
Next for Unesco? What’s Coming for the List in Asia
It can take years or decades for a site to achieve Unesco World Heritage status, but inclusion means a great deal of time and study — and tourists.
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It can take years or decades for a site to achieve Unesco World Heritage status, but inclusion means a great deal of time and study — and tourists.
In the mid-nineties a team from the Getty Conservation Institute began working with the Dunhuang Academy to develop the China Principles to protect the Mogao Caves.
After more than 20 years of effort, UNESCO finally presented Laos with a certificate recognizing the Plain of Jars earlier this week.
Seoul and Busan may have the luxury hotels, but it’s Gyeongju that has the history. Travelers walk through centuries in this historic UNESCO World Heritage Site.
From the 17th century architecture of the luxury Amangalla to some of the best seafood in Sri Lanka, a day in Galle Fort is for history lovers, epicureans, and shopaholics alike.
Just east of Kathmandu is an accessible gateway to Nepal in the Middle Ages: Bhaktapur. with culture, architecture, and roaring markets, this underrated Nepal destination is as unique as it is accessible.
India has no shortage of impressive forts to look at, but the really impressive ones are easy on the ears; Golconda Fort’s acoustics make it a unique Hyderabad destination.
Some places have the grand imperial dynasties, others forgotten cities, but from Bhopal travelers can look all the way back to the Mesolithic Period.
Uzbekistan was created by the Soviets in the 20th Century, but the land, the cities, and the people within this country’s borders have a history that stretches back centuries. These sites put modern Uzbekistan in perspective.
America may have opted out, but UNESCO is still making picks for travelers who want to dig a little deeper on their journeys through Asia.
It would be impossible to take in all the history, depth, and curiosities of Turkmenistan in just three days. Still, worth a shot.
An expedition on China’s roads from the Hanging Temple of Datong to the ancient walled city of Pingyao, tracing China’s history all the way.