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Chairman LIM Geok Khoon No. 136 • Issue 3/2019 CONTENTS PICTURESQUE 10 E DI TOR I A L Publisher/Editorial Director John THET • [email protected] Editor culture 18 Four Treasures of the Study KWEK Zhi Yin Rachel • [email protected] geography contributing Editor Ian BONGSO-SELDRUP • [email protected] Impressions of the Wild 22 Underground Treasures DESIGN Senior Art director Benjamin CHEH Ming Hann • [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 Manager Jason TAN • [email protected] Anne LOW • [email protected] Desmond HO • [email protected] wildlife 24 Red Alert Nature 30 science Project & Events Manager Ellfrance PHANG • [email protected] 34 Eye for the Precious Marketing Manager C I RC U L AT ION Senior traffic/production Manager Victor OW • [email protected] CON T R I BU TOR S Fern TEO Rajeswari VIKIRAMAN Sophie IBBOTSON TAY Thye Sun Terence KOH VAN Wangye Victoria VORREITER Selina TAN Shreya GOPI Editorial Submissions • [email protected] Subscriptions • [email protected] Feedback • [email protected] 60 UNESCO Heritage Sites of Asia Spectacular landforms, splendid architecture, historical cities, natural wonders and spiritual centres: Asia has them all. ag passport 86 Endemic Treasures The over 600 species of birds in the Philippines are priceles gems worth discovering and preserving. ag passport 88 Top 5 places to visit in Taplejung ag passport 90 Top 5 places to visit in Thiruvananthapuram revealed Nora ISMAIL • [email protected] Events & Marketing Assistant Manager Karter LEE • [email protected] Prized Medicinal Plants and Animals FEATURE 40 The Mysterious Loot Language ag JUNIOR 92 Cute Animals You Should Not Keep as Pets 42 Fading into Oblivion literature 46 From Age to Page: Glimpse into Historical Reality Through Fiction ag JUNIOR 96 Gifts From Earth ag JUNIOR 98 6 Hill Tribes in Southeast Asia MEMORIES 82 Zheng He: Leader of the Ming Dynasty’s Treasure Voyages POST REPORT 100 ADEX Post-Event Highlights TIMELESS 104 Feelings on Watching the Moon Copyright © 2019 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. MCI (P) 008/08/2018; PPS 1367/04/2013 (022956) ISSN 0219-3310 Please recycle.