Urban landscape, Asian

Hué
Hué is an unique example of a unified planned capital city in southeast Asia. This eastern feudal capital dates from the 19th century.
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Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang is a city located in north central Laos, on the Mekong River about 425 km north of Vientiane.
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Old Town of Lijiang
Main reason for inclusion was the harmonious fusion of different cultural traditions. Lijiang is famous for its Naxi-culture.
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Ping Yao
Ping Yao is an integral and well-preserved ancient Chinese city from the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911).
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Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
The reason for the inscription was that: "... the villages are outstanding examples of a traditional human settlement that is perfectly adapted to its environment (as the very short explanation of the Unesco-committee remarks).
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Xidi and Hongcun
Xidi and Hongcun are two exceptionally well preserved traditional Chinese villages from the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
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