PFH1188459: Taiwan: Wuli Pagoda, Lotus Lake, Kaohsiung / Bridgeman Images

PFH1188483: Japan: The Sea off Satta in Suruga Province. Image 23 of '36 Views of Mount Fuji. Utagawa Hiroshige (portrait / vertical edition first published 1858) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1188499: China: Marco Polo statue, Zhangye, Gansu Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1188530: Taiwan: Inside the main temple building at Da Miao (Jingfu Gong), Taoyuan / Bridgeman Images

PFH1188549: Vietnam: Rusting tanks and artillery at the Military Museum inside the Citadel, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1188563: China: Miao men perform an elaborate dragon dance at a festival near Guiyang, Guizhou / Bridgeman Images

PFH1188593: India: Nakula Sahadeva Ratha (back left), Arjuna Ratha (centre) and Draupadi Ratha (right), three parts of the Pancha Rathas (Five Chariots) with Nandi the bull, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu / Bridgeman Images

PFH1188618: India: Pancha Rathas (Five Chariots), Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu / Bridgeman Images

PFH1188642: India: Hindu and Buddhist stone statues at Dakshinchitra, near Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu / Bridgeman Images

PFH1188663: India: The 100 Pillared Hall with sculptures from the Hindu epics the Ramayana and the Mahabaratha, Varadharaja Perumal (Devarajaswami) Temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu / Bridgeman Images

PFH1188717: Japan: Japanese men with full body tattoo, late 19th century, c. 1890s / Bridgeman Images

PFH1188740: India: Gandhi Mandapam or Gandhi memorial, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu / Bridgeman Images

PFH1188766: India: Statue of the Tamil poet and saint, Thiruvalluvar, and the Vivekananda Rock Memorial (left), Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu / Bridgeman Images

PFH1188802: India: East tower, Thillai Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187189: China: Amannisa Khan Mazar (Queen of Yarkand's tomb), Yarkand, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187194: China: Minarets at the Altyn Masjid (Altun Mosque), Yarkand, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187212: China: Tombs of the former kings of Yarkand, Cheeltanlireem Cemetery, Yarkand, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187224: China: An elaborate kebab stand, Yarkand, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187231: China: Local Uighur man wearing a traditional doppa (hat), Yarkand, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187235: China: Uighur boys, Yarkand, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187239: China: Doorway, Yarkand, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187269: Cambodia: The large Tep Pranam Buddha seated in the Bhumisparsha mudra position, Angkor Thom, Angkor / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187291: Vietnam: Detail of the gateway leading onto the Cau Trung Dao (Middle Bridge) and the Dien Thai Hoa  (Palace of Supreme Harmony), The Imperial City, The Citadel, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187297: Vietnam: Gates leading into the The Mieu ancestral temple, The Imperial City, The Citadel, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187331: Laos: Buddha figures line the inside of the Pak Ou Caves overlooking the Mekong River, Luang Prabang / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187350: Korea: Farmers bringing firewood to market by ox pass through the Beijing Pass to the north of Seoul, early 20th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187361: Korea: City Gate, Seoul, early 20th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187370: Korea: Kija's tomb, Pyongyang, North Korea, early 20th century. Sage Kija is mentioned in Chinese sacred writings and is venerated as the founder of Korean civilization. Kija came to Korea in 1122 BCE / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187377: Korea: Three well-to-do Korean men posed on the deck of a ship, late 19th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187397: Korea: A group of young Korean boys, Seoul, early 20th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187443: Korea: Sea-going native junks along the wharf at Chemulpo (Incheon, Inchon), looking N.W. over harbor, early 20th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187449: Korea: Two young Korean women playing on a see-saw, Seoul, early 20th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1188892: Japan: Kabuki actors Sawamura Sojuro as the Samurai Ichihoshi Otomo Hitachinosuke and Yamatogawa Tomigoro as the Samurai Tsukewaka Yonosuke. Toshinobu Okumura (c.1717-1750), c. 1925 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1188899: Japan: A samurai warrior with sword and umbrella wearing a black kimono and geta. Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764), c. 1745 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1188941: Japan: The Kabuki actor Bando Hikosaburo II dressed as a samurai holding bow and arrows (yumi, ya). Torii Kiyomitsu (1735-1785), 1766 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1188980: China: Entrance to Wen Miao (Confucius Temple), Wuwei, Gansu Province / Bridgeman Images