PFH1178487: Thailand: Boats at anchor in Tonsai Bay, Tonsai Village (Ban Ton Sai), Ko Phi Phi Don, Ko Phi Phi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178494: Thailand: Ao Maya (Maya Bay) made famous by the Hollywood film 'The Beach' starring Leonardo di Caprio, Ko Phi Phi Leh, Ko Phi Phi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178505: Vietnam: Musicians in a traditional Vietnamese orchestra at Van Mieu (the Temple of Literature), Hanoi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178544: China: Handicrafts made from nuts of the forest, Wulingyuan Scenic Area (Zhangjiajie), Hunan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178566: China: Modern buildings loom over Ming-era Buddhist Qianming Temple, Guiyang, Guizhou Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178570: China: Modern buildings loom over Ming-era Buddhist Qianming Temple, Guiyang, Guizhou Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178577: China: Elaborate late afternoon Buddhist rituals outside Ming-era Qianming Si (Qianming Temple), Guiyang, Guizhou Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178582: China: Elaborate late afternoon Buddhist rituals outside Ming-era Qianming Si (Qianming Temple), Guiyang, Guizhou Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178607: China: Incense swirls around a roof at Hongfu Si (Hongfu Temple), Qianling Shan Park, Guiyang, Guizhou Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178614: China: Roof detail, Hongfu Si (Hongfu Temple), Qianling Shan Park, Guiyang, Guizhou Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178657: Burma / Myanmar: The Temple of the Konagamana Buddha, Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178662: Cambodia: Laypeople and Buddhist monks and novices congregate after a mass almsgiving ceremony in the heart of Angkor Thom, Angkor / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178667: Burma / Myanmar: Palace watchtower, King Mindon's Palace, Mandalay / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178673: Burma / Myanmar: Roof detail, Shwe In Bin Kyaung, Mandalay / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178681: Burma / Myanmar: A traditional Burmese puppet (Yoke thé) on sale, Bogyoke Aung San Market, Yangon (Rangoon) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180127: Syria: Wall decoration in the Temple of Bel, Palmyra / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180132: Syria: A minaret rises over modern Tadmur (Palmyra) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180140: Jordan: The Siq (shaft) leading to the ancient city of Petra / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180185: Jordan: The Palace Tomb (left), the Corinthian Tomb (centre left), The Silk Tomb (centre right) and The Urn Tomb (right), Petra / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180209: Jordan: Arab horseman in the Siq (shaft) leading to the ancient city of Petra / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180238: India: The Nizam Gate leading to the Dargah Sharif of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti, Ajmer, Rajasthan / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180260: Thailand: Verses from the Qur'an decorate Chiang Mai's famous fans, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180362: Thailand: Male fighting beetle tethered to a stick of fresh sugarcane on the banks of the Ping River, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180420: Thailand: Boys diving from a sunken fishing boat, Narathiwat, southern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180426: Thailand: The main Buddha at Wat Yang Kuang before renovation, Suriyawong Road, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180436: Thailand: The parade arrives bringing the box containing the Phra Bot (the Buddha banner), Pu Sae, Ya Sae Festival, Tambon Mae Hia, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180442: Thailand: The Phra Bot (the Buddha banner), Pu Sae, Ya Sae Festival, Tambon Mae Hia, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178768: Thailand: A 'Crystal Son' sits atop a relatives shoulders and awaits his final ordination at Wat Phra Singh, Poy Sang Long Festival, Chiang Mai. northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178838: Thailand: A 'Crystal Son' sits atop a relatives shoulders and awaits his final ordination at Wat Phra Singh, Poy Sang Long Festival, Chiang Mai. northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178854: China: Buddha flanked by bodhisattvas, Maiji Shan Grottoes, Tianshui, Gansu Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178903: Cambodia: The Cambodian flag flies atop a gopura (entrance) at Preah Vihear, an ancient Khmer temple on the Cambodia-Thailand border / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178946: Thailand: Prasat Phra Thepidon, Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178976: Laos: Education, Revolutionary Socialist realist-style political poster on the streets of Vientiane / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179039: Uzbekistan: Jama Masjid, Tillya Kari Madrassa, The Registan, Samarkand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179049: Laos: 'Traditional culture in harmony with Socialist principles', Revolutionary Socialist realist-style political poster on the streets of Vientiane / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179068: Laos: Construction and Industry in Laos. Revolutionary Socialist realist-style political poster on the streets of Vientiane / Bridgeman Images