Bridgeman Education

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Ho Chi Minh with Ton Duc Thang and other members of the Viet Minh of which Vo Nguyen Giap, 1948 (b/w photo)

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Burma / Myanmar: Brightly adorned oxen used for pulling the carts with the princesses (young Burmese girls in their finest attire) in the Na Htwin or the Ear-Piercing Ceremony which takes place at the same time as the Shinbyu ceremony. Bagan (Pagan) Ancie

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President Ho Chi Minh addressing Viet Minh troops at the Tombs of the Hung Kings north of Hanoi, 1946 (b/w photo)

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Burma / Myanmar: Brightly adorned oxen pulling a cart with a princess (young Burmese girl in her finest attire) in the Na Htwin or the Ear-Piercing Ceremony which takes place at the same time as the Shinbyu ceremony. Bagan (Pagan) Ancient City

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Thailand: Loha Prasad (Brazen Palace or Iron Monastery), Wat Ratchanatda, Bangkok

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Burma / Myanmar: Some of the many Nyaung Ohak pagodas near Shwe Indein Pagoda, Indein, near Ywama, Inle Lake, Shan State

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Burma / Myanmar: Detail on one of the many hundreds of stupas at the Shwe Indein Pagoda, Indein, near Ywama, Inle Lake, Shan State

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Burma / Myanmar: Some of the many hundreds of stupas at the Shwe Indein Pagoda, Indein, near Ywama, Inle Lake, Shan State

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Burma / Myanmar: Some of the many hundreds of stupas at the Shwe Indein Pagoda, Indein, near Ywama, Inle Lake, Shan State

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Burma / Myanmar: Gilding the famous five Buddha figures at the Phaung Daw Oo (Hpaung Daw U) Pagoda, Inle Lake, Shan State

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Burma / Myanmar: A leg rowing Intha fisherman shows off his skills with a large conical fish trap at Inle Lake, Shan State

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Burma / Myanmar: Ywama, a stilted village at the eastern edge of Inle Lake, Shan State

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China: Yaks for sale at the Livestock Market, Kashgar, Xinjiang Province

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China: Dutar (long-necked two-stringed lute) hang in a musical instrument shop in Old Kashgar, Xinjiang Province

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China: A painted plate showing a traditional Uighur musical ensemble hangs in a musical instrument shop in Old Kashgar, Xinjiang Province

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China: A welcoming dentist's signboard above a door in Old Kashgar, Xinjiang Province

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China: Kashgar, Xinjiang Province

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Sri Lanka: Tea pickers near Nuwara Eliya, central Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka: Tea pickers near Nuwara Eliya, central Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka: Young traditional musician at a temple festival, Kelaniya Temple, Kelaniya, near Colombo

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Sri Lanka: Young girl at a temple festival, Kelaniya Temple, Kelaniya, near Colombo

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Sri Lanka: Young girl at a temple festival, Kelaniya Temple, Kelaniya, near Colombo

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Sri Lanka: A young girl dressed as a Sri Lankan noblewoman at a temple festival in Avissawella

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Sri Lanka: Two children dressed as Sri Lankan nobility at a temple festival in Avissawella

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Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. Firstly the nakor monk-to-be has his head shaved. The first trimmings are made by parents, relatives or a senior monk

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Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. Firstly the nakor monk-to-be has his head shaved. The first trimmings are made by parents, relatives or a senior monk

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Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. Firstly the nakor monk-to-be has his head shaved. The complete shaving of the head and eyebrows is then undertaken by a monk

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Cambodia: Fishermen on the Great Lake, Tonle Sap

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Burma / Myanmar: The Tuesday Corner, used by Buddhist devotees born on a Tuesday to bathe the Buddha statue with water, Shwedagon Pagoda complex, Yangon (Rangoon)