It’s a place of rapid change and constant modernization.

Farmlands give way to new cities. Small local workshops fall to factories mass-producing goods. Rising economies flex their global influence.

It’s a place where progress marches quickly onwards.

Yet, the planet is also a cluster of countries rich in traditions, history and culture.

The wondrous. The astounding. The offbeat.

These are the unusual activities that don’t seem to fit today’s fast-paced world.

“Vanishing A S I A” explores the threatened cultural events, historic places and artistic traditions that are all around us, yet frequently go unnoticed.

These are the disappearing gems taken for granted, until one day we wake up and realize they are gone.

This is Vanishing A S I A.