Likening the culture of tea growing and production to wine highlights the similar care taken at fine tea estates in all steps of growing and processing. As the appellation “Champagne” is reserved for a particular region of France, “Darjeeling” may only be applied to teas originating from the approximately 80 tea gardens recognized by the [...]
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Old Hanok Houses Draw Visitors to Korea
Japan has its ryokan. Mongolia offers the yurt. And travelers to China can now bed down in a traditional hutong home. Not to be outdone, South Korea is drawing tourists of its own to experience a night in a traditional hanok house.
Made in Rajasthan
Cultures worldwide nurture their folk art traditions, but in the 21st century there are few places where the traditional arts burst out of the workshop and bustle so confidently down the street as in the Indian region of Rajasthan. Fabrics dyed in dazzling shades of red, pink, yellow and green, and embroidered, tie-dyed, and block printed are [...]
