PFH1176438: Thailand: Entrance to the Dan Sai Phi Ta Khon Folk Museum, Dan Sai, Loei Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176528: Thailand: The seven tiered Chedi Plong, Wat Chiang Chom (Wat Chedi Plong), Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176539: Thailand: Monks at Wat Chiang Chom (Wat Chedi Plong), Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176554: South & Central America: Early 19th century hand-painted illustration of various species of Toucan / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176585: Thailand: A community weaving cooperative in the grounds of Wat Lai Hin, Lampang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176637: Thailand: Phi Ta Khon (Ghost Festival) masks, Dan Sai, Loei Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176645: Thailand: Phi Ta Khon (Ghost Festival) masks at the Dan Sai Phi Ta Khon Folk Museum, Dan Sai, Loei Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176649: Thailand: Phi Ta Khon (Ghost Festival) masks at the Dan Sai Phi Ta Khon Folk Museum, Dan Sai, Loei Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176663: Iran / Persia: illustration from 'Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing', 13th century (manuscript) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176670: Iran / Persia: illustration from 'Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing', 13th century (manuscript) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176692: Thailand: Tat Huang Waterfall (Namtok Nam Hueang), also know as the Thau-Lao Waterfall or the International Waterfall, Phu Suan Sai National Park, Loei Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176699: Thailand: Traditional wooden Loei house at Ban Na Aor cultural village, Loei Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176719: Thailand: Harvesting rice in fields near the Mekong River, Loei Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176727: Thailand: Kuan Pha Lom National Park, Loei Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176731: Thailand: Crunchy snacks made with Mekong River prawns at Kaeng Khut Khu, Loei Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176740: China: Playing chequers at Cuiwei Yuan, originally a Guanyin temple now a teahouse, Guiyang, Guizhou Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176755: China: Buddha images at the Longhua Temple, Shanghai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176775: Thailand: Sukorn Beach Bungalows, Ko Sukorn, Trang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176784: Thailand: Ko Sukorn, Trang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176802: Thailand: Mangroves, Hat Chao Mai National Park, Trang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176815: Thailand: Limestone cliffs at the northern end of Hat Yao, Trang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176844: Thailand: Devotees and Buddha statues in the viharn at Wat Duang Di, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176852: China: Naxi women dance in Old Market Square (Sifang Jie), Lijiang Old Town, Yunnan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176868: China: Restaurant next to the Yu River, north of Lijiang Old Town, Yunnan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174853: China: The cowherd Nanda, together with his cattle, listen to the Buddha's sermon, Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves, Xinjiang, c. 5th-6th century CE / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174874: China: The Kaifeng synagogue based on a drawing by the Jesuit Père Jean Domange, 1722 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174878: Russia: A Tatar family, 1844 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174929: China: Making samsa (samosa), Old Kuqa, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174934: China: Jama' Masjid (Great Mosque), Old Kuqa, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174939: China: Young boy in front of his home's brightly decorated doors in Old Kuqa, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174959: China: Li Lili (1915 - 2005) was a popular Shanghai-based Chinese film actress in the 1930s and 1940s / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174966: Vietnam: Portrait of an old man, Van Mieu (Temple of Literature), Hanoi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175260: Egypt: The elaborate and richly decorated interior of a private house, Cairo, Pascal Coste, c.1839, Coste, Pascal Xavier (1787-1879) (after) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175266: China: Tujia handicrafts for sale at the North Gate Tower, Fenghuang, Hunan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175278: China: Fenghuang is renowned for its variety of alcoholic drinks, Hunan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175292: China: Flat-faced pigs, a Fenghuang delicacy, Fenghuang, Hunan Province / Bridgeman Images