From misty Pekoe trails in Sri Lanka to Chiang Mai’s temple circuits, these are our top 25 picks for places to visit in Asia in 2025.

So far, the mission has been partially successful – they have unearthed a colossal Buddha head, a massive palm, an ancient wall and inscribed Buddhist relics, all of which are estimated to date back ...

A sculpture of US president-elect Donald Trump in a pose evoking the Buddha at artist Hong Jinshi’s workshop in Xiamen, in southeastern China’s Fujian province on on December 9, 2024.

Giant will be just one of the stars the hopefuls will be going up against, with his dominating statue making him an intimidating force. Making his debut in the Gladiators arena in season 1 ...

Leshan Giant Buddha, Wu Hou Shrine of Chengdu, and Shufengya Yun must be on your itinerary. At Cambodia’s capital city, admire the Royal Palace – the Cambodian King’s gilded residence featuring Khmer ...

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Cross-legged with his eyes half-closed in a pose evoking the Buddha, this porcelain version of America’s divisive leader-in-waiting is the work of designer and sculptor Hong Jinshi This photo taken on ...

Cross-legged with his eyes half-closed, in a pose evoking the Buddha, this porcelain version of America’s divisive leader-in-waiting is the work of designer and sculptor Hong Jinshi. The Zen ...

Male giant panda Bao Li in his habitat at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Oct. 24, 2024. Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.

Step-by-step, it unveils the Leshan Giant Buddha and showcases the magnificent ancient city of Jiazhou through visual and auditory interpretations through light and sound. There are night landscapes ...

Its eyelids flutter and mouth opens and it begins its dance. Leading the dance on the street is a playful Big Head Buddha, who teases and taunts the lion along the way with its palm-leaf fan.