August 20, 2001 | Vol.158 No.8

ASIAN VOYAGE: Setting Sail with the Admiral (Special Package)

The Asian Voyage: In the Wake of the Admiral (Special Package)

Six centuries after Admiral Zheng He set sail, Adi Ignatius finds a China still struggling with its place in the world

Out to Sea With the Great Ships (Special Package)

The crew of Zheng He's imperial fleet faced violent storms, illness and uncertain welcomes. On today's junks little has changed

The Admiral's Isles (Special Package)

Phil Zabriskie explores the jostling peoples, religions and cultures that define Indonesia

Vestiges of an Empire (Special Package)

Endgame: Vietnam

How Did an Admiral Turn Into a God? (Special Package)

Divine tourist: Thailand

A Teacher Preaches (Special Package)

Reading by red light

Buccaneer Tales in the Pirates' Lair (Special Package)

From island hideaways brigands plague Asia's shipping lanes as they have for generations

The Land That Lost Its History (Special Package)

In India's Kerala state, Aparisim Ghosh finds only the faintest trace of the grandeur that lured traders and adventurers from halfway around the world

A Testament to an Odyssey, A Monument to a Failure (Special Package)

Set in stone: Sri Lanka

Martial Arts, Indian-Style (Special Package)

The renewal of kalarippayat

Shadows of Old Araby (Special Package)

The ports of Arabia once traded gold and frankincense. Now Pico Iyer finds Indians peddling makeup and wontons

The Ends of the Admiral's Universe (Special Package)

Zheng He's fleet went to Africa seeking exotic treasures. The Chinese still do

Bad Medicine (Special Package)

The horns of Africa

Hitting the End of the Road (Special Package)

Fleeing persecution, a 20th century Chinese traveler takes an inward journey

Asia Answers the Call of the Wild (Special Package)

Affluence, fashion — and daring — have created a new breed of adventurer