The Humble Sources of 10 Major Rivers
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 18, 2015
The source or headwaters of a river, defined as the furthest place in that river from its estuary or confluence with another river, is an el...
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The Lotus Building in Wujin, China
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 10, 2015
Blooming out of an artificial lake at the center of Wujin, in China, is “The Lotus Building” designed and built by Australian architecture f...
Taiwanese Village Transforms Itself With Cartoon Murals
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 25, 2015
Three sisters have unleashed a new life into the streets of the small Taiwanese village of Huija with a series of colourful murals. The sist...
Chinese Zoo Locks Visitors in Cages, Lets Animals Roam Free
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 11, 2015
The Lehe Ledu Wildlife Zoo in Chongqing city, China, is giving people a chance to experience what it feels like to come face to face predato...
Chinese Water Meter Reader Captures Unexpected Moments on The Streets
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 31, 2014
32-year old Tao Liu works as a water meter reader for the Hefei Water Supply Company. He travels up and down the city on his motorbike and i...
Longmen Grottoes, China
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 17, 2014
Longmen Grottoes are a series of Buddhist cave temples carved into the rock on the banks of the Yi River, south of the city of Luoyang, in H...
The 1,800-Km-Long Hand-Dug Grand Canal of China
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 17, 2014
The Grand Canal is a series of waterways in eastern and northern China starting at Beijing and ending at the city of Hangzhou in Zhejiang pr...
Twin-Heart Fish Trap in Penghu
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 11, 2014
Fish traps or weirs are one of the oldest methods developed for catching fish. These were usually built of stones or wooden posts and utiliz...
Taroko Gorge, The Marble Mountains of Taiwan
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 13, 2014
Taroko Gorge, also known as “Marble Gorge” because of the abundant supply of marble in the area, is an impressive 19-km-long canyon, located...
Terrifying Glass-Bottomed Bridge Opens in China
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 2, 2014
China’s latest attraction is a glass-bottomed suspension bridge that straddles two rocky peaks, 300 meters apart, in Pingjiang county, in th...
Chinese City Opens Sidewalk For Mobile Phone Users
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 17, 2014
Walking the streets in any major city today is a peril for pedestrians, not from cars, but from fellow pedestrians who are too engrossed on ...
Fruit Mould is The New Craze in China
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 24, 2014
A Chinese company called Fruit Mould has come up with an innovative idea of creating kind plastic molds that transform regular fruits and v...
The Water Town of Zhouzhuang
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 11, 2014
Zhouzhuang is one of the most famous "water town" in China, situated between Lake Tai and Shanghai, about 55 kilometers southeast ...
The 728-Ton Tuned Mass Damper of Taipei 101
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 7, 2014
Taipei 101 is an iconic skyscraper located in the city of Taipei, in Taiwan. It rises to 509 meters and consist of exactly 101 floors. At th...
The Red Earth Terraces of Dongchuan, China
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 6, 2014
Some 250 kilometers northeast of Kunming, the capital of China's Yunnan Province, lies Dongchuan, a rural area with the world's most...
The Ancient City Wall of Xi’an
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 26, 2014
The fortification of the city of Xi’an, the ancient capital of Shaanxi province, in the center of the Guanzhong Plain, represents one of the...
Beichuan, The Preserved Ruins of an Earthquake Destroyed Town
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 15, 2014
Few places provide the opportunity to see the aftermath of a violent natural calamity. The town of Beichuan is one of them. Beichuan is a ...
The Terraced Cemetery of Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 4, 2014
The private cemetery on Pok Fu Lam on the western side of Hong Kong island is an amazing sight. Built into the mountainside in terraced step...
Buffalo Bodypainting Competition in China
Kaushik Patowary
May 31, 2014
Artists from eight countries gathered in Jiangcheng county in China on May 18 to take part in an international buffalo bodypainting competit...
The Heaven’s Gate of Tianmen Shan, China
Kaushik Patowary
May 30, 2014
China’s Tianmen Shan or the Heaven's Gate Mountain in Hunan province is named after an incredible cave natural arch eroded through the k...
