CHINA &
SOUTHEAST ASIA
Asia's rivers have long been the lifeblood of
civilizations, their lush banks shaping the
course of dynasties and nations. Stunning
tableaux of green bamboo groves, farmlands
grazed by water buffalos and emerald hills
rising into misty mountains unfold along the
Yangtze's dramatic Three Gorges in China,
and the Mekong in Cambodia and Vietnam.
Asia of old lives along these shores, in
floating markets, tiny villages
and centuries-old temples.
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