Lost Paradise: Invisible Power and Contribution from Women in Iranian Daily Life
Persian carpet is one of the most complex handmade items in the world and Iran has long been a center of carpet production. Weaving carpet has usually been associated with women. While women play a crucial ...
Nov. 14, 2019
The Houses of Monba People
Monba homes are two- or three-story, herringbone-shaped houses of wood with bamboo or straw roofs. The second and third floors are used for living quarters and the first for livestock. The middle storey is spacious...
Jul. 16, 2018
A satisfying short break in Hong Kong
This 13sq km island is home to just 5000 residents and is popular with western hippies, revolutionaries and drop outs. Covered in a thick rug of jungle, the draw for tourists is the handful of relaxed villages, superb seafood restaurants and stretches of empty golden sands.
May. 23, 2018
The Last Families Living in Tunisia's Underground Houses
Recently, Reuters photographer Zohra Bensemra spent time in the arid valleys of southern Tunisia's Djebel Dahar region, where local people have lived for centuries in underground houses, also known as ...
Mar. 30, 2018
Chinese Silk
Silk is one of China's contributions to the world. China is the first country to manufacture and use silk. According to the legend, Lei Zu, wife of the Yellow Emperor, taught the ancient Chinese people the technique of sericulture.
Jan. 08, 2018
Urumqi
Urumqi city is near the northern route of the Silk Road, to the west of Bogda Mountain and southeastern edge of Junggar Basin. It has a total population of 1,850,000, covering an area of 10,902 square kilometers.
Sep. 28, 2017
Iran- a Mythical Place
What will it look like? Why do I want to go there? Where do I intend to visit in the country? An intoxicating place like Iran might inspire a bunch of these questions before you decide to go. Fortunately, Iran will never disappoint you. Here’s the delicate description of several top places for your Iran trip.
Jul. 31, 2017
Architecture style of Tatar
In cities, Tatar people mainly live in flat-roof earth lodges. The walls are thick, and inside the walls the lime is rendered, and sometimes wall carpets are suspended. The house is usually built into a courtyard...
Jul. 27, 2017
Maramureş in Blue: Romanian Region Remaining Traditions
Maramureş is a region of the north of Romania that confines with Ukraine, and is widely regarded as Romania’s most traditional region. The traveler who leaves cities, be already in a really, for us ...
Jul. 04, 2017
The Hulunbeir Grassland, Inner Mongolia
Being a well-preserved grassland in China, Hulunbuir Grassland is one of the three famous grasslands in the world, known as "The beautiful world garden".
May. 11, 2017
Culture And Art of Kirgiz Nationality
The Kirgiz are renowned singers and dancers. The songs with rich content include lyrics, epics and folk songs. The folk songs and ballads they dance to are richly lyrical, expressing joy, sorrow, injustice ...
May. 08, 2017
Looks from the 2017 Met Gala Red Carpet
“Beauty is whatever anyone thinks is beautiful,” Kawakubo once said. Here are a few of the best interpretations in hair and makeup from Monday night’s Met Gala celebrating the exhibition.
May. 03, 2017
Past Socio-economic Conditions of Kirgiz Minority in China
Before the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, the Kirgiz derived their main revenue from livestock breeding, which was entirely at the mercy of nature. About 15 per cent of the population engaged ...
Apr. 28, 2017
Guidelines for Festivals of Italy
Travel to Italy is the dream of many people. Apart from the relics of ancient Roma and the enormous artworks from the enlightenment times, you might also want to dig elaborately into local life. For these people, experiencing a local festival is a good idea.
Apr. 26, 2017
Peach Blossom Festival attracts a good many tourists in Caidian
On March 18th, the 2nd Peach Blossom Festival opened in Jiuzhen Taoyuan Scienic Area, Caidian. Peach blossoms of 27 different kinds are blooming and add a grace note to the spring of Sino-French Ecological City.
Mar. 19, 2017
About Ethnic Zhuang Minority (Heiyizhuang) I
I still remembered it was the second day of the spring festival in 2003, I drove a car to Napo for the first time with several friends who loved photography. Half an hour later, we arrived in the Fenlitun ...
Mar. 15, 2017
Through a Glass Darkly
“For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.”
Dec. 08, 2016
Architectural Style of Uygur Ethnic Minority
As is often the case, Uygur people traditionally lived in mud brick houses, some of which were built around the Uzbek-style ...
Nov. 14, 2016
Orient Carpet Made from Xinjiang
Xinjiang is one of the birthplaces of the carpet in the world. The Xinjiang Carpet, also called Orient Carpet, is a traditional national industrial ...
Nov. 10, 2016
Uygur Customs and Habits
Over the generations, the Uygur led a Nomdaic lifestyle. However, somewhere midway the 9th Century AD they settled in Western China shifting their economic base and livelihood towards agriculture ...
Oct. 02, 2016