Peking Opera is widely recognised as potentially being the most accomplished creative representation of the very rich culture and history of China. Peking Opera is not only a treasure of Chinese art...

The Parsis, the remnants of one of the world's greatest creeds, descendants of the disciples of Zoroaster, and the Persian fire worshipers, who sought refuge in India from the persecution of the...

There is evidence that giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) have been around for two to three million years. Pandas were thought to protect their owners from both bad spirits and natural calamities,...

Pagodas and temples of China, Burma, Singapore, and Indonesia, as well as the great temples of India, are only some of the numerous architectural wonders that have made the East famous across the...

Economic, Social, And Administrative Developments Prior to the establishment of the Taiho Code, it was common practise to relocate the capital following the death of an emperor. This was done out...

Observable from outer space, Although the Great Wall of China is the largest man-made feature on the planet, contrary to popular legend (and according to astronauts Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell, and...