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Asia’s roster of prospective UNESCO World Heritage sites includes royal tombs in India, minority villages in China and a colonial gem in Indonesia among others.

An Island Apart

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A divergence in the world’s most populous Muslim country, Bali traces its Hindu heritage to the Majapahit kingdom that once held sway over much of Indonesia.

Community Spirit

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Hanoi’s contemporary face belies the fact that the city comprises a collection of disparate villages, many of them with their unique specialism.

Dragons Apparent

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Chinese influence is prevalent in Southeast Asia’s cities, especially in these charismatic hubs of Sino culture and commerce.

Scare Stories

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Asia has more than its fair share of eerie legends. Here’s a selection of some of the spookiest sites around the region.

Chasing Your Tail

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Long abandoned and off the tourist trail, Hue’s Tiger Arena was once the scene of epic face-offs between big cats and Imperial soldiers riding on elephants.

Detailing a Dynasty

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In the 1700s Korean painters brought fresh insight and reality to traditional art, cataloguing the country’s landscapes and society in exquisite detail.

Fading Flame

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Known for fire temples and unique burial rites, the Parsis are among Mumbai’s most fascinating communities. But, with their numbers dwindling, opportunities to witness their customs firsthand are limited.

Hidden in the Valley

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Although it is often overshadowed by its neighbors, Kathmandu and Bhaktapur, Patan lives up to its original Sanskrit name of Lalitpur (City of Beauty).