Located on the southern Mediterranean coast of Lebanon, Tyre is an idyllic coastal town with a rich history dating back thousands of years. Besieged by Alexander the Great, the city has an astonishing...
Date: December 22, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Beijing, September 2016 – The Liu Ancestral Hall Preservation and Renovation Project in China’s southeast Guizhou Province recently won an Honorable Mention in the 2016 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural...
Date: September 28, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
With a population of 4.5 million people, Lebanon is struggling to meet the needs of 1.5 million Syrian refugees pouring over its borders. Lebanon is no stranger to political and economic upheavals but...
Date: August 8, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
The Great Wall starts from the coast of the Bohai Sea, runs more than 8,000 kilometers along north China and ends at the Jiayuguan Pass, in China’s far west province of Gansu. Jiayuguan Pass faces the...
Date: November 23, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Known as the “cradle of wine”, Georgia has a long tradition of producing organic wine. One of the country’s oldest wine-making methods involves the use of a “qvevri” – a large clay amphora-like vessel...
Date: July 20, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
About 320 kilometers south of Cairo, Egyptian psychiatrist and Egyptologist, Dr. Mervat Abdel Nasser, has chosen Tona el Gabal village in Mallawi district, Minya Governorate as the site for her project,...
Date: March 19, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Hidden deep in the mountains of China’s Guizhou Province, are many small villages inhabited by Miao, Dong and other ethnic minorities. These ethnic groups have unique, centuries-old traditions, including...
Date: February 16, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Restoration of the Dartlo heritage village is a part of the Regional Development Project (RDP) focusing on the Kakheti region, east Georgia. It is financed by the World Bank (US$ 60 million), the Government...
Date: September 17, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Dili, TIMOR-LESTE – The beautiful landscape of Timor-Leste is rich in many, unique cultures. For many local communities, there is a profound sense of cultural identity. Tourism development is one way of...
Date: October 29, 2013
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
As one enters the Delhi Gate of Lahore’s fabled Walled City, it is with the knowledge that travelers from across the world have walked through its grand arch for hundreds of years. The gate faces the historic...
Date: October 28, 2013
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
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