SOUTHEAST ASIA
Southeast Asia
Bare feet and silence in the temples, noise and spice at the night markets: many faiths share one land.
City guides
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Every city guide has a timeline, stories of local figures, must-see sights, festivals and local etiquette.
กรุงเทพฯ Bangkok
Bangkok
5 places
Two royal capitals on the Chao Phraya: Wat Arun in Thonburi and the Grand Palace on Rattanakosin
เชียงใหม่ Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai
4 places
Old capital of the Lanna kingdom: a moated old city, more than 300 temples and Doi Suthep
Singapore 新加坡
Singapore
6 places
From Temasek to the Lion City: a garden city where Chinese, Malays and Indians live together
Hội An 会安
Hội An
3 places
An old port lit by lanterns: the Japanese Bridge, Chinese assembly halls and yellow houses
Kuala Lumpur 吉隆坡
Kuala Lumpur
3 places
A tin-mining town where two rivers meet grew into a capital beneath twin towers
George Town, Penang
George Town, Penang
1 places
Britain's first settlement in Southeast Asia: shophouses, clan halls and street food
Bali · Ubud
Ubud, Bali
4 places
An artists' village on the Island of the Gods: rice fields, temples, dance and daily offerings
សៀមរាប Siem Reap
Siem Reap
2 places
Gateway to Angkor: Angkor Wat at sunrise, the smiles of the Bayon and temples in the jungle
Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta
2 places
The heart of Javanese culture: the Sultan's Palace, Borobudur and Prambanan
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ภูเก็ต Phuket
Phuket
1 places
An island built on tin: a Sino-Portuguese old town, two heroines and the Andaman Sea
Marina Bay Sands
Three legs holding up a 'ship in the sky': the Lion City skyline's futurist manifesto
Merlion Park
An 8.6-m water-spouting Merlion, Singapore's 'city totem'
Sentosa
An island of fun with Universal Studios and sunny beaches: the Lion City's 'back garden'
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Chinatown
Pioneering traces of Chinese forebears: an old district where tradition meets trend
Hainanese chicken rice
Hainanese immigrants brought Wenchang chicken to the Nanyang, where it became Singapore's national dish.
Singapore hawker centres
Singapore's 'community dining rooms': food of many ethnic groups under one roof, inscribed on UNESCO's intangible heritage list in 2020.