Asia

What does the world's most beautiful public toilet look like?

10-10-2025

What does the world's most beautiful public toilet look like?

People love to surround themselves with beautiful things and exquisite interiors. Alas, not everyone can afford it. But if ...

Incredible color photos of Japan of the XIX century

08-10-2025

Incredible color photos of Japan of the XIX century

The Japanese allowed foreigners to trade in the ports of the country only in the middle of the XIX century. It was then that ...

Deadly and beautiful weapons from the ninja arsenal

06-10-2025

Deadly and beautiful weapons from the ninja arsenal

In 15th-century feudal Japan, secret mercenaries were spies, scouts, and assassins. They were called ninjas, and they needed ...

Fabulous Tibet in realistic watercolors by Liu Yunshen

05-10-2025

Fabulous Tibet in realistic watercolors by Liu Yunshen

The artist Liu Yunsheng was born in 1937 in Shandong Province in eastern China. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, won many ...

How Koreans defeated the gloom and greyness in the rainy season

05-10-2025

How Koreans defeated the gloom and greyness in the rainy season

A group of South Korean designers have found a way to deal with gloomy cloudy days: they painted the roads in Seoul so that the ...

Sex in Ancient China: "spring pictures", hierarchy of mistresses and strict taboos

05-10-2025

Sex in Ancient China: "spring pictures", hierarchy of ...

China is a very peculiar country, whose religion and traditions deeply penetrate into all areas of human life, including intimate. ...

This is not a roller coaster but crazy bridge in Japan

04-10-2025

This is not a roller coaster but crazy bridge in Japan

If you ever wanted to ride a rollercoaster without leaving behind the wheel of his car, then here's your chance! Even without the ...

How pandas are raised in Sichuan Province

04-10-2025

How pandas are raised in Sichuan Province

Photographer Amy Vitale, along with a team from PBS and National Geographic Television, visited the mountainous province of Sichuan ...

Harbin: an amazing history of a Chinese city with Russian roots

03-10-2025

Harbin: an amazing history of a Chinese city with Russian roots

The capital of the Chinese province of Heilongjiang, Harbin, is located at a considerable distance from the border with Russia. ...

Prostitution during the Vietnam War in photographs of the 1960s and 1970s

02-10-2025

Prostitution during the Vietnam War in photographs of the ...

During the Vietnam War, a whole sex industry for American servicemen emerged. Moths gathered in bars where Americans often had fun ...

"Cat bears" binturongi — how is the strange beast smelling of popcorn

02-10-2025

"Cat bears" binturongi — how is the strange beast smelling ...

Among the most ridiculous mammals of our planet, binturongs will definitely not get lost. They are confidently guaranteed a place ...

Japanese dishes that will make you lose your appetite

01-10-2025

Japanese dishes that will make you lose your appetite

Japanese cuisine has its roots in centuries-old history. Most of her dishes include rice, pickled vegetables, fish and vegetables ...

On schedule: why the Chinese eat only in 12 days and sleep in the workplace

01-10-2025

On schedule: why the Chinese eat only in 12 days and sleep in ...

Most of us live without some sort of clear routine: Wake up in the morning, drinking coffee, and further — as will go. But the ...

"Don't be lazy, get on the charge!" How fitness has become part of the culture in China

01-10-2025

"Don't be lazy, get on the charge!" How fitness has become ...

The Chinese try to take care of their health. They believe that this is one of the main human wealth along with money, so ...

6 simple rules of concentration, which will change your life

01-10-2025

6 simple rules of concentration, which will change your life

How often do you can't focus on one thing makes me nervous, angry and eventually go to bed with a bad mood? The authors of this ...

“Children of the Dungeon” from China, or How to Save on Walls

30-09-2025

“Children of the Dungeon” from China, or How to Save on Walls

China is one of the leaders of the world economy, which does not prevent it from having an army of more than a hundred million poor ...

Why passenger aircraft flights over the Himalayas are prohibited

29-09-2025

Why passenger aircraft flights over the Himalayas are prohibited

Many people believe that nowadays there are no places in the world over which air routes would not run. Planes are everywhere today ...

My home is my castle

28-09-2025

My home is my castle

Dyaolou – storey house-fortress, which is a lot in a Chinese County Kaiping in Guangdong province. Most of these towers were ...

Paradise in the metropolis: plants breathed life into a one-room apartment

27-09-2025

Paradise in the metropolis: plants breathed life into a ...

Do you think that a studio apartment can't be a tropical garden? The designers of one of the Indian architectural studios have ...

Disappeared without a trace: dzuhatsu - the Japanese phenomenon of escape from real life

27-09-2025

Disappeared without a trace: dzuhatsu - the Japanese ...

There are different ways to start life with a clean slate. Some change their place of residence, others their occupation, and ...

Apsaras - celestial dancers of Cambodia

25-09-2025

Apsaras - celestial dancers of Cambodia

Apsaras are the most beautiful girls in Cambodia who perform an ancient traditional dance. In Khmer mythology, apsaras are maidens ...

Ikemen - the cult of male beauty in Asia

25-09-2025

Ikemen - the cult of male beauty in Asia

"Ikemen" is not just a style, but a cult of male beauty that has taken over Japan. Find out how Japanese men become ...

Tashiro-jima Island — how a small piece of land became a cat's paradise

25-09-2025

Tashiro-jima Island — how a small piece of land became a ...

There are many places on Earth where cats are treated in a special way. But nowhere are they more taken care of than on the ...

Jyoti Amji - the smallest actress on the planet and social media star

21-09-2025

Jyoti Amji - the smallest actress on the planet and social ...

Indian resident Jyoti Amji is only 0.63 meters tall and weighs 5.5 kg. She was born on December 16, 1993, and since 2011 she has ...

Why are there two different types of toilets in Turkish apartments

20-09-2025

Why are there two different types of toilets in Turkish ...

If you have been to Turkey and visited the residents of this country (or rented an apartment in a Turkish house), you may have ...

Miracle Lee Kuan yew or Singapore tackle corruption and became the financial center of Asia

17-09-2025

Miracle Lee Kuan yew or Singapore tackle corruption and ...

Singapore was not always a prosperous state. Today it is called a miracle, and millions of tourists and entrepreneurs are choosing ...