SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - Buddha sat for years under one to find enlightenment, and scientist Isaac Newton had his epiphany in another's shade. But for many Singaporeans, trees are useful for a more ...

This gentle giant was chiseled into the bluff starting from AD 713, during a 90-year-campaign led by a monk named Hai Tong. Visitors to Leshan's 1.7-sq-km scenic area, listed as a UNESCO World ...

Sun Wukong, the fearless Monkey King, once defied the heavens themselves. But when he challenged Buddha, the clash became one ...