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...says that, due to the river's special hydrotopographical features, "if you use your fins to face upstream at the right moment on a standing wave, you can stay there forever." Just save plenty of energy for the 250-m vertical climbs out of the gorge on handmade bamboo ladders that punctuate the rock face along the way. Bangs remembers the pioneering days of the late '70s when he struggled to convince expatriates and local hoteliers that the Zambezi was navigable: "It is hard to believe that the Zambezi has now become an adventure-sports Mecca." Livingstone might be surprised...
...mean it wasn't used." He says "the Great Qing Sea" was the mapmaker's way of avoiding the taboo of appearing loyal to the previous dynasty. Liu has submitted a sample of the map for carbon dating, but has not yet received the results. Still, even if the bamboo paper's age checks out, it wouldn't rule out a forgery, as old paper can be used to make a new map. Above all, adds Liu, he thinks his treasure is real because "most petty criminals wouldn't have the knowledge to produce this map ... I believe concrete evidence...
BOWLED OVER BY RICE Brown is usually about as wild as Americans get when it comes to rice, but prepare for an influx of more exotically colored grains like buttery Himalayan and Bhutanese red. There's also the Forbidden, a black varietal from China, and herby green Bamboo...
...ICON This artsy cobbler (iconshoes.com) has printed photo stills and details from Geisha sets-including bamboo doors and wall hangings-on a range of shoes and bags...
...Malaysian capital, but top local architect Sonny Chan?a specialist in tropical architecture?has managed to give it the air of a chic, beachfront getaway. Earth tones and black and white predominate, with splashes of crimson and fuchsia. Cast iron and natural-looking materials such as rope and bamboo are liberally employed in the public areas and in the 207 rooms, which come with luxe, 250-threadcount linens and espresso machines. Executive chef Adam Haywood underscores the healthy resort feel with a menu that eschews MSG and places strong emphasis on organic produce...