PFH1172008: Thailand: Buddhas in cloisters around the main chedi, Wat Phra Mahathat, Nakhon Sri Thammarat / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172017: Thailand: Buddha footprint, Wat Phra Mahathat, Nakhon Sri Thammarat / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183029: Maldives: Beach erosion and coconut palms, Hulhumeedhoo Island, Addu Atoll (Seenu Atoll) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183032: Maldives: Small fishing boat off Hulhumeedhoo Island, Addu Atoll (Seenu Atoll) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183047: Maldives: Gan Island, Addu Atoll (Seenu Atoll) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183062: Maldives: Dive boats, Gan Island, Addu Atoll (Seenu Atoll) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183074: China: Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), founder of the Chinese Republic, stands outside the Sun Yatsen Memorial Hall (Sun Zhongshan Jiniantang), Guangzhou (Canton), Guangdong Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183081: China: Zhenhai Lou (Gate Tower Facing the Sea), Yuexiu Park, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183114: China: Flower Pagoda (Hua Ta) at Temple of the Six Banyan Trees (Liurong Si), Guangzhou, Guangdong Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183212: Thailand: The cave temple Wat Tham Suwankhuha, Phang Nga Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183218: Thailand: A long-tailed macaque at the mouth of the cave temple Wat Tham Suwankhuha, Phang Nga Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183242: Thailand: Frangipani (Plumeria) is often found in Thai Buddhist temple complexes, Songkhla / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183254: Thailand: Erawan Shrine (San Phra Phrom), Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183275: Thailand: Central altarpiece, Sanctuary of Truth, Pattaya, Chonburi Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183296: Taiwan: Gold statue of the Goddess Matsu, Nantien Temple (Nantien Guan), Nanfang Ao, Northeast Coast / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183302: Taiwan: Nanfang Ao fishing harbour, Northeast Coast / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183317: China: Boats and bridge on a canal in the 'Water Town' of Zhouzhuang, Jiangsu Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183384: Thailand: Buddha figures in the cave at Wat Khao Tham Khan Kradai, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183396: Thailand: Hat Ao Noi, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183433: Sri Lanka: Stupa at a Buddhist temple in Mount Lavinia, south of Colombo / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183445: China: The Great Wall near Badaling, north of Beijing / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183460: India: Sunset at the Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186464: Nepal: Tibetan pilgrim in front of prayer wheels at Bodhnath (Boudhanath), Kathmandu / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186493: Thailand: Coconut jelly desserts (khanom wun gati) at a stall in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186501: China: Warriors from the terracotta army guarding the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, first emperor of a unified China (r. 246-221 BCE), near Xi'an, Shaanxi Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186523: Thailand: A boat returns from the islands, Hat Noppharat Thara, Krabi Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186545: China: Chengxu Taoist Temple, Zhouzhuang, Jiangsu Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186557: China: Stone figure in the stele garden at Xiaoyan Ta (Little Wild Goose Pagoda), Xi'an, Shaanxi Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186563: China: A Uighur carpet weaver, carpet factory, Khotan, Xinjiang / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186591: China: A tomb in the sand dunes near the Imam Asim Mazar (shrine) in the desert near Khotan, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186594: China: A tomb in the sand dunes near the Imam Asim Mazar (shrine in the background) in the desert near Khotan, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186626: China: A tomb in the sand dunes near the Imam Asim Mazar (shrine) in the desert near Khotan, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186655: China: A Uighur man sorting raw silk threads, Atlas Silk Workshop (Atlas Karakhana) in Jiya Village, about 13km northeast of Khotan, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186664: China: Autumn colours near Khotan, Xinjiang Provice / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186679: China: Street scene, Khotan, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186710: Thailand: A woman planting rice in a paddy field near the town of Nan, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images