National Geographic recently featured an article by Richard Stone on the Angkor and the Khmer Empire.
[...Angkor is the scene of one of the greatest vanishing acts of all time. The Khmer kingdom lasted from the 9th to the 15th centuries, and at its height dominated a wide swath of Southeast Asia, from Myanmar (Burma) in [...]
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4 Sep
Angkor and The Khmer Empire
1 Sep
Parthian Kuh-e Khajeh in danger of total destruction
Despite frequent warnings by the experts, one of the most unique Parthian sites in Iran-proper known as the Kuh-e Khajeh (Parthian Ushida) remains in danger of total destruction, and the cultural authorities have not take any action to ensure its protection.
Speaking with the Persian service of ISNA on Wednesday, Rasul Haj-Mousavi, the director of Sistan’ [...]
26 Jun
China’s Mount Wutai inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee has inscribed China’s Mount Wutai on UNESCO’s World Heritage List as a cultural landscape.
With its five flat peaks, Mount Wutai is a sacred Buddhist mountain. The cultural landscape numbers 53 monasteries and includes the East Main Hall of Foguang Temple, the highest surviving timber Building of the Tang Dynasty with life [...]
