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Top Obscura
The Creepiest Amusement Park of All Time? 
21 Amazing Bangalore Breakfast Dishes 
Why Chinese People Eat Sea Horse 
Classic Chinese Torture Methods (and their cute names) 
Amazing Old Bollywood Poster Shops 
Learn How to Speak North Korean 
Castration Classes at the Beijing Eunuch Culture Exhibition Hall 
The 38th Reich: Korean Nazi Cosplay 
Beijing’s incredible (and completely fake) Disneyland 
Beijing’s Single Most Horrific Meal 
Prosthetic Noses, Red Wigs, and Whiteface… American Characters in Chinese Films 
India’s Incredibly Cool Hand-Drawn Movie Posters 
China’s all-time favorite (and all-time darkest?) comic book: Sanmao 
This Hindu God has 1,000 Vaginas! 
Nazi Fashion in China 
Why Chinese People Eat Deer Penis 
About Andy Deemer & AsiaObscura 
18 Terrible Moments from a Taoist Hell 
Why Chinese People Eat Ants 
What the Fortune Teller Told Me (Hong Kong) 
Outrageously Cute Korean Cosplay: The 21 Favorites 
The Sick Collector and His 1000 Pairs of Shoes 
The Poem I Can’t Find… 
Small Children Feeding Live Animals to Tigers in a Chinese Zoo 
Beijing’s Dongyue Temple and Their 19 Incredible Taoist Gods 
Why Chinese People Eat Snake as Medicine 
American Imperialist Bastards in a North Korean Comic Book 
Whoring in Chiang Mai 
Dr Shankar’s Wonderful Collection of Brains and Other Medical Obscura 
Another Abandoned Beijing Amusement Park 
A Postcard from Erenhot - Awesomely Steampunk Portable Corn Roaster
Our Six Best China Stories! - The Disastrous Fall of Sanmao
Antilia: The Most Gratuitous House in Mumbai 
China’s first sci-fi movie: Death Ray on Coral Island (1980) 
Chisney & Koreansney: Local Disney Knockoffs 
North Korea frightening customs declarations form 
Porn, Rats, and Antique Projectors at Sri Lanka’s Classic Cinemas 
Relive the Cultural Revolution (aka The Weirdest Dinner Theater in Beijing) 
Medicinal Sea Horse Soup 
Deranged Clown Cream Biscuits 
The Taj Mahal… Murder, Incest, and Fratricide 
Pyongyang Too: A Tribute to Guy Delisle 
Noel Wilson’s Awesome Soccer-Themed House 
Sweet gruesome statue asking for donations 
A Huge Pile of Gorgeous Old Thai Movie Posters 
On Horse Meat Sashimi 
One Ghostly Cambodian Ruin - 15 More Pictures from weirdoid Tiger Balm Park
Author Archives: The WooLand Hotel
Lost in Translation, Strange Tourism
On Being Chinese-looking in China
Waldo in China sketch from Deep Thinkings I'm having a conversation (albeit one-sided) with the neighbor about a leak in our ceiling, with the cab driver about the reasons for the traffic, to the butcher about the right cut of meat. In every case, I nod my head, "uh-huh, uh-huh," hoping that I will glean something ...
Consumerism, Cute & Kawaii, Extraordinary Eats
Heavy Petting in Seoul
A little canine with your coffee? Feline with your free time? Find it here at the Dog and Cat Cafes of South Korea’s capital! If you’re feeling that mid-afternoon slump, there are several branches of pet cafes scattered throughout the city where you can un-dull those 4pm doldrums and set your dander allergies on fire. Buy ...
Holy Curiosities, The Occult
The Modern Afterlife
With Melaka being a culture mix of Indian, Malay, Chinese, Dutch and Portuguese, amongst others, local customs are very much honored and preserved. Buddhists, keeping up with modern times, offer their ancestors the very best in the afterlife. Apart from the expected cash to spend and incense to purify and keep them from ...
Holy Curiosities
Instead of getting glasses…
If you're having any troubles with your eyes, head to the cliff-side Temple of the Eyesight Buddha on Mianshan Mountain to make your prostrations. After all, this Buddha would know - he has 5 eyes himself. But watch out, although he can cure diseases of the eyes, he is able to "perceive all things."
Other Obscura
The Incredible Furniture of North Korea
We all knew the DPRK would be fastidious in their care for appearances. Their garish carpets and upholstery harked back to a bygone time (the 60s? even then it probably wasn't in fashion). What I didn't expect was how much they liked their symmetry. Also, although these set ups had their charm and air of welcome, ...
Other Obscura
Just hanging around
The Chinese know how to lounge. You can often see them hanging about, as documented in www.sleepingchinese.com. Their things are also pretty good at hanging around...