omgthatartifact:

Ornaments

Xiongnu, 5th-4th century BC

Christie’s

Chinese sources from the 3rd century BC report the Xiongnu as being a nomadic-based people that became a dominant power on the steppes of eastern Asia.

culturalcrosspollination:

Tibetan monk 

harvestheart:

Falconers/Horsemen of Mongolia

vacilandoelmundo:

Taung Kalat, Myanmar

A Buddhist monastery.

visitheworld:

by binh.le on Flickr.

The City Mosque in Kota Kinabalu, East Malaysia.

gardant:

The vinta is a watercraft from the southern Philippines, usually associated with the regions around Zamboanga and Sulu. The colorful sail patterns traditionally varied between family and tribe (comparable to heraldry designs in European history).

architizer:

Base-jumping off of the 57-story Marina Bay Sands Casino Hotel in Singapore. Check out the video on Architizer.

Designed by Moshe Safdie Architects.

amazingasia:

Wat Rong Khun— Chiang Rai, Thailand

Amazing Asia

Wat Rong Khun (Thai: วัดร่องขุ่น) is a contemporary unconventional Buddhist and Hindu temple in Chiang Rai, Thailand. It was designed by Chalermchai Kositpipat. Construction began in 1997,finished in 2008.

A turtle swims with sardines at the COEX Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea. (Lee Jin-man/Associated Press) #

thearabesque:

Moroccan Pavilion by waynenorman on Flickr.

In Malaysia.

westeastsouthnorth:

Bagan, Myanmar

ethnoworld:

Mongolia 1900s

flight001:

Erawan Museum, Bangkok, Thailand.

coolcartography:

Asia from Irkutsk

from Time magazine, 1952

harvestheart:

Monks in Bhutan by Paula Bornstein