PFH1175272: China: A misty morning breakfast at a snack vendor near the Wanming Pagoda, Fenghuang, Hunan Province / Bridgeman Images

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

PFH1175287: China: Tourist boats early morning on Fenghuang's Tuo River, Fenghuang, Hunan Province / Bridgeman Images

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

PFH1175299: Egypt: The Mosque of Sultan al-Ashraf Qa'it Bay, Cairo. Pascal Coste, c.1839 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175313: Vietnam: Black Dao (Zao) woman and child near Binh Lu, northern Lai Chau, Northwest Vietnam / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175318: Vietnam: Red Dao (Zao) woman, Tha Phin village, near Sapa / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175319: Vietnam: Red Dao (Zao) woman, Tha Phin village, near Sapa / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175327: Vietnam: Irrigating rice fields in the late afternoon sun near Kenh Ga, Ninh Binh Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175331: Vietnam: Irrigating rice fields near Kenh Ga, Ninh Binh Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175333: Vietnam: Scenery near Kenh Ga, Ninh Binh Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175343: Japan: Operating on a man with an infected eye. From the Yama no Soshi (Yama Zoshi) or 'diseases scroll', mid-12th century CE / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175350: Japan: A woman suffering from cholera. From the Yama no Soshi (Yama Zoshi) or 'diseases scroll', mid-12th century CE / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175352: Vietnam: Rice farmer in a paddy field, northern Vietnam / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175357: India: Portrait of Emperor Jahangir with his Empress Nur Jahan, Mughal miniature painting, c. 19th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175434: Thailand: Gilded chedi at Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175438: Thailand: Wat Phra Phutthabaat Taak Phaa, near Pasang, Lamphun Province, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175439: Thailand: Wat Phra Phutthabaat Taak Phaa, near Pasang, Lamphun Province, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175485: Vietnam: Chua Mot Cot or One Pillar Pagoda, Dien Huu Temple, Hanoi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175486: Vietnam: Guards at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175491: Vietnam: Painted lacquer dragon on a pillar in Van Mieu (the Temple of Literature), Hanoi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175492: Vietnam: Advertsing poster featuring Chinese Opera in Cholon, the Continental Palace Hotel, Saigon, c.1952 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175499: Vietnam: Advertisment for Pachod Freres perfumes, c. 1940s / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176801: Thailand: Coastal forest and cliffs, Hat Chao Mai National Park, Trang Province / Bridgeman Images

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

PFH1176809: Thailand: Casuarinas lining the beach in Hat Chao Mai National Park, Trang Province / Bridgeman Images

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

PFH1176826: Thailand: Rubber plantation running near the beach, Hat Yao, Trang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176828: Thailand: Wat Nong Kham (Pa O temple), Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176834: Thailand: Buddha within the viharn at Wat Nong Kham (Pa O temple), Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176838: Thailand: Ho trai (library) with its distinctive three-tiered roof, Wat Duang Di, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176839: Thailand: Multi-layered roofs of the ubosot and viharn at Wat Duang Di, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

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

PFH1176850: China: Naxi women dance in Old Market Square (Sifang Jie), Lijiang Old Town, Yunnan Province / Bridgeman Images

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

PFH1176854: China: Naxi women dance in Old Market Square (Sifang Jie), Lijiang Old Town, Yunnan Province / Bridgeman Images