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Chairman LIM Geok Khoon No. 141 • Issue 2/2020 CONTENTS CULTURE 10 The Wood Element E DI TOR I A L Publisher/Editorial Director John THET • [email protected] Editor Shreya ACHARYA • [email protected] contributing Editor Ian BONGSO-SELDRUP • [email protected] DE S IG N Graphic Designer WONG Shee Leng • [email protected] Web/it Dutch CATALON • [email protected] A DV E R T I S I NG & M A R K ET I NG regional Business ManagerS Elysee TAN • [email protected] Desmond HO • [email protected] Jasmine TEE • [email protected] Project & Events Manager Ellfrance PHANG • [email protected] Marketing Manager Nora ISMAIL • [email protected] Events & Marketing Assistant Manager Karter LEE • [email protected] C I RC U L AT ION Senior traffic/production Manager Victor OW • [email protected] CON T R I BU TOR S Bryan CHAN Sophie IBBOTSON Marija SAVIC Alain SCHNEUWLY Editorial Submissions • [email protected] Subscriptions • [email protected] Feedback • [email protected] nature 56 Charcoal: A Healing Wonder from the Ashes LITERATURE 54 Celebrating Asian Women in Literature TIMELESS 90 Let Me Dream AG Passport 91 Trailing Alongside the West Asian Tribes They’re hidden in the deepest, most secluded corners of the Earth; tiny pockets of people whose customs, dress and traditions have remained decidedly anachronistic AG Passport 102 Trailing Through the Woods: Stunning San Francisco Beyond the Golden Gates, the San Francisco Bay Area is home to spectacular woods and hiking trails FEATURE 32 Money No one really takes a good hard look at money these days. It is, however, the pride of every nation. Here we take a look at the faces of money across Asia, noting each prominent element FEATURE 60 A sian Tribes Where waters run wild and forests grow free, there are groups of people who live alongside Nature in perfect harmony. Asia’s tribal people are some of the most fascinating and diverse anywhere in the world FEATURE 14 Reading the Novel Coronavirus The new year began with a shocking start for everyone as the infectious 2019 novel coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, swallowed China and the rest of the word. We explore this unfolding story, assessing the gravity of this deadly pandemic ON THE COVER A Monogolian eagle hunter PHOTO: MARIJA SAVIC Copyright © 2020 by Asian Geographic Magazines Pte Ltd. No material may be reproduced without written permission. This publication is purchased with the understanding that information is presented from many sources for which there can be no warranty or responsibility by the publisher as to accuracy, originality, or completeness. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering product endorse- ments or providing instruction as a substitute for appropriate training by qualified sources. All content provided is accurate at the time of publishing. Unmarked Images are purchased from Shutterstock. MCI (P) 097/06/2019; PPS 1367/04/2013 (022956) ISSN 0219-3310 Please recycle.