Curiosities
Pakistani Women
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| By Noor Khan- Creative commons |
The Pakistani women of today enjoy a better status than most Muslim and Middle Eastern women. However, on an average, the women's situation vis-à-vis men is one of systemic subordination, although there have been attempts by the government and enlightened groups to elevate the status of women in Pakistani society.
Click here to read this article about notable women in Pakistani history.
Official and national language
Monsoon
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A monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by seasonal changes in precipitation
but now it is used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric
circulation and precipitation. The major monsoon systems in the world
consist of the (West) African and Asia-Australian monsoons. Click on
the photo if you want to know more about this atmospheric phenomenon in
Southeast Asia. |
| By deeptrivia. Public Domain |
THE WATER PUPPETS
This is a tradition that dates back as far as the 11th century when it originated in the villages of the Red River Delta area of northern Vietnam.
The puppets are made out of wood and then lacquered. The shows are performed in a waist-deep pool. A large rod supports the puppet under the water and is used by the puppeteers, who are normally hidden behind a screen, to control them. Thus the puppets appear to be moving over the water. When the rice fields would flood, the villagers would entertain each other using this form of puppet play. Enjoy them with this video.
Onboard
A junk is a Chinese sailboat design dating from ancient times and still in use today. Junks were originally developed during the Han Dynasty
(220 BC–200 AD) and were used as ocean-going vessels as early as the
2nd century AD. They were further evolved in the later dynasties, and
were built and used throughout Asia for extensive ocean voyages. With the video below you can have a tour by Halong Bay onboard.