LGM3468574: Spools of silk being put on to bobbins ready for weaving in the Chinese Silk Process, Hangzhou Silk Company factory, Hangzhou, Zheijang Province, China (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LGM3468577: Owners of Harbin Fur Factory, holding coat made out of dog and cat furs infront of cat and dog skins, Heilongjiang Province, China (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LGM3468583: Washing furs in Harbin Fur Factory, Heilongjiang Province, China (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LGM3468586: Harbin Russians on way to Russian Orthodox church, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LGM3468311: molten glass in bottle making factory, Chengdu, Sichuan, Province China (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LGM3468323: Chinese woman crossing vegetable growing fields in Sichuan countryside, China (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LGM3468329: Chinese woman trying out clothes in Chengdu market, Sichuan, China (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LGM3468338: Chinese youth prisoners in Chengdu Youth Detention Center dormitory, China, 1985 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LGM3468341: Prison Guard in Chinese Youth Detention Center in Chengdu, China, 1985 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LGM3468344: Prisoners in workshop making lamps in Chinese Youth Detention Center, Chengdu, China, 1985 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LGM3468350: recreation area in Chinese Youth Detention Center, Chengdu, China, 1985 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LGM3468353: Oil well riggers, Daqing Oil Fields, Heilongjiang Province, China (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LGM3468365: Oil well riggers, Daqing Oil Fields, Heilongjiang Province, China (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LGM3468371: Oil Pumps, Nodding Donkeys, Daqing Oil Fields, Heilongjiang Province, China (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LGM3468386: Petroleum refinery in Daqing, Heilongjiang Province, China (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LGM3468422: Coal miners apartments next to railway, Fushun mining town, Liaoning Province, China (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LGM3468431: Open cast coal mine, Fushun, Liaoning Province, China (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LGM3468459: Kazakh yurt in hills North of Urumqi, Xinjiang Province, China (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LGM3468486: Chinese Muslims in Yinchaun Mosque, Yinchaun, Ningxia Autonomous Region, China (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LGM3468513: Ornamental metal railings with Panda motif, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LGM3468534: Hay carrying barge on the Grand Canal, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LGM3468573: Spools of silk being put on to bobbins ready for weaving in the Chinese Silk Process, Hangzhou Silk Company factory, Hangzhou, Zheijang Province, China (photo) / Bridgeman Images

DTO3429570: View of the medieval fortified city of Carcassonne, Southern France (photo) / Bridgeman Images

DTO3429576: View of the medieval fortified city of Carcassonne, Southern France (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LGM3430715: Black Hat dancers at the Paro Tshechu, mask dance festival, in the Paro Dzong, Bhutan (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LGM3430747: Animal mask dancer at the Paro Tshechu, mask dance festival, in the Paro Dzong, Bhutan (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LGM3430768: Mask actors at the Paro Tshechu, mask dance festival, in the Paro Dzong, Bhutan (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LGM3430805: Bhutanese family at the Paro Tshechu, mask dance festival, in the Paro Dzong, Bhutan (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LGM3430809: Bhutanese families having lunch at the Paro Tshechu, mask dance festival, in the Paro Dzong, Bhutan (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LGM3430827: Bhutanese man in traditional costumes at the Paro Tshechu, mask dance festival, in the Paro Dzong, Bhutan (photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH3431897: Thailand: A Buddhist monk quietly meditates in the late afternoon in a temple in Phrae, Northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH3431946: Syria: Keffiyeh (traditional Middle Eastern headdress) for sale in the ancient Great Bazaar (suq), Aleppo (1997) / Bridgeman Images

PFH3431997: India: Hindu rites being performed at the Omkareshwar Mahadev Temple on the Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh / Bridgeman Images

PFH3432053: Syria: An iwan or portico leading into a courtyard within the Aleppo Citadel / Bridgeman Images

PFH3432165: Italy: Statue detail on the left side of the facade of the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flowers, also known as Il Duomo di Firenze), Piazza del Duomo, Florence / Bridgeman Images

PFH3432168: Italy: The facade of the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flowers, also known as Il Duomo di Firenze), Piazza del Duomo, Florence / Bridgeman Images