Our Cultural & Natural World Heritage in Asia & the Pacific Region

UNESCO World Heritage Sites Accessible from Upcoming Ports of Call in China, S. Korea, Russia and Japan

by Heather Hopkins Clement

1. UNESCO
1. Five Major Programs:
1. Education
2. Natural Sciences
3. Social and Human Sciences
4. Culture
5. Communication and Information
2. World Heritage Convention
1. Designation for places on earth of “outstanding universal value to humanity”
2. Designation brings prestige and raises preservation awareness
3. Convention adopted in 1972
4. 186 countries are party to the convention
5. 890 natural and cultural places inscribed on the World Heritage List to date.
3. Famous Examples of World Heritage Sites
1. Pyramids of Egypt
2. Great Barrier Reef in Australia
3. Galapagos Islands in Ecuador
4. Taj Mahal in India
5. Grand Canyon in the USA
6. Acropolis in Greece
4. 10 criteria for the Nomination of
   World Heritage Sites
1. sites must be of outstanding universal value and meet at least one out of ten selection criteria:
1. Cultural
2. Natural
3. Mixed
4. protection, management, authenticity and integrity of properties are also important considerations
5. 10 criteria for the Nomination of
   World Heritage Sites
1. to represent a masterpiece of human creative genius
2. to exhibit an important interchange of human values
1. over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world
2. on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design
3. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony
1. to a cultural tradition
2. or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
4. to be an outstanding example
1. of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape
2. which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
5. to be an outstanding example of a traditional use which is representative of a culture (or cultures)
1. human settlement
2. land-use
3. sea-use
4. human interaction with the environment
6. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions of outstanding universal significance
1. with ideas
2. with beliefs
3. with artistic works
4. with literary works
7. to contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance
8. to be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history
1. including the record of life
2. significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms
3. or significant geomorphic or physiographic features
9. to be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of ecosystems and communities of plants and animals
1. terrestrial
2. fresh water
3. coastal
4. marine
10. to contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity
6. Statistics: Asia/Pacific Region
1. 890 World Heritage Sites
2. 186 World Heritage Properties in Asia and the Pacific Region
3. 129 Cultural Sites
4. 48 Natural Sites
5. 9 Mixed Sites
7. Statistics: Countries We Will Visit
1. 38 sites in China
2. 9 sites in South Korea
3. 23 sites in Russia
4. 14 sites in Japan
8. World Heritage Sites in China
1. From Port of Shanghai – 1
2. From Port of Dalian – 0
3. From Port of Xingang – 6
9. From the Port of Shanghai:
1. Classical Gardens of Suzhou
1. represent the different styles of Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.
2. The Humble Administrator's Garden
3. Great Surging Wave Pavilion
4. Lion Grove Garden
5. The Lingering Garden
10. From the Port of Xingang (Beijing):
1. The Great Wall
2. The Temple of Heaven
3. The Summer Palace
4. The Imperial Palace (Forbidden City)
5. The Peking Man Site
6. Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples
   in Chengde City
11. S. Korea
1. 9 sites in the country
2. 5+ sites accessible from port of Incheon
12. From the Port of Incheon:
1. Changdeokgung Palace Complex in Seoul
2. Ganghwa Dolmen Site
3. Jongmyo Shrine in Seoul
1. The Royal Ancestral Ritual and its Music
4. Hwaseong Fortress
5. Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty
1. Seoul Area
1. Seolleung Cluster
2. Heolleung Cluster
3. Taereung Cluster
4. Jeongneung Cluster
5. Uireung Cluster
13. World Heritage Sites in Russia
1. 23 sites in Russia
2. From the Port of Vladivostok: 1
14. From the Port of Vladivostok:
1. Sikhote-Alin
15. World Heritage Sites in Japan
1. 14 sites in the country
16. Sites Accessible from our
    Japanese Ports of Call
1. From Port of Fukuoka: 0
2. From Port of Hiroshima: 3
3. From Port of Osaka: innumerable
4. From Port of Tokyo: 1
17. From Port of Hiroshima:
1. Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
2. Itsukushima Shinto Shrine in Miyajima
3. Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape (in the city of Oda, Shimane Prefecture)
18. From Port of Osaka:
1. Himeji-jo Castle in Hyogo Prefecture
2. Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
1. Kinkakuji (The Golden Pavilion)
2. Kiyomizudera (temple)
3. Ryoan-ji (temple)
4. Shimogamo Shrine
5. Kamigamo-jinja (shrine)
6. Ginkakuji (The Silver Pavilion)
7. Saihō-ji (temple)
8. Ninna-ji (temple)
9. Tō-ji (temple)
10. Enryaku-ji (temple)
11. Daigo-ji (temple)
12. Byodo-in
13. Kōzanji (temple)
14. Tenryūji (temple)
15. Hongan-ji (temple)
16. Kamomioya-jinja (shrine)
17. Ujikami-jinja (shrine)
18. Daitoku-ji (temple)
19. Nijo Castle
3. Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
1. Hōryūji (temple)
2. Yakushiji
3. Tōshōdaiji
4. Gango-ji
5. Heijō Palace Site
6. Nara Park
1. Tōdaiji (temple)
2. Kōfukuji (temple)
3. Kasuga-Taisha (shrine)
4. Kasugayama Primeval Forest
4. Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes
   in the Kii Mountain Range
1. Kōya-san (Mt. Kōya)
1. Kongobu-ji (temple)
19. From the Port of Tokyo
1. Shrines and Temples of Nikkō
1. Nikkō Tōshō-gū (shrine)
2. Shinkyō Sacred Bridge
3. Futarasan-jinja (shrine)
4. Rinnō-ji (temple)