PFH1180850: China: Renmin Gongyuan (People's Park) plays host to a variety of early morning exercise activities including Qigong and T'ai Chi. Chengdu, Sichuan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180859: Thailand: Ao Chalok Ban Kao, Ko Tao (Turtle Island), southern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180869: Thailand: Watering the garden at Ko Tao Resort, Ao Chalok Ban Kao, Ko Tao (Turtle Island), southern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180919: Vietnam: Communist propaganda poster - 'Ho Chi Minh - 50 Years of Independence (1945-1995')' / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180929: Thailand: Dive boat, Ao Tanot, Ko Tao (Turtle Island), southern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180947: Thailand: Khon Muang (Northern Thai) woman parading in her finery, Chiang Mai Flower Festival Parade, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180983: Thailand: Laem Thian, Ko Tao (Turtle Island), southern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180991: Thailand: Chinese Arabic calligraphy in a Chiang Mai mosque, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181000: Laos: Swimmers in the Mekong River at sunset, Vientiane / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181014: Thailand: The main gold chedi containing a relic of the Buddha, Wat Suan Dok, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181038: Palestine: A Palestinian man and two boys harvesting oranges, c. 1930 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181042: Thailand: A muleteer prepares his mule for a trek through the hills of the Golden Triangle, Doi Mae Salong, Chiang Rai Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180953: Thailand: Karen children in a village near Mae Sariang, Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180965: Palestine: A Bedouin woman of the Al Naqab (Negev) region in southern Palestine c. 1910 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181071: Malaysia: Tea grows on a hillside in the Cameron Highlands, Pahang State / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181078: Japan: A painting of Baisao the 'Old Tea Seller' with his portable tea equipment, late 19th century. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180984: Thailand: Laem Thian, Ko Tao (Turtle Island), southern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181018: Sri Lanka: Tea pickers near Nuwara Eliya, central Sri Lanka / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181051: Thailand: Early morning Akha market, Doi Mae Salong, Chiang Rai Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180974: Middle East: A map of Kurdistan - 'Curdistan Diarbeck' - published by Alain Manneson Mallet, 1682 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181067: China: Teapot display at a shop near Wenshu Yuan (Wenshu Temple), Chengdu, Sichuan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181072: Thailand: New tea plantations surround an Akha village near Doi Mae Salong, Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180998: Thailand: Chin Haw children in the Attaqwa School attached to the Attaqwa Mosque, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181011: Thailand: The main gold chedi containing a relic of the Buddha, Wat Suan Dok, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181021: Sri Lanka: Tea pickers near Nuwara Eliya, central Sri Lanka / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181188: Thailand: Unusual column pediment in the old viharn, Wat Hang Dong, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181066: China: Tightly packed tea for sale near Wenshu Yuan (Wenshu Temple), Chengdu, Sichuan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181076: Japan: Female attendants at a Japanese tea house, c. 1900 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181083: Japan: Man lighting a charcoal brazier in preparation for making tea. Signed Ike No Taiga (1723-1776) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181109: Thailand: One of the world's largest gong hangs in the grounds of Wat Phra That Haripunchai, Lamphun, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181134: Thailand: Ku Ma, the final resting place of Queen Chamathewi's favourite horse, Lamphun, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181152: Palestine: An old Mizrahi Jew of Yemeni origin, Jerusalem, 1919 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181172: Thailand: The Burmese temple of Wat Sai Mun Myanmar, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181196: Thailand: Old viharn, Wat Hang Dong, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181223: Thailand: The main chedi at Wat Uthayarom (Jong Sung), Mae Sariang, Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181249: Arabia: Bedouin horse racing at a desert wedding / Bridgeman Images