China’s Misguided War Against Sparrows
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 8, 2019
These panel of images from the late 1950s China, depicting young boys hunting sparrows for sport, were taken from a poster aimed at school ...
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Meat-Shaped Stone And Jadeite Cabbage
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 2, 2019
This mouth-watering chunk of stewed pork belly with a gratuitous layer of fat and glistening sheen is actually a piece of rock—jasper to be ...
The Mystery of Lady Dai’s Preserved Mummy
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 10, 2018
Believe it or not, this grotesque figure is considered to be one of the world’s best preserved mummies. While her face looks swollen and de...
Beijing’s Underground City
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 1, 2018
One of the entrance to the Underground City in Beijing. Photo credit: Scott Sherrill-Mix/Flickr In the late 1950s, relation between the tw...
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge: The World's Longest Sea Crossing
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 24, 2018
The world’s longest sea crossing connecting Hong Kong with Macau and Zhuhai opened this week in China. The unusual bridge cum tunnel system ...
Xiaohe: A 4000-Year-Old Desert Cemetery
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 5, 2018
In the far eastern edge of the desolate Taklamakan Desert, hundreds of kilometers from the nearest settlement, a clump of dense wooden stake...
China’s Ready-Made Urban Forests
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 8, 2018
Since the past few years, the Chinese government has been planting thousands of trees in cities across the country hoping to create an urban...
China’s Waterfall Skyscraper
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 26, 2018
In a country where new buildings rise up every single day, it’s a challenge for architects to come up with original designs that stand out a...
What Rooftops Tell About Hong Kong’s Residents
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 13, 2018
For over four years, photographer Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze has been training his lens on the rooftops of Hong Kong’s skyscrapers, in particul...
China’s Bicycle Graveyards
Kaushik Patowary
May 4, 2018
Over the last few years, the bicycle-sharing phenomenon has taken the world by storm, especially in China, where—according to one report —th...
