South Asia is host to rich Buddhist heritage that is exemplified in the World Heritage properties across the region. Three sites are currently participating in the project including Lumbini, Rupandehi ...

Korean heritage and culture is an area that Asia Society Korea is heavily interested in ... Choi also volunteers as a guide at Changdeokgung Palace and Jongmyo Shrine, a site we have previewed as part ...

South Korea is home to eleven cultural sites and one natural site; over the course of the next few months, Asia Society Korea will be previewing selected World Heritage Sites through a historical, ...

The World Heritage Certificate of Inscription from UNESCO for the Charaideo Maidams was received by Assam's Culture Minister ...

The giant continent of Asia can be divided into horizontal strips from north to south. The north includes the polar zone with cool climates and permafrost, while the temperate zone and subtropical ...

Guwahati, Jan 14: The World Heritage Certificate of Inscription from UNESCO for the Charaideo Maidams ... The Maidams are a distinctive type of funeral architecture of the state in the geo-cultural ...

The World Heritage Certificate of Inscription from UNESCO for the Charaideo Maidams was received by Assam’s Culture Minister Bimal Bora in Paris. The certificate for ‘Maidams – The mound burial system ...

CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- When Thailand's Phu Phrabat Historical Park, with its extraordinary rock formations, was designated a World Heritage Site at the latest meeting of UNESCO's World Heritage ...

For 2024, UNESCO granted World Heritage Site status to 24 new spots, including these seven highlights. The Central Axis runs north to south through Beijing, showcasing imperial palaces ...

A fire has destroyed all the main structures of Shuri Castle, a Unesco World Heritage site on Japan's southern island of Okinawa. Firefighters battled the flames for more than 10 hours ...

The intangible cultural heritage list is separate from the world heritage list, which recognises buildings and sites of prominence. There are 550 items on the cultural heritage list - split into ...