Asia
27-08-2025
The phenomenon of the blue-eyed tribe of Butung Island
We are not at all surprised by blue-eyed Europeans, even if they are sizzling brunettes. What about Southeast Asia, or more ...
27-08-2025
Smiles of Ainu women
Ainu – an ancient nation that appeared about 13 thousand years BC. They inhabited the island of Hokkaido (the second largest ...
27-08-2025
"Jugs of the dead" found in remote mountain forests of Laos
The places of Southeast Asia, remote from civilization, hide many secrets and riddles that they are in no hurry to part with. In ...
27-08-2025
Bride auction, or why in Babylon even ugly girls were in ...
In many ancient cultures, women were treated as commodities and their opinions were completely ignored. In Babylon, they even held ...
26-08-2025
The beauty of Indonesian women in portraits by Josephine Linggar
The beauty of Indonesia is well known to everyone. For many, the island of Bali is a real paradise on earth. But this land is also ...
26-08-2025
Mirrored ceilings have turned a Chinese bookstore into ...
Just one detail can radically transform the interior, and Chinese architects know about it. The Zhongshuge bookstore chain has been ...
26-08-2025
Hyperrealistic portraits by Japanese artist Hiro Kitayama
Artist Hiro Kitayama (alias Hirothropologie) from Japan is the creator of photorealistic paintings that are spectacularly detailed. ...
26-08-2025
Magnificent tattoos in the form of tattooed cats from a ...
It's not every day you see tattooed cats tattooing other cats. Such funny and absurd designs in the style of traditional ...
26-08-2025
Who are musume, or How Russian sailors rented Japanese wives
Japan has been a closed country for many centuries. Sailors, merchants and diplomats were the first to get to know her. First it ...
25-08-2025
How the cherry blossom became a sacred tree for the Japanese
When we hear about sakura, we most often think of Japan. It is in this country that a real cult of this tree has reigned for many ...
23-08-2025
How did Kaitak — the most dangerous airport in the world - ...
People built airports in the most inappropriate places - among the mountains, in the thicket of the jungle, on coral atolls. But ...
22-08-2025
Rare photos of North Korea at the beginning of the 20th century
North Korea today is a mysterious country, a reserve of totalitarianism closed to the whole world. Since the formation of this ...
22-08-2025
15 facts about China that the Chinese would prefer to hide
China is undoubtedly an amazing and bright country that has made a big step forward in the field of technology and lifestyle in ...
21-08-2025
The Chinese have learned how to produce medicinal alcohol ...
Everyone knows that Ostap Bender owned a recipe for "stools" - moonshine from an ordinary wooden stool. It is not known for sure ...
19-08-2025
The world's longest bus route London - Kolkata
For many, long trips on the bus turn into real torture. Unlike rail transport, road transport cannot provide a high level of ...
19-08-2025
Sexual provocations by Nobuyoshi Araki
Japanese Nobuyoshi Araki is one of the most prolific and famous Asian photographers. He gained wide popularity mainly due to his ...
18-08-2025
Why the Japanese island of Okinoshima has been closed to ...
It's hard to believe, but in Japan, progressive and technological, still has ancient religious taboos in some places. One of these ...
17-08-2025
Rice and fish as part of education: how Japanese children are ...
In Japan, school lunches are significantly different from lunches in our usual understanding. At our school, they were, of course, ...
17-08-2025
What does a normal crush in the Tokyo subway look like
Public transport during rush hour is a real horror: the apple is not that there is nowhere to fall, it is generally difficult for ...
16-08-2025
Japanese master makes realistic lollipops — this recipe is ...
Amezaiku is the art of creating lollipops in the form of animals, which has been traditional in Japan since the XIII century. ...
14-08-2025
10 amazing sights in China besides the Great Wall and the ...
If you are a tourist and come to China, then, most likely, at some point in your journey through this country, you will probably ...
14-08-2025
Smartphones, smart watches and robots: A 1960 Chinese ...
People have always fantasized about the future, assuming what the life of their descendants will look like in fifty or a hundred ...
14-08-2025
How the image of a cat with a bow turned into the most ...
It's hard to find a person who has never seen the cute cat Hello Kitty. It is everywhere - on clothes, bags and wallets, in ...
13-08-2025
Stunning Asian architecture: from the medieval Japanese ...
Asia surprising contrasts, including in architecture. On the backdrop of tall modern high-rise buildings stand majestically ancient ...
12-08-2025
Why was Alexander the Great called Iskander the Two-Horned
Everyone who was interested in the personality of Alexander the Great came across his unusual nickname. Some eastern sources call ...
11-08-2025
Jade Belt Bridge
The Moon Bridge is a strongly curved crescent-shaped pedestrian bridge typical of gardens in China and Japan. It is very ...