UNESCO world heritage sites

11 photos of the Fukien Assembly Hall which served the Fujian Chinese ethnic group

48 photos of the Citadel in Hue, a large compound surrounded by walls, the residence of the Vietnamese emperors in the 19th and 20th centuries

18 photos of the groups B and C of the Cham ruins in My Son, Vietnam

12 photos of the museum at the group B and C site of My Son

23 photos and panorama views of the karst rock formations and islands in the Halong bay

250 photos of the temples of Angkor in Cambodia, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1992

162 photos of Macau, a former Portuguese colony in southern China with a rich cultural heritage

53 photos of Lijiang, a beautiful town home to the Naxi minority and a UNESCO world heritage site

154 photos of the tombs of the valley of the Kings, the temple of Hatshepsut, the Nile river, the Luxor and Karnak temples

119 photos of the Loire river valley known for its world-famous castles

163 photos of Paris, the capital of France

44 photos of ancient Delphi in central Greece, a centre for the worship of Apollo and the site of the Delphic oracle

35 photo of the archaeological site of Mycenae in the western Peloponnese in Greece, a UNESCO World Heritage site

38 photos of the Byzantine site of Mystras in the Peloponnese, with its ruins, palace, fortress, churches and monasteries

34 photos of the site of Olympia in western Greece, where the Olympic Games originated in 776 BC

72 photos of St. Peter's basilica, the vatican museums and St. Peter's square

112 photos of Kyoto, the cultural centre of Japan and its former imperial capital