunnels and ancient Hong Kong villages, enjoy Chinese opera and explore Tokyo by bike.
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05 January 2012
In a city rapidly becoming Asia’s winter sports capital, the 2011 Ice Festival harks back to the pre-communist era.
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03 March 2011
The colossal Hakka earth buildings (Kejia tulou) are a unique vestige of an ancient, but slowly disappearing way of life in China.
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05 August 2010
The former home of China’s emperors, which houses the best-preserved collection of ancient architecture in the country, still exerts a powerful pull on the nation’s psyche.
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03 August 2010
From Petra to Angkor Wat, ancient architecture from around the world.
03 August 2010
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