The ancient city of Ayutthaya, or Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya has been the capital of Thailand for 417 years until it was destroyed by the Burmese army in 1767 during the Burmese-Siamese War. The ruins of the old city is now known as the Ayutthaya Historical Park. Some parts of the park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991 which includes Wat Ratchaburana, Wat Mahathat, Wat Phra Sri Sanphet, Wat Phra Ram and Wiharn Phra Mongkhon Bopit.
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Ha Long Bay
Ha Long, which literally means “dragon descends into the sea”, is a bay consisting of about 2000 karsts and islets. These are mostly limestones and emerged in the emerald waters of the Gulf of Tonkin. Ha Long Bay was designated as a World Heritage site in 1994 and was chosen as one of the new seven natural wonders of the world.
Great Wall Of China
The majority of the existing walls at the Great Wall of China now was made during the Ming Dynasty. However, some of the walls have been built as early as 7th century BCE. The most famous of which are the walls built by the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang. The walls served as protection of the Chinese empire from raids and invasions by nomadic group, and as a border control. The entirety of the Great Wall is measuring about 21,196 km.
The Wonders Of Ifugao Rice Terraces
The Banaue Rice Terraces are 2,000-year-old terraces that were carved by hand by the indigenous people living in the mountains if Ifugao. Terraces were constructed as a practical solution to the problem of growing rice on mountanous land like Banaue. Because of its scenic beauty, it was called by the Filipinos the “Eighth Wonder of the World”.
The Ryukyu Kingdom Of Okinawa
Due to the 500 years of Ryukuan history represented by the castles and monuments in Okinawa, these places have been assigned as World Heritage Sites in 2000 under the title “Gusuku sites and related properties of the Ryukyu Kingdom”
Nagasaki Trip: Battleship Island
The abandoned Gunkanjima sits about 9 miles away from Nagasaki. It functioned as a coal mining facility from 1887 to 1974, a former symbol of Japan’s rapid industrialization. Mitsubishi bought the island in 1890 and began to extract coal from undersea mines. Japan’s first large concrete 9-storey building and a block of apartments were built in the island to accomodate the workers. However, Hashima mines were closed in 1974 when petroleum replaced coal in Japan.
Amoj In Wanderland 