Asia

The beauties of Huanglong

27-02-2022

The beauties of Huanglong

Huanglong is located in the northwestern part of Sichuan Province in China, 50 km north-northwest of the provincial capital ...

My home is my fortress

27-02-2022

My home is my fortress

Diaolou are multi-storey fortress houses, of which there are a lot in the Chinese county of Kaiping in Guangdong Province. Most of ...

The Balinese rice fields

26-02-2022

The Balinese rice fields

Says photoblogger Marina Lystseva aka fotografersha: "There is nothing more beautiful Bali scenery of rice terraces. As there is a ...

Chinese brand meat: fakes of famous brands that speak for themselves

26-02-2022

Chinese brand meat: fakes of famous brands that speak for ...

Chinese manufacturers never tire of surprising with their creativity. Moreover, as you can see, all their creative enthusiasm is ...

Cotton and the desert: pictures of a British photographer fascinated by Uzbekistan

26-02-2022

Cotton and the desert: pictures of a British photographer ...

London-based photographer Marco Barbieri has always been interested in countries where politics and religion play a key role in ...

13 Chinese customs that shock foreigners

24-02-2022

13 Chinese customs that shock foreigners

"Much knowledge multiplies sorrow." We have already written more than once about the customs and traditions of the inhabitants of ...

China: the art of the crowd

23-02-2022

China: the art of the crowd

Military parades, attempts to set a world record or mass performances - all this can look very impressive. Well, or scary. But no ...

Theater in China, performed in the form of a traditional puzzle

23-02-2022

Theater in China, performed in the form of a traditional puzzle

Here is a rare example when the architecture repeats an object of small size and does not look comical. The British architectural ...

The Chinese land where women still rule

22-02-2022

The Chinese land where women still rule

Near the Tibetan border on the shores of Lake Luguhu in the Himalayas, a small-numbered Moso people live. The culture and way of ...

Here it is, rabbit paradise in Japan

22-02-2022

Here it is, rabbit paradise in Japan

The small Japanese island of Okunoshima can be considered one big touching zoo for rabbits. There are more than 300 of them here, ...

96-year-old Taiwanese saved the village from demolition, turning it into a rainbow attraction

21-02-2022

96-year-old Taiwanese saved the village from demolition, ...

Imagine that you have been living in a village for more than 37 years, and then suddenly the authorities announce the demolition of ...

A Japanese woman brought her grandfather back to life by giving him a kitten

20-02-2022

A Japanese woman brought her grandfather back to life by ...

Japanese Akiko Yamaguchi works as a documentary photographer under the pseudonym DuPont. In recent years, she has often filmed her ...

What was North Korea like in 1990

20-02-2022

What was North Korea like in 1990

Almost all the photos from North Korea that can be found online are either official or parades and demonstrations. Almost nothing ...

How a Chinese hairdresser turns cut hair into works of art

20-02-2022

How a Chinese hairdresser turns cut hair into works of art

A rare hairdresser can boast that he has never received complaints from dissatisfied customers. This Chinese master turns haircuts ...

Malaysia in pictures

19-02-2022

Malaysia in pictures

A small but prosperous country with a rapidly growing economy. Meet Malaysia in pictures.

The Chinese hire people to taste food and share their impressions on video

19-02-2022

The Chinese hire people to taste food and share their ...

If you like to eat and drink at someone else's expense and want to earn a little extra, then a new type of Internet services in ...

After treatment for coronavirus, doctors from Wuhan became dark-skinned

18-02-2022

After treatment for coronavirus, doctors from Wuhan became ...

Chinese doctors have experienced the unexpected consequences of the coronavirus. Doctors Yi Fan and Hu Weifang, who caught CoVid-19 ...

Fried donkey, Daffy Duck and 8 other things that Kim Jong Il loved

18-02-2022

Fried donkey, Daffy Duck and 8 other things that Kim Jong Il ...

On February 16, 1941 (or, according to the official biography, 1942), the Korean statesman, party and military figure Kim Jong Il ...

The work of a scandalous Chinese photographer who committed suicide a month before his 30th birthday

16-02-2022

The work of a scandalous Chinese photographer who committed ...

Chinese photographer Ren Hang was one of the most prominent figures in modern Chinese photography, his work was loved by fashion ...

What does the most expensive house in China look like

15-02-2022

What does the most expensive house in China look like

The $149 million home is the most expensive mansion ever sold in mainland China. The property called Taohuayuan (translated as ...

Creepy Japanese village where only statues live

15-02-2022

Creepy Japanese village where only statues live

Japanese photographer Ken Oki, who works under the pseudonym Yukison, was traveling through Toyama Prefecture when he suddenly came ...

Either a girl, or a vision: a 19-year-old Japanese impresses with his femininity

13-02-2022

Either a girl, or a vision: a 19-year-old Japanese impresses ...

Recently, bisexuality has become increasingly popular. Many men use makeup and photo editors to emphasize their femininity. ...

Harsh Kim Yo Jong: what do we know about a woman who can lead the DPRK

12-02-2022

Harsh Kim Yo Jong: what do we know about a woman who can lead ...

Talk about the possible death of the head of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, inevitably turned into a discussion of what would take power ...

Chinese Kids Go to School wearing Funny Hats for Social Distancing

12-02-2022

Chinese Kids Go to School wearing Funny Hats for Social ...

China is ready to declare victory over the coronavirus and is gradually lifting the restrictions imposed due to quarantine. Schools ...

The Battle for Cheburashka: will we be able to return the beloved hero sold to the Japanese

12-02-2022

The Battle for Cheburashka: will we be able to return the ...

Exactly 16 years ago we sold our beloved Cheburashka to the Japanese for 10 years. In 2023, the term of the contract ends, but ...

Wang Fuchun and his famous photo series "The Chinese on the train"

11-02-2022

Wang Fuchun and his famous photo series "The Chinese on the ...

Chinese freelance photographer Wang Fuchun has traveled all over the Celestial Empire in search of interesting characters. His 2000 ...