Tokyo’s Sanja Matsuri festival a carnival of bedlam, boozing and even brawling
One of Japan's most colourful festivals, the Sanja Matsuri is a rowdy mix of religious ritual and wild street party Sensoji, ...
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Buddha's gaze into eternity
Though sandstone succumbs easily to the chisel, it erodes quickly in rain. The survival of this Buddha and its grottoes, like ...
One of Asia’s cheapest countries to get new £1.1billion airport this summer
A HUGE new £1.1billion airport is set to open in Cambodia later this year – and will eventually welcome as many as 45million ...
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Spring blooms paint China’s landscapes with striking colors
Numerous varieties of flowering trees have entered full bloom across China as temperatures rise for spring, especially in the ...
A mix of science and tradition helps restore relics in China’s Forbidden City
A team of about 150 restorers fuses scientific analysis and traditional techniques to clean, patch up and otherwise revive ...