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...mellifluous name hints at hidden wonders, and Luang Prabang has certainly achieved cult status among travelers since UNESCO pronounced it the best-preserved city in Southeast Asia six years ago and put it on the World Heritage list. "What a delightful paradise of idleness this country protects, by the fierce barrier of the stream, against progress and ambition for which it has no need," wrote Marthe Bassene, a resident French doctor's wife, in 1909. Her words have since been immortalized in the august pages of the Lonely Planet. "Will Luang Prabang be ... the refuge of the last dreamers...
...inside: Picassos, Dalís and Kandinskys, plus remarkable collections by local artists Tomi Ungerer and Hans (Jean) Arp. French architect Le Corbusier once said: "Strasbourg is a city that has grown up well." This might not be true of its poorer parts, but few would disagree that the unesco-protected historic center has weathered the storms of time magnificently...
Third, Coyula is a distinguished architect and urbanist. His life’s work has been the preservation and restoration of Havana, a UNESCO world heritage city. He has struggled against great odds to rescue and restore buildings and entire neighborhoods. He won international acclaim for his work as director of Havana’s Grupo para el Desarrollo Integral de la Capital (GDIC), the equivalent of our National Capital Planning Commission. His many papers and articles have been widely published. His most recent publication in this country is the 1997 book Havana: Two Faces of the Antillean Metropolis...
...Though this pearl might have lost some luster, its appeal for tourists endures. The main attraction: a cultural m?lange born of the island's location at the nexus of Asia's maritime trading routes. The historic streets of George Town, which is in the running for a UNESCO World Heritage listing, still throb with polyglot vibrancy. Touring the state capital's eclectic mix of Chinese, Victorian and Indian neighborhoods on foot is best, but a trishaw ride is easier on the legs and offers the additional delight of opinionated, if not always entirely intelligible, commentary from the sinewy, wizened drivers...
...quirky philosophical traditions?an understandable tactic given Beijing's harsh stance on spiritual cults?emphasizing instead the need to preserve "unique artifacts of China's history for future generations." Yong Xin clearly has his eye on the value of the franchise. He wants Shaolin to be named a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and he has restored many of its monuments, including a stela that dates to the early Tang dynasty, a pagoda-style bell tower and the Talin, or Stupa Forest, an aptly named field of richly inscribed monks' tombs. But he doesn't have a light touch. Last summer...