2 min readJapan
Views: 0For more than a thousand years Kyoto was where Japan's emperors lived. The city today is a set of layers: a grid plan from the 8th century, temples from many eras, and an ordinary modern city in between.
2 min readVietnam
Views: 0Before it was a lantern-lit old town, Hội An was a river port where Champa, Japanese, Chinese and European traders passed through. How trade built the town, and how the end of trade preserved it.
3 min readTaiwan
Views: 0Taiwan's oldest city was its capital for more than two centuries. Today it is known for temples on almost every street, slow afternoons and food that leans a little sweet.
2 min readVietnam
Views: 0A city built on a bend of the Red River, shaped by lakes, guild streets and four distinct seasons. A short profile of Vietnam's capital and what gives it its particular character.
3 min readTaiwan
Views: 0Taipei sits in a basin ringed by mountains, and each part of the city holds a different chapter of its history: old river ports in the west, a colonial-era centre, and a glass-and-steel east.
2 min readJapan
Views: 0Tokyo has no single downtown. It is a ring of districts, each with its own station, mood and history, held together by trains. A short profile of how the city grew and how to read it.
