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The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated 47 World Heritage Sites in nine countries (also called "State parties") of Southeast Asia: Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Only Brunei and Timor-Leste (East Timor) lack World Heritage Sites ...
This is a list of East, South, and Southeast Asian capitals. East Asia. Name Country View Population Mayor or governor or president Beijing: China:
Landmarks in Bhutan (1 C) Landmarks in Brunei (3 C) C. Landmarks in Cambodia (3 C) Landmarks in China (5 C, 3 P) E. Landmarks in Timor-Leste (2 C) I. Landmarks in ...
The Sinosphere, [1] also known as the Chinese cultural sphere, [2] East Asian cultural sphere, [3] or the Sinic world, [4] encompasses multiple countries in East Asia and Southeast Asia that were historically heavily influenced by Chinese culture. [4] [5] The Sinosphere comprises Greater China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. [6]
[1] [2] In this region, China is home to the most inscribed sites with number of 55. [ 3 ] The first sites from the region (and only sites designated in the 1980s or before) were the Great Wall of China , Mount Tai , the Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian , Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties , the Mogao Caves and the Mausoleum of the ...
Southeast Asia [f] is the geographical southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Australian mainland, which is part of Oceania. [5]
1886 map of Indochina, from the Scottish Geographical Magazine. In Indian sources, the earliest name connected with Southeast Asia is Yāvadvīpa []. [1] Another possible early name of mainland Southeast Asia was Suvarṇabhūmi ("land of gold"), [1] [2] a toponym, that appears in many ancient Indian literary sources and Buddhist texts, [3] but which, along with Suvarṇadvīpa ("island" or ...
The term Southeast Asian Massif [1] was proposed in 1997 by anthropologist Jean Michaud [2] to discuss the human societies inhabiting the lands above an elevation of approximately 300 metres (1,000 ft) in the southeastern portion of the Asian landmass, thus not merely in the uplands of conventional Mainland Southeast Asia.