Asian Geographic 2017

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By Tao Yuanming 陶渊明 IMAGE © SHUTTERSTOCK Substance, Shadow and Spirit The Great Potter cannot Intervene All creation thrives of ...

No. 124 • Issue 2/ revealed 12 The Taste of Freedom Coming of age in Japan has evolved from an ancient rite of passage to a rauc ...

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C ontents heritage 66 No Land for Nomads Modernisation is emptying Mongolia’s steppe. Are we seeing the last nomadic generation ...

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{ EDITOR’S NOTE} “Culture is the arts elevated to a set of beliefs” Thomas Wolfe ASIAN Geographic can be found on board and at t ...

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Since launching in 2008, Asian Geographic Expeditions has brought the diversity of Asian exploration to our readers on the road ...

CHINA MONGOLIA Qarqan Dunhuang Lanzhou Xi’an Kumul Turpan DUNHUANG, CHINA In June 2017, journey to Dunhuang in China, located to ...

The Wushu Warriors AfghAnistAn In a viral video clip reminiscent of a scene from Tarantino’s Kill Bill, 20-year- old wushu teach ...

DaNCiNg iN The DMZ s outh KoreA In an interview with the news agency, Kim Joo-hyeok, a 23-year- old sergeant, says that ballet h ...

change into adult clothing – and a new haircut. Twenty was declared the age standard marking adulthood for both genders in 1876. ...

Many Japanese women fork out over USD10,000 for their shimmering kimonos, and beauty treatments and hair appointments are booked ...

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Images of Asia { (^01) IndonESIa } Unseen images from the finalists in Asian Geographic’s photo competition, which returns in 20 ...

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