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Afganistan
Ancient Buddhist Kingdom: Bamiyan Valley
Australia
The Story of a Tropical Forest: Kakadu National Park
Where Ancient Spirits Dwell: Uluru – Kata-Tjuta
A Forest of Rare and Unique Birds: Gondowana Rainforest
The Eucalyptus Valley: Greater Blue Mountains Area
The Mysterious World of the Great Barrier Reef
The Cassowary’s Forest: Wet Tropics of Queensland
The Dugongs’ Ocean: Shark Bay
A National ParkMarvel of Nature: The Tasmanian Wilderness
Cambodia
Khmer Smile: Angkor
China
an Imperial Garden in Beijing: Summer Palace
A Colossal Buddha Statue Carved into a Cliff: Mount Emei Scenic Area
A Rich Repository of Buddhist Art: Mogao Caves
Supreme Beauty of Shan-Shui Landscape: Mount Wuyi
Giant Panda Sanctuary: Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries
Discovery of our Ancestors: The Peking Man Site
Buddhas on the Cliff Side: Longmen grottoes
Ancient Buildings Complex in the Wudang Mountains
The Wall Street of the East: The Ancient City of Ping Yao
Stairs to Perpetual Youth and Longevity: Tai Shan (Mount Tai)
The Lying Dragon The Great Wall of China
An Army for the Afterlife: Qin Shi Huang Di’s Mausoleum
Ancient city of the minorities: Old Town of Lijiang
Earthly Paradise: Classical Gardens of Suzhou
Legend in the rock pillars: Wulingyuan
Springs of God: Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
The Landscape of God: Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan
The Mystic World of Shanshui: Mount Huangshan
The splendour of forests and lakes: The Jiuzhaigou Valley
The Historic Center of Macao
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Visions of a horseback people: Complex of Koguryo Tombs
India
For the Love of the Emperor: Humayun’s Tomb
Xavier’s Mission: Churches and Convents of Goa
The Vanquished Sanctuary: Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
A Heavenly Flower Garden: Nanda Devi and Valley of Flower National Parks
The White Palace in the Red Fort: Agra Fort
1000 Years of Faith: Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
Chugging Up the Mountain: Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
Monument for the beloved: Taj Mahal
The City of Prophecy: Fatehpur Sikri
Shiva, God of destruction and Creation: Elephanta Caves
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
The Temple of Kama: The Khajuraho Group of Monuments
Symbolic Representations of Buddha: Buddhist Monuments of Sanchi
Indonesia
Buddhist Cosmology: The Borobudur Temple Compound
Islamic Republic of Iran
The Blue Dome: The Royal Square of Esfahan
An Empire that Perished in Flames: Persepolis
Pride and Hope: Reviving Bam and its Cultural Landscape
Japan
Instant Devastation: Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
The Mountain Which Generates Wealth: The Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
To-ji: The World of Kukai: Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto
Great Buddha Statue (Tōdai-ji Temple): Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
Everlasting Water Cycle: Yakushima (Yaku Island)
Life under the Ice Flows: The Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido
Master Artisanship: The Shrines and Temples of Nikko
Preserving the Gassho Style: The Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
Rich life in the forest: The Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido
The Four Seasons of Shirakami-Sanchi
The Magnificent Floating Shrine: Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
The White Fortress: Himeji-jo
Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
Lao People's Democratic Republic
A Town of alms giving: Luang Prabang
Nestled Under the Sacred Mountain: Vat Phou within the Champasak Cultural Landscape
Malaysia
Cave of the Black Dragon: Gunung Mulu National Park
New Zealand
Sacred Mountain of the Maoris: Tongariro National Park
The Southernmost Forests in the World: New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands
Te Wahipounamu
Pakistan
The Earliest Planned City: Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro
Philippines
Standing through War and Earthquakes: Baroque Churches
Stairways to Heaven: The Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
The love that saved a town: The Historic Town of Vigan
Republic of Korea
A Dream of the New Capital: Hwaseong Fortress
Buddhist Art of the Silla Kingdom: Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
The Rock Island: Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes
The Political Stage of the Choson Dynasty: Changdeokgung Palace Complex
Imperial Mausoleum of the Choson Dynasty: Jongmyo Shrine
Stone Buddhas: Gyeongju Historic Site
Russia (Federation of)
The Water Emperor: The Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg
The Land of Fire and Ice: The Volcanoes of Kamchatka
Sri Lanka
The Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications
Procession of the Buddhist Tooth: Sacred City of Kandy
Thailand
Buddhist Towers with Remains of Kings: The Historic City of Ayutthaya and Associated Historic Towns
Buried Civilization: Ban Chiang Archaeological Site
The Origins of Theravada Buddhism: The Historic Town of Sukhotai and Associated Towns
Turkey
An Ancient Roman Spa Resort: Hierapolis-Pamukkale
The Fall of Constantinople: Historic Areas of Istanbul
Underground Towns: Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia
Viet Nam
Recollections of an Imperial Court Musician: Complex of Hué Monuments
The Japanese Bridge in Vietnam: Hoi An - Ancient Town
The Lost Tower-Temples: My Son Sanctuary
Where the Dragon Descended: Ha Long Bay

