ASIAN Geographic

ASIAN Geographic is the bi-monthly magazine that scours the region to bring readers the most compelling stories and images from the world's largest and most diverse continent. Readers enjoy a unique melting pot of breathtaking photography and in-depth features covering culture, nature, sustainability issues and exploration into the history of this diverse region. A regular 'Exploration' segment follows brave field editors as they travel deep into Asia's unexplored regions to take readers on a journey.

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Colours & Celebrations • Collect All Our Timeless Colour Editions and Our Special Silver Jubilee Edition!

Asia’s Golden Treasures • Whether it represents royalty, symbolises purity and enlightenment, or signifies personal wealth, gold is the only colour that matters for Asia’s greatest stupas, statues, temples, and bazaars.

All That Glitters Is Gold • From Turkey to China, the yellow metal plays a central role in cultural practices and is coveted as a symbol of affluence and status

History Spiritual Rebirth

Revealed Doctor Yellow • Japan Railways’ special lemony Shinkansen is a rare sight to behold

TOP 6 HIGH-SPEED TRAINS

Wildlife Big Yellow Beauty • The popular “amelanistic” form of the Burmese python is considered among the most beautiful snakes – if that’s your sort of thing

Conservation Yellow in Peril • While the demand for use in traditional Chinese medicine is putting seahorses under pressure, it is damaging non-selective fishing that is driving depletion

5 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT SEAHORSES

PRECIOUS BYCATCH: 6 COMMON SPECIES IN ASIA’S SEAHORSE TRADE

The Mighty Yellow • Over 5,000 kilometres long and flowing through nine provinces and autonomous regions, the Yellow River is China’s second largest, after the Yangtze, while its basin is deemed the cradle of Chinese civilisation

SEDIMENT LOAD OF MAJOR RIVERS COMPARED

THE GREAT FLOODS OF THE YELLOW RIVER

TOP 5 TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS ALONG THE YELLOW RIVER

The Yellow Crane Tower

Chengdu: Land of Abundance • The hub of Western China and the gateway to Tibet, this bustling city in central Sichuan offers a heady mix of old and new with its towering skyscrapers, ancient Tibetan quarters, traditional teahouses and opera theatres, and ultramodern museums housing Bronze Age artefacts.

TRIKA TSANG INTERNATIONAL HOTEL

One Year of the Rolex and National Geographic Perpetual Planet Amazon Expedition

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