PFH1186599: China: The Imam Asim Mazar (shrine) in the desert near Khotan, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190189: Thailand: Prasat Hin Meuang Tam, Buriram Province, Northeast Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186648: China: A Uighur man silk weaving, Atlas Silk Workshop (Atlas Karakhana) in Jiya Village, about 13km northeast of Khotan, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190215: Thailand: The back of the head of an 8th century sandstone reclining Buddha (Phra Non), Thailand's oldest reclining Buddha, Wat Dharmacakra Semaram, Ban Klong Khwang, Nakhon Ratchasima Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186660: China: Silk scarves on sale at the Atlas Silk Workshop (Atlas Karakhana) in Jiya Village, about 13km northeast of Khotan, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186666: China: Jami' Mosque (Friday Mosque), Khotan, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190253: China: Bell tower at Dayun Si (Dayun Temple), a Tang Dynasty (618 - 907 CE) era Taoist temple, Wuwei, Gansu Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186752: China: Remains of the old city wall in Khotan, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190344: Thailand: A scene from the Ramakien (Ramayana) murals, Wat Phra Kaeo (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186767: China: The tiny oasis village of Ak Meqit in the foothills of the Kunlun Shan (Kunlun Mountains) near Karghilik (Karghalik or Kargilik), Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190421: Thailand: Brick prang, Prang Song Phi Nong (11th - 12th century CE), Si Thep Historical Park, Phetchabun Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186834: China: Detail of male shadow puppet, Shanxi or Gansu Province, 20th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186897: Malaysia: A Chinese mother lights incense while her son looks on at the Cheng Hoon Teng Temple (Temple of Green Cloud), Malacca / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186909: Malaysia: Sri Poyatha Moorthi Temple, Malacca / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186958: Malaysia: Interior of the Baba House Hotel, Malacca / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186988: Taiwan: The Suhua Highway runs along Taiwan's East Coast above the Pacific Ocean clinging to the spectacular Chingshui (Qingshui) Cliffs / Bridgeman Images

LZT1019585: At the Door Stood a Man Wrapped in a Cloak / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187021: Taiwan: A Taoist priest and Taipei businessmen (in blue) take part in a Taoist ritual at Dalongdong Baoan Temple, Taipei / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187100: Taiwan: An Amis (an indigenous people) totem outside a house in Futientsun, Eastern Rift Valley / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187157: Vietnam: The Tomb of Emperor Tu Duc (although he is not actually buried under this tomb), Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187178: China: Colourful Zhuang textiles hang on a line in Ping An, a Zhuang village next to the Longji (Dragon's Backbone) Terraced Rice Fields, Longsheng Rice Terraces, Longsheng County, Guangxi Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187205: China: Veiled Uighur woman walking past an old city gate, Yarkand, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187211: China: Tombs of the former kings of Yarkand, Cheeltanlireem Cemetery, Yarkand, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187214: China: Entrance to the 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

PFH1187227: China: Preparing the evening's kebabs at an elaborate kebab stand, Yarkand, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187236: China: Old abandoned mosque, Yarkand, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

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

PFH1187245: China: Chest makers chat outside their work place, Yarkand, Xinjiang Province / 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

PFH1187294: Vietnam: Gate leading in to the Hung Mieu ancestral temple, 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

PFH1187334: Cambodia: Beng Mealea (12th century Khmer temple), 40km east of the main group of temples at Angkor / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187343: China: Fish mosaic on a footpath in Canglang Ting or Blue Wave Pavilion, Suzhou / Bridgeman Images

PFH1187418: China: Large Confucius painting inside main temple building, Confucius Temple (Suzhou Confucian Temple), Renmin Lu street, Suzhou / Bridgeman Images