Asian Geographic – Special Edition 2017-2018

1 2 5 SPECIAL EDITION 2017– The Silk Road Asia’s Space Race. Environmental Explorers. On the Trans-Siberian Railway. EXPLORE EDU ...

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By Li Po Translated by Arthur Cooper IMAGE © GETTY IMAGES Hard Is the Gold vessels of fine wines, thousands a gallon, Jade dishe ...

Photography Competition Wildlife PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR People PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR Street PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR Archit ...

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No. 125 • SPECIAL EDITION 2017– revealed 28 Walking the Wilds Sarah Marquis discusses walking around the world – solo picturesqu ...

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Contents culture 66 The Last Lost Kingdom The Silk Road may have stretched far further than originally thought. Today, the Kingd ...

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{ EDITOR’S NOTE} “People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things” Sir Edmund Hilla ...

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

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

SEPTEMBER 23 Tashkent to Urgench All participants will need to arrive at Tashkent International Airport by the early morning, af ...

SEPTEMBER 27 Samarkand We depart for Samarkand with another local lunch arrangement in a traditional Uzbek home. Samarkand will ...

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Journey along the Silk Road, the Great Wall, into the Mekong , and in the footsteps of Zhang He and Marco Polo Explorers The Gre ...

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