Jingangbei Ancient Town: Abandoned Coal Port in Chongqing  ChinaCurious PlacesLost Cities of China

Jingangbei Ancient Town: Abandoned Coal Port in Chongqing 

Historical travel guide to Jingangbei, a Qing dynasty-era port town that shipped coal down the…

Benjamin Williams11 April 2021

Architecture Profile: Cave Temples and Buddhist Grottoes of Ancient China Architecture IndexChina

Architecture Profile: Cave Temples and Buddhist Grottoes of Ancient China

Historical profile on the rock-cut caves and grottoes of ancient China, Buddhist sanctuaries established along…

Benjamin Williams06 April 2021

Huế’s Bunker Hill: American War Ruins in Vietnam Curious PlacesVietnam

Huế’s Bunker Hill: American War Ruins in Vietnam

Historical travel guide for the ruined American Vietnam War bunkers in the hills outside the…

Benjamin Williams31 March 2021

Tháp Bằng An: Hội An’s Ancient Cham Tower Ruins Lost Cities of VietnamVietnam

Tháp Bằng An: Hội An’s Ancient Cham Tower Ruins

Archaeological travel guide to Tháp Bằng An, a lone 900-year-old Cham tower located outside of…

Benjamin Williams29 March 2021

Architecture Profile: Cham Towers, the Hindu Temples of Ancient Vietnam Architecture IndexVietnam

Architecture Profile: Cham Towers, the Hindu Temples of Ancient Vietnam

Historical profile on the Cham Towers of Vietnam, ancient Hindu monuments built throughout the coastal…

Benjamin Williams24 March 2021

Cultural Profile: Indus Valley, Early Harappan Cities of Ancient India Cultural IndexIndiaPakistan

Cultural Profile: Indus Valley, Early Harappan Cities of Ancient India

A brief history of the Indus Valley Civilization, the first urban society of ancient India…

Benjamin Williams22 March 2021

Wiang Kum Kam: Ancient Chiang Mai’s Lost City Lost Cities of ThailandThailand

Wiang Kum Kam: Ancient Chiang Mai’s Lost City

A complete archaeological travel guide to the ruins and historical sites of Wiang Kum Kam,…

Benjamin Williams17 March 2021

Architecture Profile: Ancient China’s Pyramid Tombs Architecture IndexChina

Architecture Profile: Ancient China’s Pyramid Tombs

Historical profile on the Pyramids of China, massive earthen burial mounds made by the early…

Benjamin Williams04 March 2021

Tháp Phú Diên: Ancient Huế’s Lost Champa Tower Lost Cities of VietnamVietnam

Tháp Phú Diên: Ancient Huế’s Lost Champa Tower

Archaeological travel guide to Tháp Phú Diên, a 1000-year-old Cham tower lost to the sands…

Benjamin Williams19 February 2021

Ancient Fang: Early Capital of the Lanna Kingdom Lost Cities of ThailandThailand

Ancient Fang: Early Capital of the Lanna Kingdom

Archaeological travel guide to the ruins and historical sites of Fang, the final capital of…

Benjamin Williams15 February 2021

The Lanna-Sukhothai Border Wall: Ruins Dividing Ancient Thailand Lost Cities of ThailandThailand

The Lanna-Sukhothai Border Wall: Ruins Dividing Ancient Thailand

Archaeological travel guide to the Lanna-Sukhothai Border Wall, an ancient ruined wall marking the historic…

Benjamin Williams06 February 2021

Cultural Profile: Pagan, the Buddhist Empire of Ancient Myanmar Cultural IndexMyanmar

Cultural Profile: Pagan, the Buddhist Empire of Ancient Myanmar

A brief history of the Pagan Kingdom, a Theravada Buddhist empire that united ancient Myanmar…

Benjamin Williams01 February 2021