Video: Architecture Under Threat in China's Yunnan Province
Traditional hand-crafted homes are being destroyed in China’s Yunnan province due to expensive renovation costs.
Video: Engineers relocate 2,000-tonne Shanghai temple hall
The main hall of a 135-year-old Buddhist temple in Shanghai has been moved 30m (100ft).
Video: Can Nepal's temples be saved from the rubble?
It is more than two years since a devastating earthquake hit Nepal. Many of the country's precious temples were destroyed and have still...
The push to save Mumbai's colonial-era water fountains
There are at least 50 colonial-era fountains in Mumbai. Most of these are in gardens, along former tram routes and in accessible public...
The last days of Phnom Penh's iconic White Building
Phnom Penh is among Asia's fastest growing cities and that means much of its old architecture has to go, with residents being evicted and...
Hong Kong: Plans to demolish WW2-era buildings withdrawn
Conservation groups in Hong Kong are celebrating the withdrawal of a controversial plan to demolish a cluster of low-rise tenement...
Japan's Okinoshima island gains Unesco World Heritage status
Japan's Okinoshima island has been declared a World Heritage site by the UN's cultural body Unesco. Okinoshima is home to the Okitsu...
An Ancient Oasis in China's Remote Desert
Although not as widely known as the Great Wall, the karez – and its vast maze of underground tunnels – is one of China’s most recognized...
China's Great Wall Filmed by Drone
William Lindesay has been obsessed with the Great Wall of China since seeing it in a school atlas as a child in England, and last year...
Buddha's birthplace faces serious air pollution threat
The historic site of Buddha's birthplace in Nepal faces a serious threat from air pollution, scientists and officials have warned.
