Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom — Infobox World Heritage Site WHS = Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom State Party = PRC Type = Cultural Criteria = i, ii, iii, iv, v ID = 1135 Region = Asia Pacific Year = 2004 Session = Link =… … Wikipedia
arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… … Universalium
Korean literature — Introduction the body of works written by Koreans, at first in classical Chinese, later in various transcription systems using Chinese characters, and finally in Hangul (Korean: han gŭl; or Hankul in the Yale romanization), the national… … Universalium
china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material … Universalium
China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast … Universalium
japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… … Universalium
Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… … Universalium
Korea — /keuh ree euh, kaw , koh /, n. 1. a former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910 45; now divided at 38° N into North Korea and South… … Universalium
Goguryeo — Infobox Former Country native name = 고구려(高句麗) conventional long name = Goguryeo common name = Goguryeo| continent = moved from Category:Asia to East Asia region = East Asia country = Manchuria, Northern Korea era = Ancient status = status text =… … Wikipedia
Funerary art — Tomb of Philippe Pot, governor of Burgundy under Louis XI … Wikipedia
