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East Asian cultural sphere, Columbia University, arkivert frå originalen 27. februar 2008, «The East Asian cultural sphere evolves when Japan, Korea, and what is today Vietnam all share adapted elements of Chinese civilization of this period (that of the Tang dynasty), in particular Buddhism, Confucian social and political values, and literary Chinese and its writing system»
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«East Asia». Encarta. Microsoft. Arkivert frå originalen 31. oktober 2009. Henta 12. januar 2008. «the countries and regions of Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Mongolia, South Korea, North Korea and Japan.»