Angkor Wat commands but Sukhothai floats you through the heavens. Its central shrine, Wat Mahathat, isn’t big enough to dominate the perspective as you walk around
Thailand’s artistic heritage in Sukhothai enchanted me the first time I went there, in 2007. It impressed me as much as Angkor Wat, which I
Thais and Cambodians share a long border, but like French and Germans, their cultures have dramatically different traits. Some of Sukhothai’s temples blend both. Wat
King Jayavarman VII, the most prolific builder in the Khmer Empire’s history, added even more luster to Angkor by constructing two goliaths next to its
Angkor was one of the world’s largest cities in the Middle Ages, and its center was as lively as you’d expect such a place to
To this day historians aren’t sure how ancient Egyptians raised obelisks. There are well-educated surmises though. The most plausible ways required an enormous amount
Many people in China consider the columns of Qufu’s Confucian temple’s main hall (the Palace of Great Establishment) to be the most beautiful in the
If you play a portable musical instrument, carry it as meticulously as your passport if you travel in China. Strangers often sat with me to listen.
People in ancient China typically thought of musical notes in more holistic ways than Westerners have. The five notes (C, D, E, G, and