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Forbidden City, Beijing, China.The most visited monument in Asia, as well as in the world. St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City. Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France. ...
Asia and the Pacific Indonesia: 6 4 10 Asia and the Pacific Iran: 26 2 28 1 Asia and the Pacific Iraq: 5 1 6 Arab States Ireland: 2 2 Europe and North America Israel: 9 9 Europe and North America Italy: 54 [note 32] [note 33] [note 7] 6 [note 1] [note 34] 60 7 Europe and North America Jamaica: 1 1 Latin America & the Caribbean Japan: 21 [note 4 ...
China and India traded places as the largest economies in the world from 1 to 1800 CE. China was a major economic power for much of recorded history, with the highest GDP per capita until 1500. [15] [16] [17] The Silk Road became the main east–west trading route in the Asian hinterlands while the Straits of Malacca stood as a major sea route.
The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated 19 World Heritage Sites in six countries (also called "state parties") of Central and North Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the Asian part of Russia. [1] The European part of Russia is included in Eastern Europe. [2]
In Eastern Asia, there are 74 cultural, 21 natural, and four mixed sites. [6] The World Heritage Committee may also specify that a site is endangered, citing "conditions which threaten the very characteristics for which a property was inscribed on the World Heritage List." In this region there are no sites currently listed as endangered, nor ...
Since 1980, the economies and living standards of South Korea and China have increased exponentially. In contemporary times, East Asia is a pivotal world region with a major influence on world events. In 2010, East Asia's population made up approximately 24% of the world's population. [8]
A History of East Asia: From the Origins of Civilization to the Twenty-First Century (2010). Huffman, James L. Japan in World History (Oxford, 2010) Jansen, Marius B. Japan and China: From War to Peace, 1894-1972 (1975) Karl, Rebecca E. "Creating Asia: China in the world at the beginning of the twentieth century."
Fu Chai, Lord of the State of Wu, founded a fort named Yecheng (冶城) in today's Nanjing area. Chengdu: Shu China: c. 400 BC The 9th Kaiming king of the ancient Shu moved his capital to the city's current location from today's nearby Pixian. Changsha (as Linxiang, Xiangzhou, Tanzhou, Tianlin) Chu China: c. 365 BC