PFH1177086: China: A man paddles a bamboo boat on the Li River, Guilin, Guangxi Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1177091: China: Dragon boat on the Li River with Seven Star Park in the background, Guilin, Guangxi Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1177094: China: Communist monument, Qixing Gongyuan (Seven Star Park), Guilin, Guangxi Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1177096: China: Qixia Temple, Qixing Gongyuan (Seven Star Park), Guilin, Guangxi Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1177099: China: Qixia Temple, Qixing Gongyuan (Seven Star Park), Guilin, Guangxi Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175802: Iraq / Italy: Barley Soup (Savich). Illustration from Ibn Butlan's Taqwim al-sihhah or 'Maintenance of Health' (Baghdad, 11th century) published in Italy as the Tacuinum Sanitatis in the 14th century, Italian School, (14th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175807: Iraq / Italy: Roses (Roxe). Illustration from Ibn Butlan's Taqwim al-sihhah or 'Maintenance of Health' (Baghdad, 11th century) published in Italy as the Tacuinum Sanitatis in the 14th century, Italian School, (14th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175817: Iraq / Italy: Spring (Ver). Illustration from Ibn Butlan's Taqwim al-sihhah or 'Maintenance of Health' (Baghdad, 11th century) published in Italy as the Tacuinum Sanitatis in the 14th century, Italian School, (14th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175824: Niger: Tuaregs of Agadez, George Francis Lyon (1795-1832) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175845: Thailand: Pak Bara, estuary next to the ferry point / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175847: Thailand: Pak Bara, fishing boats / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175849: Thailand: Pak Bara, fishing boats / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175853: Thailand: Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, Ko Tarutao, Ao Pante Malaka / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175855: Thailand: Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, Ko Tarutao, Ao Pante Malaka / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175861: Thailand: Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, Ko Tarutao, Ao Pante Malaka / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175867: Thailand: Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, Ko Tarutao, To-Bu (Toe-Boo) Cliff area / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175869: Thailand: Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, Ko Tarutao, To-Bu (Toe-Boo) Cliff area / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175871: Thailand: Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, Ko Tarutao, boatman near the To-Bu (Toe-Boo) Cliff area / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175873: Thailand: Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, Ko Tarutao, To-Bu (Toe-Boo) Cliff area, kayakers / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175874: Thailand: Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, Ko Tarutao, Ao Pante Malaka / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175876: Thailand: Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, Ko Tarutao, Ao Pante Malaka, tour boats / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175878: Thailand: Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, Ko Tarutao, Ao Pante Malaka, park headquarters / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175881: Thailand: Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, Ko Tarutao, near Ao Pante Malaka / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175891: Thailand: Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, Ko Tarutao, pier at Ao Taloh Udang / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175893: Thailand: Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, Ko Tarutao, Ao Taloh Udang / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175940: Great Britain: Major-General Charles George Gordon, CB (28 January 1833 - 26 January 1885) - 'Chinese Gordon', later 'Gordon of Khartoum' / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175943: Thailand: Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, Ko Khai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175947: Thailand: Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, Ko Khai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175986: Thailand: Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, Ko Hin Ngam, visitors on the pebble beach / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175989: Thailand: Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, Ko Hin Ngam, visitors on the pebble beach / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175991: Thailand: Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, Ko Hin Ngam, striped pebbles / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175993: China: Nushu (literally 'women's writing'), is a syllabic script, a simplification of Chinese characters that was used exclusively among women in Jiangyong County, Hunan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175995: China: Nushu (literally 'women's writing'), is a syllabic script, a simplification of Chinese characters that was used exclusively among women in Jiangyong County, Hunan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176014: Thailand: Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, Ko Rawi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176017: Thailand: Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, spirit house on the beach at Ko Rawi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176022: Thailand: Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, Ko Rawi / Bridgeman Images