LaNHL LEARNING LIBRARY Views of Asia Australia and New Zealand Explore some of the world's oldest and most intriguing countries and cities EN CY CLO PAE DIA Britannica CHICAGO LONDON NEW DELHIT PARISSEOUL SYDNEY TAIPEI TOKYo
Views of Asia Australia and New Zealand TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Pakistan A Young Country with an Ancient History 38 Sri Lanka Island Nation of Natural Riches 40 Asia The Largest Continent EAST ASIA China Asia's Largest Country 8 THE MIDDLE EAST AND TRANSCAUCASIA The Great Wall Ancient China's Giant Guardian 10 Yerevan Armenia City of Cafés 42 Japan Volcanoes Earthquakes and Plum Rains 12 Iran Modern Persia 44 Korean Peninsula An Asian Land Divided 14 Baghdad Iraq City of Arabian Nights 46 Israel The Jewish State 48 SOUTHEAST ASIA Jerusalem Holy City 50 Phnom Penh Cambodia The City of Lady Penh 16 Amman Jordan City on Seven Hills 52 Beirut Lebanon The City of Wells 54 Angkor Wat Cambodia's Treasured Temple 18 Indonesia Island Nation of Southeast Asia 20 Mecca Saudi Arabia Holiest city of Islam 56 Damascus Syria Pearl of the East 58 Singapore The Lion City 22 Bangkok Thailand City of Angels 24 Istanbul Turkey City on Two Continents 60 Vietnam North and South 26 AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND soUTH ASIA Australia Island Continent 62 28 Sydney Australia A Magnificent Harbor City 64 Afghanistan Mountain Country Bangladesh Land of the Bengals 30 New Zealand Land of the Long White Cloud 66 Wellington New Zealand A Visit to New Thimphu Bhutan City in the Heart of the Himalayas 32 India Land of Temples and Shrines 34 Taj Mahal Wonder of the World 36 Zealand's Capital 68 GLOSSARY 70 INDEX an LEARNING LIBRARY Have a great
