Houtong Cat Village, Taiwan
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 9, 2013
Houtong is a small mining town located in Rueifang District of Taiwan, a district renowned for its rich, well-preserved railway culture with...
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Pearl River Tower: The Most Energy Efficient Skyscraper
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 5, 2013
While many buildings claim to being green by incorporating a single eco-friendly technology into their design, the Pearl River Tower in Guan...
The Kissing Dinosaurs of Erenhot, China
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 5, 2013
In the far north of China on the Sino-Mongolian border, near the town of Erenhot (also known as Erlian), you will find the statues of two to...
The Beautiful Fukang Meteorite
Kaushik Patowary
May 21, 2013
The Fukang meteorite, believed to be some 4.5 billion years old, which is as ancient as Earth itself, was unearthed near a town of the same ...
Colorful Danxia Landforms of China
Kaushik Patowary
May 20, 2013
The Danxia landform is a unique type of “petrographic geomorphology” found in China, characterized by strips of red sedimentary rock in stee...
The Green Belt Along The World’s Longest Desert Highway
Kaushik Patowary
May 5, 2013
The Tarim Desert Highway across the Taklamakan desert, in China, links the cities of Luntai and Minfeng on the northern and southern edges o...
Larung Gar Buddhist Academy in Serthar, Tibet
Kaushik Patowary
May 5, 2013
Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, also known as Serthar Buddhist Institute, sits in the Larung Valley at an elevation of 4,000 meters, about 15 k...
Fujian Tulou: Ancient Earthen Castles of China
Kaushik Patowary
May 1, 2013
Fujian Tulou is a collection of earthen houses, impenetrable by outsiders, built between the 12th and the 20th centuries, located in the mou...
Hong Kong’s Stunning Skyscrapers From an Entirely Different Perspective
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 25, 2013
Hong Kong’s incredible skyline and high rises must have been photographed by thousands and from every angle possible . But French artist a...
Shilin Stone Forest, China
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 24, 2013
The Shilin Stone Forest is a set of spectacular limestone formations located in Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province, in China, appr...
Bailong Elevator: An Elevator Built Into the Side of a Mountain
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 10, 2013
Have you ever taken an elevator ride to the top of a mountain? No? Then you haven’t been to Wulingyuan in Zhangjiajie, China, because if you...
Chinese People on Trains by Wang Fuchun
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 31, 2013
Beijing-based photographer Wang Fuchun produced this series of incredibly vivid pictures of Chinese passengers on trains. A railway worker-t...
Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 13, 2013
Huanglong is located in the northwest part of Sichuan Province, China, 50 kilometers north-northwest of the capital Chengdu. This scenic are...
Tianjin Eye: Gigantic Ferris Wheel on a Bridge
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 12, 2013
Tianjin Eye is a 120-meter tall giant Ferris wheel built on the Yongle Bridge over the Hai River in Tianjin, China. It is claimed to be the ...
The Hanging Restaurant Fangweng in Yichang, China
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 10, 2013
Fangweng Restaurant is located in China, in Hubei Province, about 12km north of the city of Yichang, near Sanyou Cave, or “The Cave of the T...
Overloaded Vehicles in China
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 27, 2013
A collection of snaps, mostly taken on the highways of China and published by China Foto Press, reveal drivers who load up their vehicles fa...
Crowded Hong Kong Apartments Photographed From Above
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 25, 2013
German photographer Michael Wolf showed us outside views of Hong Kong’s crowded residential apartments . Now Hong Kong based advocacy organi...
White Water Terraces of Shangri-la, China
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 22, 2013
Baishuitai, also known as the White Water Terraces, is located in the foothills of the Haba Snow Mountains, 101 kilometers (about 62 miles) ...
Robot Restaurant in Harbin, China
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 8, 2013
A restaurant in downtown Harbin, China, employs 20 robots instead of humans that cook, serve and entertain its guests. The restaurant opened...
Barbie Themed Restaurant Opens in Taiwan
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 4, 2013
Taiwan has opened a Barbie-themed restaurant in Taipei called the Barbie Cafe, after the US toy company Mattel licensed Taiwanese restaurant...
