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Balhae
Balhae() or Parhae, also rendered as Bohai, was a multiethnic kingdom established in 698 by Dae Joyeong (대조영). It was called by Tang dynasty as the Kingdom of Jin (震, 진) until 713 when its name was officially declared as Parhae. At its greatest extent it corresponded to what is today Northeast China, the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and the southeastern Russian Far East.

Yakushi-ji Temple
is one of the most famous imperial and ancient Buddhist temples in Japan, and was once one of the Seven Great Temples of Nanto, located in Nara. Originally built in the 7th century in the old capital of Fujiwara-kyō, the temple as it stands (built in 730) is said to be a scrupulous copy of the original. The temple is the headquarters of the Hossō school of Japanese Buddhism. Yakushi-ji is one of the sites that are collectively inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name of "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara."