The mysterious and alluring Orient covers the largest landmass in AncientWorlds. From Mongolia in the north to the islands of Indonesia in the south; from Japan, the Land of the Rising Sun, to the far eastern borders of Mesopotamia, The Orient covers all things Asian. We have many things to occupy your attention. Here are just a few:
Visit our award winning neighborhoods:
- India wins the bronze in '08 for Best Places of AncientWorlds.
- Edo and Kamakura in Japan, Hanzhou in China and Delhi in India were all awarded "Special Places" in '07
- Mohenjo-daro in India, voted one of 04's Best Places of AncientWorlds.
Meet our 'Best Homes' Award Winning Citizens:
Enjoy our Award Winning Festival Events:
- Orient Gems List includes citizen nominated events since 06 to present
- Sankira's Gameroom contains several award winning ongoing events to enjoy
- Fei Jing Tours thread is where all of our award winning tours are located including 04's Best of Fest Gold award Chang'an tour.
Perhaps you would like to learn more about The Orient's five areas. Or maybe you're more interested in knowing from which of The Orient's ancient lands our family names have come. You can find that information by visiting
The Orient Neighborhood Hall, using one of these links,
or simply click any of the regions on the map below.
Need help with your homepage? Having trouble finding an avatar? Want to know what's happening this week? Help is available in many places around AW, including:
Welcome to AncientWorlds! - a guided tour of AncientWorld designed to assist newcomers in becoming familar with the site.
Calendar of Events - a listing of special events that are happening around the site.
Living in the Orient - The Orient's 1 stop resource for everything from family plaques to design resources.
Arachne's Web Help Center - An open sitewide placed thread where anyone with technical questions can post and get responses from those who know.
Report a Bug - if nothing helps, you can always report a bug to the city architect (our cybergod Jot).
Be sure to check out the news every month at the Acta Diurna. Just click on the Acta Banner above.
