Back From The Dead

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Eternal rest is a lifelong task for the indigenous people of South Sulawesi, who reunite to serve their dead relatives once every few years

Spices: Roots and Routes

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Text and images by Shreya Gopi Not only has Asia been the origin of several spices, but these treasure troves have also travelled all over...
Hibaku Tree of Hiroshima

Hibaku: The Witness Trees of Hiroshima

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Almost 200 trees survived the direct effects of the Hiroshima atomic blast on August 6, 1945, and are now called hibaku jumoku – the survivor trees.
Russian Language, Saint Cyril, Cyrillic

Mother Russia’s Mother Tongue

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Descended from Polish roots, the language of Asia’s northernmost inhabitants only found its first alphabet in 862 AD, thanks to a pair of preaching Thessalonian monks
Nepal wedding , Newari widows, Kathmandu Valley

Why Nepal’s Young Brides Marry Apples First

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The first of a Newari girl’s three marriages is to an everlasting fruit

The Art of Eight Limbs

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Muay Thaai, otherwise known as ‘The Art of Eight Limbs’, is Thailand’s form of boxing that makes lethal use of eight contact points of the body, including the hands, shins, forearms, knees and feet. It has become one of the primary reasons for martial arts devotees to visit the country – from the serious practitioner training for the next fight, to the casual tourist looking for a little physical conditioning between days on the beach.

The Mothers of Invention: Explore the History of Asian Innovation

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From pottery, farming to weaving and writing, some of the most fundamental innovations of civilisation were created by Asians. Asian Geographic uncovers some of...
Taiwan, Amis, Austronesian

How Formosa Birthed The Southeast Asian Languages

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The aboriginal dialect of the tiny island of Taiwan is the ancestor of one-fifth of the world’s languages, researchers say   Few will associate primarily Mandarin-speaking,...