PFH1183526: Thailand: The elaborate funeral bier for the late abbot at Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183528: Thailand: The elaborate funeral bier for the late abbot at Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183529: Thailand: The elaborate funeral bier for the late abbot at Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183532: Thailand: The elaborate funeral bier for the late abbot at Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183537: Thailand: Decorated flower float, Chiang Mai Flower Festival Parade, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183542: Thailand: Traditional northern Thai musical group, Chiang Mai Flower Festival Parade, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183546: Thailand: Festival beauty, Chiang Mai Flower Festival Parade, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183551: Thailand: Chiang Mai Flower Festival Parade, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183554: Thailand: Decorated flower float, Chiang Mai Flower Festival Parade, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183557: Thailand: Chiang Mai Flower Festival Parade, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183558: Thailand: A young Lisu girl in the Chiang Mai Flower Festival Parade, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183562: Thailand: Silverwork detail in Wat Sri Suphan, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183568: Thailand: Silverworker, Wat Sri Suphan, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183576: Thailand: Silversmith on Wualai Road, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183582: Thailand: Silversmiths on Wualai Road, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183585: Thailand: Beating a heated silver bowl, Wualai Road, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183598: Thailand: Monk working on a silver Manchester United shield, Wat Meun San, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183611: China: Nanjing Lu, Shanghai's exclusive shopping avenue, (Walking Street), Shanghai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183615: China: Chinese flag flying on the Bund (Zhongshan Donglu) from the former Palace Hotel, Shanghai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183617: China: The old Hongkong and Shanghai Bank building (left) and the old Customs House (right), The Bund, Zhongshan Donglu, Shanghai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183619: China: The old Hongkong and Shanghai Bank building, The Bund, Zhongshan Donglu, Shanghai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183627: China: Socialist realist-style statue on the Bund, Shanghai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183628: China: The Peace Hotel (left), the Bank of China and other buildings on the Bund (Zhongshan Donglu) by night, Shanghai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183649: China: Commercial traffic on the Huangpu River, Shanghai (c. 2000 CE) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183651: China: Commercial traffic on the Huangpu River (looking towards Suzhou Creek), Shanghai (c. 2000 CE) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183666: China: Shanghai Museum (Shanghai Bowuguan) in People's Park (Renmin Gongyuan) with surrounding skyscrapers, Shanghai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183667: China: The Paramount, once a notorious ballroom during the decadent era before the People's Liberation Army established control over the city in 1949. Yuyuan Road, Shanghai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183672: China: The Shanghai Exhibition Centre, Shanghai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183673: China: The Shanghai Exhibition Centre, Shanghai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183674: China: The Shanghai Exhibition Centre, Shanghai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183680: China: The Urban Planning Museum in People's Park (Renmin Gongyuan), Shanghai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183685: China: An elaborate paifang gateway leading to Nanshi or the Old Town, Yuyuan area, Shanghai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183686: China: A busy street corner in the Yuyuan Bazaar area, Nanshi or the Old Town, Shanghai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183689: China: Karaoke sign, Yuyuan Bazaar area, Nanshi or the Old Town, Shanghai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183690: China: Traditional roofs, Yuyuan Bazaar area, Nanshi or the Old Town, Shanghai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183691: China: Colourful banners hanging from buildings in the Yuyuan Bazaar area, Nanshi or the Old Town, Shanghai / Bridgeman Images