Borobudur is a 9th century Buddhist temple on Java, Indonesia. At that time, the Indonesian archipelago was ruled by Buddhist and Hindu kingdoms. The temple was then abandoned and covered by jungle, only to be rediscovered in the 19th century. The Dutch East Indies colonial administration and later the Republic of Indonesia undertook a series […]
Singapore has been a success story in developing from a third-world colony to one of the richest city-states in the world, and a model in multi-ethnic nation building. Housing Development Board (HDB) public housing estates played an important role in this development. They have been defining the Singaporean urban landscape, providing affordable homes for Singaporeans. […]
Hong Kong Island was a colony of the United Kingdom from the 1840s until 1997, and the highest peak (552m) was thus named after Queen Victoria. The island has very steep slopes—Victoria Peak is only around 1km to Central, Hong Kong’s downtown, and around 1.5km to Victoria Harbour (again, named after the Queen). Victoria Peak […]
