8. The GMS countries possess a wide range of attractive natural, cultural, and historical
heritage tourism resources. These range from the Qinghai Plateau and associated mountain
ranges in the north of Yunnan Province in the PRC and Myanmar; to forested mountains areas
in Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Myanmar; to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage sites, such as Angkor Wat in Cambodia; and
the long coastline and numerous islands of the South China Sea, Gulf of Thailand, and
Andaman Sea.