The incredible castles of Kaiping.
China- In the middle of rice fields, near Canton and three hours away from Hong Kong by car, there are 1833 castles. Their architecture is inspired by middle age and Renaissance French castles. Some of them have art deco styles in their interiors. They were all built between the 15th and the beginning of the 20th century. The 28th June 2007, UNESCO has named this architectural and invaluable treasure « world testimony of humanity ».
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Sichuan- Khampas, les Cavaliers du Ciel.
Depuis mille ans, ce peuple d’anciens guerriers tibétains se regroupe près de Litang – la plus haute ville du monde à 4100 m d’altitude – afin de célébrer le Yagi, la grande fête de l’été. Si leur ferveur bouddhiste reste constante, les affres politiques ébrèchent lentement la vie traditionnelle et impliquent à terme sa sédentarisation.
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Parution Allemagne – HÖRZU – L’Afrique du Sud, dernier sanctuaire des tigres Chinois par Didier Pazery
Les tigres Chinois de Didier Pazery dans Hörzu:
Parution Japon – NEWSWEEK – Midnight blue de Justin Jin
Deux belles doubles pour le reportage de Justin Jin dans l’édition Japonaise de Newsweek:
Parution Japon – NEWSWEEK – La ville la plus polluée du monde par René Limbourg
Le superbe reportage de René Limbourg sur la ville la plus polluée de chine paraît dans l’édition japonaise de NEWSWEEK:
Inside the Heart of Chu kingdom.
Ten years ago, a series of bamboo sticks were discovered in a grave near the vestiges of the Chu capital (in the Hubei province not far from the region of the Three Gorges dam). After some years of scientific research and of treatment on these vegetal fibres that were the support of script in the ancient times, today the old characters and their meaning reveals itself to the world. The two most important thinkers of Chinese thought, Lao Tseu and Confucius, from what we knew were in conflict about the conception of the world? This library reveals from a unified point of view the important Chinese philosophical theories, including those of Lao Tseu and Confucius, which is a great surprise ! The oldest library thus rewrites the history of Chinese philosophy.
China – Linfen, the most polluted town in the world
According to the World Bank, China is home to 16 of the world’s 20 most polluted cities. Linfen in Shanxi province is the one with the worst air pollution. His economic dependence on the coal, steel and tar industries has led to rising cases of bronchitis, pneumonia, lung cancer and an epidemic of arsenicosis. Therefore, Linfen was rated as the most polluted town in the world.
