This is a newly inscribed site on the UNESCO World Heritage List: The Cemetery Complexes of the Xiongnu Royalty, Mongolia. The tombs date from the 3rd century BCE to the 2nd century CE. These eurasian peoples were mainly nomadic and their burial sites demonstrate a highly organized and complexly engineered manner of burying their dead.

The recreation of a noble tomb and associated tapestries and carpets are from the Chinggis Khan National Museum.

The photo with the aerial view was taken by G. Eregzen. The deep view of an excavation in progress was taken by N. Erdene-Orchir. … See MoreSee Less

This is Katsuragi Hitokonushi Shinto Shrine located 17-miles south of Nara in Gose City. It is dedicated to Ichigon-san who only hears prayers that use one word…in fact, small wooden prayer plaques -ema – look to be longer than one word.

There are also sacred rocks marked with ropes. Also, a famous 1200-year-old Ginko Tree that is a "Breast Shrine" -see the formations that look like hanging breasts – where women go to pray for lactation and breast health. In the broader sense these are places devoted to fertility. … See MoreSee Less

These are temples at Nara, Japan. It was the Japanese capital in the 8th century C.E. It has 5 Buddhist Temples and a Shinto shrine and an associative culture landscape which is part of all Shinto shrines. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. … See MoreSee Less