Tucked in heart of Bandar Seri Begawan, the Royal Regalia Exhibition Hall is more than just a museum, it’s a monument to Brunei’s gilded self-image. But its story begins with an unlikely figure, Sir Winston Churchill. When the original structure opened in 1971, it honoured the British wartime leader, admired deeply by then-Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien, who saw in Churchill a model of statesmanship and resilience.

In the heart of Zhengzhou, the capital of China’s Henan Province, stands a structure that quietly guards the soul of a civilization, the Henan Museum. With its soaring, bronze-coloured dome echoing the shape of an ancient Chinese cauldron, the museum is not just a building, it’s a portal to one of the oldest and most culturally rich regions in China. Here, the spirit of one of the world’s oldest civilizations lingers in every artifact, whispering stories from millennia ago.