Treasures of the Dragon

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About Treasures of the Dragon

Dear all,

After the success of last year's efforts with FLICKR network we have great pleasure in announcin the sequel to Legends of the Dragon..."The Treasures of the Dragon."
It was great working with all of you and certainly hope that by profiling your work in the book we have helped to open some doors for you too...

Here’s some background blurb ref to the forthcoming book – can’t wait to get started working with you all again.

“Treasures of the Dragon is a cultural walk through the precious jewels of Asia and the Middle East. Featuring artistic traditions, priceless artefacts, outstanding architecture, shimmering precious stones, Asian icons and inspirations, museums with unusual collections and the religious arts, Treasures of the Dragon is the latest edition to the Dragon series.

>From the Islamic art of the Deccan to the architecture of Norman Foster, via the Cambodian Royal Ballet, the works of Kandinsky and the bronzes of the Zhou, Treasures of the Dragon explores the cultural riches of this stunningly diverse region. Treasures of the Dragon will contain original photographs and illuminating text, in a beautiful, case-bound, 200-page full colour book, available in December 2007.”

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Titles of picturts which are required as belows:-

THE ARTS

Shadow Theatre - Indonesia
Ikebana - Japan
Royal Ballet - Cambodia
Lion Dance - China
Origami - Japan
Mask Dance - Sri Lanka
Batik - Malaysia
Sumi E - China
Water Puppets - Vietnam
Chinese knots - China
Korean traditional dances - Korea
Jatra - Bangladesh
Laquerware of South East Asia
Qater Sadew - Qater
Bahrain Pottery & Handicrafts - Bahrain
Deft Coral Stone Carvings - Maldives
Myanmar Chess - Myanmar
Face Changing - China
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ARTEFACTS

The Royal Tombs of Silla - Korea
Snuff Bottles - China
Yin Xu - China
Chinese Porcelain - China
Bronzes of Western Zhou - China
Arms & Armour - Japan
Vases of the Miing Dynasty - China
Lamasery Yong He Gong - China
Budurawagala Rockcarvings Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka
Qal'at al - Bahrain - Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun - Bahrain
Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian - China
Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area - China
Ban Chiang Archaeological Site - Thailand
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ARCHITECTURE

Kinkakuji - Japan
Omar Ali Mosque - Brunei
Burj Al Arab - Dubai
Palace of the Wind, Jaipur - India
Petra - Jordan
Kuwait Towers - Kuwait
Azure Clouds Temple - China
The Katsura Palace - Japan
Gounsa Temple - Korea
Stadthuys - Malaysia
Shwenandaw Kyaung Temple - Myanmar
Badshahi mosque - Pakistan
Fuk Tak Chi - Singapore
One Pillar Pagoda, Hanoi - Vietnam
Ancient City of Ping Yao - China
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) - Japan
Town of Luang Prabang - Lao
Kathmandu Valley - Nepai
Hestoric Town of Sukhotai and Associated Historic Towns - Thailand
The Bridges of Bhutan - Bhutan
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PRESENT DAY

Seven Star Park Stome Museum, Gulin - China
Art in the Dessert - Aku Dhabi
Nam Jung Paik - Korea
Fukuoka Asia Art Museum - Japan
Miyake, Kawakubo & Yamamoto - Japan
Liulichang Art Market - China
Gyeongju National Museum - Korea
Wat Wisunalat - Laos
Trading Ceramincs Museum, Hoi An - Vietnam
Cao Dai Temple, Tay Ninh - Vietnam
University Meseum - Hong Kong
The National Museum - India
Zanzabar Museum of Fine Art - Mongolia
Singapore Art Museum - Singapore
Islamic Art Museum of Malaysia - Malaysia
Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman - Oman
The library of Tibetan Works and Archives - Tibet
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JEWELS

Chinese Jade
Emeralds
Indian Diamonds
Silver Pagoda - Cambodia
Middle Eastern Gold - Dubai etc
Lapis Lazuli
Rubies
Sapphires
Freshwater Pearls - Japan
Opais - Oz
Turquoise - China
Amethyst
Garnet
Spinel
Topaz
Tourmaline
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INSPIRATION

Japonisme - Japan
The Beat Generation - Japan
ReadyMade - India
Kandinsky
HSBC by Normn Foster - Hong Kong
Imperial Hotel - Japan
Master of the Nets Garden - China
Big Goose Pagoda, Dayanta - China
Gunwi Grotto Hermitage - Korea
Patuxai - Laos
Chyasim Deval Krishna Temple - Loas
Jandial Temple - Pakistan
Mount Taishan - China
Historic Centre of Macao - Macao
Taxila - Pekistan
Baroque Churches of the Philippines - Philipines
Historic Town of Vigan - Philipines
Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications - Sri Lanka
Hoi An Ancient Town - Vietnam

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RELIGIOUS ARTS

Ajanta Caves - India
Sriringapattana - India
Islamic Art of the Deccan
Blown Glass from Islamic Lands
Boddhisattva
Feliai Feng - China
Emin Minaret - China
The great Mosque of Xian - China
Tongdosa Temple - Korea
Swayambunatha Stupa - Nepal
Sultan Mosque - Singapore
Mogao Caves - China
Dazu Rock Carvings - China
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi - India
Champaner - Pavagadh Archaeological Park - India
Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area - Japan
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine - Japan
Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha - Nepal
Seokguram rotto and Bulguksa Temple - Korea
Gyeongju Historic Areas - Korea
The Great Mosque - Saudi Arabia

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Basically, if you have any brilliant images ref to the above topics you can send to this group. Low-res is fine for the initial selection, but if selected we would need minimum A4 size at 300dpi as highly likely they will be used as a full page layout. Once it's chosen,
we'll contact you directly via FLICKR / email. Please note we can not guarantee that all photos sent to us will be picked – they need to go thru a selection process just to ensure they go complement the written article.

Unfortunately there is no monetary fee but photographs that will be selected - credit will be given to the photographer with bio & pic of them
and we will send you 1 x copy of the published book in return.

Please extend this invitation to your friends who are not on FLICKR – definitely the more the merrier!

Should you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us!

Cheers,

Lui,
Andery a.k.a Commes de anges,
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