PFH1179948: China: Lake at the entrance to the Stone Forest (Shilin), Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179960: China: Stone Forest (Shilin), Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179982: China: Danxiashan (Mount Danxia), north of Shaoguan, Guangdong Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179998: Burma / Myanmar: The Mahabodhi Paya within the Shwedagon Pagoda complex, Yangon (Rangoon) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180035: Burma / Myanmar: The sun sets on the Setkyathiha Paya, Mandalay / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180058: Sri Lanka: Kachchimalai Mosque, Beruwala, Western Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180084: China: Corridor ceiling decoration in the Hui Wang Fen (Tombs of the Hami Kings) complex, Hami (Kumul), Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180107: Syria: Columns at the entrance to the ruins, Palmyra / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180114: Syria: A section of the Great Colonnade, Palmyra / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186265: China: Casino, Macau / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186314: Vietnam: Stone stele in the courtyard of the Dien Thai Hoa  (Palace of Supreme Harmony), The Imperial City, The Citadel, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186323: Vietnam: Traditional Vietnamese window, Royal Theatre, The Imperial City, The Citadel, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1173172: Thailand: Prince Siddhartha plays chess in front of a pavilion, southern wall mural, Wat Buak Khrok Luang, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186346: Vietnam: The 'Third Alliance Between God and Man' painting in the entrance to the Cao Dai temple shows Sun Yat-sen (left), Victor Hugo and Vietnamese poet Nguyen Binh Khiem (right), Cao Dai Holy See, Tay Ninh Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186384: Nepal: Newari pilgrims at Swayambhunath (Monkey Temple), Kathmandu Valley / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186479: Thailand: Banana leaves used as a decorative, useful - and disposable - plate containing a Thai seafood mousse (ho mok talay) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186491: Thailand: Khanom krok or coconut pancakes, found at street stalls throughout Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186499: China: Warriors from the terracotta army guarding the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, first emperor of a unified China (r. 246-221 BCE), near Xi'an, Shaanxi Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186522: Thailand: Fish farmer and blowfish, Ko Klang, near Krabi Town, Krabi Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186619: China: The Imam Asim Mazar (shrine) in the desert near Khotan, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186620: China: The Imam Asim Mazar (shrine) in the desert near Khotan, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186624: China: A tomb in the sand dunes near the Imam Asim Mazar (shrine) in the desert near Khotan, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186635: China: Typical oasis scene near Khotan on the Southern section of the Silk Road / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186656: China: A Uighur man soaking raw silk threads, Atlas Silk Workshop (Atlas Karakhana) in Jiya Village, about 13km northeast of Khotan, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186676: China: Kebab vendor with sheep's hearts on the grill, Khotan, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186683: China: Silk shop flag in the 'Water Town' of Zhouzhuang, Jiangsu Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186684: China: A variety of knick-knacks for sale in the 'Water Town' of Zhouzhuang, Jiangsu Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1173743: Laos: Revolutionary Socialist realist-style political poster on the streets of Vientiane / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186753: China: Remains of the old city wall in Khotan, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186755: China: Attractive balcony, Khotan, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186839: China: Detail of two male shadow puppets, Sichuan Province, 20th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186899: Malaysia: Chinese devotees light incense at the Cheng Hoon Teng Temple (Temple of Green Cloud), Malacca / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186906: Malaysia: Kampung Kling Mosque (Masjid Kampung Kling), Malacca / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186910: Malaysia: Statue of St. Francis Xavier in front of St. Paul's Church, Malacca / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186966: Malaysia: Traditional Peranakan restaurant, Malacca / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187002: Taiwan: Lighting incense at an urn in the Dalongdong Baoan Temple, Taipei / Bridgeman Images