PFH1169705: China: Stele on the back of a turtle, Qingyang Gong (Green Goat Temple), Chengdu, Sichuan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169775: China: Tang Dynasty relics, Du Fu Caotang (Du Fu's Thatched Cottage), Chengdu, Sichuan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169806: Japan: Extermination of Evil by Sendan Kendatsuba. 12th century scroll painting. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167428: Vietnam: Hang Co Railway Station, Hanoi (early 20th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167482: China / Tibet: Thubten Chokyi Nyima, the 9th Panchen Lama (1883-1937). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167495: Thailand: Standing Buddha near the Khmer shrines, Wat Kamphaeng Laeng, Phetchaburi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167509: Vietnam: Cartoon drawing of the former Vietnamese emperor Bao Dai in Hong Kong with attendant Chinese hostesses, c. 1956. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167519: China: Shanghai Club 'Long Bar' in the 1920s - reputedly the longest bar in the world. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167536: Thailand: Palace complex, Khao Wang and Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park, Phetchaburi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167539: Thailand: Wat Phra Kaeo, Khao Wang and Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park, Phetchaburi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167561: Thailand: Hanuman takes a lock of Queen Monto's hair, Ramakien (Ramayana) murals, Wat Phra Kaeo (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167576: Thailand: Phra Ratchawang Ban Peun, Phetchaburi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167582: Thailand: Worshippers inside the main cavern at Tham Khao Luang, Phetchaburi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167591: Thailand: Buddha image, Tham Khao Luang, Phetchaburi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167607: Thailand: Central cloister with Buddhas, Wat Benchamabophit, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167642: Thailand: Temple buildings at Wat Saket and the Golden Mount, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167660: Thailand: Mural, Wat Saket and the Golden Mount, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167682: Burma: Shwezigon Pagoda, Bagan (Pagan) Ancient City / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167685: Burma: Bagan (Pagan) Ancient City / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167692: Burma: Temples stud the plain of Bagan (Pagan) Ancient City / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167721: Burma: Dhammayangyi Temple, Bagan (Pagan) Ancient City / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167725: Burma: Gawdawpalin Temple, Bagan (Pagan) Ancient City / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167727: Burma: Standing Buddha, Ananda Temple, Bagan (Pagan) Ancient City / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167438: Vietnam: A royal orchestra of women at Hue (early 20th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167444: Thailand: Roof detail, Wat Yai Suwannaram, Phetchaburi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167451: India: Sakyamuni Buddha image at Tawang Monastery, Arunachal Pradesh. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167510: Vietnam: Drawing of a Hoa (Overseas Chinese) man being pulled in a rickshaw by a Viet coolie, Saigon, 1928. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167544: Thailand: Khumphakan brother of Tosakanth, Ramayana mural, Ramakien (Ramayana) murals, Wat Phra Kaeo (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167566: Thailand: Palace complex, Khao Wang and Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park, Phetchaburi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167584: Thailand: Worshipper in front of a large seated Buddha inside Tham Khao Luang, Phetchaburi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167593: Thailand: Reclining Buddha, Tham Khao Luang, Phetchaburi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167615: Thailand: The main viharn at Wat Benchamabophit, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167636: Thailand: Wat Saket and the Golden Mount, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167638: Thailand: Wat Saket and the Golden Mount, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167643: Thailand: Chedi and the Thai flag at the Golden Mount (Wat Saket), Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167648: Thailand: Wat Saket and the Golden Mount, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images