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Chairman LIM Geok Khoon No. 137 • Issue 4/2019 CONTENTS 08 Timeline 10 Online Highlights 12 Best of Picturesque Our Achievements Through the Years 44 Best of Culture 48 Best of Heritage 54 Best of Literature 58 Best of Language E DI TOR I A L Publisher/Editorial Director John THET • [email protected] Editor Terence KOH • [email protected] contributing Editor Ian BONGSO-SELDRUP • [email protected] 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 ManagerS Elysee TAN • [email protected] Desmond HO • [email protected] Jasmine TEE • [email protected] Best of Revealed 24 Best of Reflections 26 Best of Art 63 Best of China’s Eco-nomy 32 Best of Science 86 Best of Memories 36 Best of Nature 112 Timeless Project & Events Manager Marketing Executive Jin KENG • [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 Rachel Kwek Zhi Yin Rajeswari Vikiraman Angel Martínez Cantera Eric Lafforgue Vik Muniz Claudia Xiaoli Lee Zay Yar Lin Alex Campbell Lim Jun Xi Lunita S V Mendoza Lim Jun Xi Sonali Roy Arunas L Radzvilavicius Stanley Perlman Carl-Bernd Kaehlig Khong Swee Lin Steve Winter Anup Shah Ethan Daniels Edwin Giesbers Zigor Aldama Antoine Raab Clothilde Le Coz Sophie Ibbotson Maxfield Parrish Felicia Yap Max Lovell-Hoare Jung Chang Manuel Libres Librodo Jr. Rachel Genevieve Chia Shakila Rajendra Sarah Chew Selina Tan Mark Fisher Eng Chun Pang Editorial Submissions • [email protected] Subscriptions • [email protected] Feedback • [email protected] From the heritage left behind by some of the most illustrious explorers of ancient China to the sacred rituals of Southeast Asia, our team has revelled in the cultural splendour of some of the oldest civilisations on Earth 22 Ellfrance PHANG • [email protected] Marketing Manager Nora ISMAIL • [email protected] From the steppes of Mongolia to the monuments in North Korea, ASIAN Geographic correspondents have traversed the world’s largest continent, documenting Asia’s unforgettable sights. Here is a compilation of visual stories that have left their mark over the last two decades by connecting the land, culture and people of Eurasia Sixty percent of the world’s popuation live in Asia, even though the continent covers 30 percent of the Earth’s land area. Our explorations of Asian culture over the last two decades have brought us from the jungles of Sri Lanka to the samurais of Edo From ancient Chinese mummies to the lost wartime loot of General Yamashita, our team has investigated some of Asia’s greatest mysteries and uncovered insightful truths about ancient cultures in the last two decades An insightful look at traditions and issues from the perspective of Asia and the West – here are some of the most intriguing, hot-button issues ASIAN Geographic has analysed over the last 20 years The diversity and beauty of Asian art is as wide as the oceans separating the East from the West. Here are some of the most intriguing art pieces our team has celebrated through the years From viruses, nuclear energy, dinosaurs and comets to the mystery of the origins of life on Earth, here are some of the amazing stories of scientific discovery our writers have penned over the years Home to most of the fastest-developing economies in the world, Asia has seen its wildlife decimated by the relentless march of progress and urbanisation. Ten years ago, we published a list of some of the most endangered animals in Asia. Unfortunately, the plight of all of the animals on that list has only worsened From the classical chinese poems of Li Bai in the Tang Dynasty and the imagery of classical Persian and Jewish literature to modern Japanese haiku and contemporary Asian writing, we have been immensely enriched by the treasures of Asian literature There are more than 4.5 billion people speaking nearly 2,300 living languages across Asia. Ride along with our correspondents as they immerse themselves in the language melting pot of Asia Over the past 20 years, China has transformed itself from an economic backwater into the world’s second biggest economy. We look at its ambitious transnational Belt Road initiative and the ecological fallout from its relentless development Asia’s rich and varied history is marked with countless significant events that have shaped the fates of individual nations as well as our collective futures. Here, we bring you some of the most unforgettable events we have researched and written about over the last 20 years Song of Tomorrow 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. 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