PFH1176575: Thailand: Buddha in the viharn, Wat Lai Hin, Lampang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176578: Thailand: Fading murals inside the viharn, Wat Lai Hin, Lampang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176670: Iran / Persia: Illustration from Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad al-Qazwīnī, 'Ajā'ib al-makhlo / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176688: Iran / Persia: Illustration from Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad al-Qazwīnī, 'Ajā'ib al-makhlo / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176689: Thailand: Phiang Din Waterfall near Suan Hin Pha Ngam, Loei Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176692: Thailand: Tat Huang Waterfall (Namtok Nam Hueang), also know as the Thau-Lao Waterfall or the International Waterfall, Phu Suan Sai National Park, Loei Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176704: Thailand: Ban Nong Bong Cold Climate Flowers Market, Phu Ruea, Loei Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176719: Thailand: Harvesting rice in fields near the Mekong River, Loei Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176731: Thailand: Crunchy snacks made with Mekong River prawns at Kaeng Khut Khu, Loei Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176740: China: Playing chequers at Cuiwei Yuan, originally a Guanyin temple now a teahouse, Guiyang, Guizhou Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176775: Thailand: Sukorn Beach Bungalows, Ko Sukorn, Trang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176781: Thailand: The view towards the Liang Islands from Ko Sukorn, Trang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176784: Thailand: Ko Sukorn, Trang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1165964: India: Moudevi , also known as Jyestha or in Tamil as Kakkaikkodiyal (crow-bannered) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1166045: Thailand: Festival beauties, Loy Krathong Festival, Phuket / Bridgeman Images

PFH1166119: Laos: Lao and Vietnamese porters carrying supplies south along the Hoi Chi Minh Trail to resupply the insurgency in the south, c. 1963. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1166143: Thailand: People await the Dragon Boat Races on the River Ping, Loy Krathong Festival, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1166225: Thailand: Loy Krathong Parade, Loy Krathong Festival, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1166286: Pakistan: Arabic calligraphy on glazed tiles, Wazir Khan Mosque, Lahore. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1166372: China: 'Moonlight over the Huangpu River', Shanghai, 1930s. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1166406: Laos: A dugout barge navigates the rapids on the Mekong River during the 1919 dry season. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1166410: Burma / Myanmar: Young Lisu women from the Hmai Kha area in festive attire in 1890. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1166416: Vietnam: An 1890 photograph of My Tho in French Cochinchina. / Bridgeman Images

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

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

PFH1176838: Thailand: Ho trai (library) with its distinctive three-tiered roof, 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

PFH1176868: China: Restaurant next to the Yu River, north of Lijiang Old Town, Yunnan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176877: China: A smoky back street, Lijiang Old Town, Yunnan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176886: China: Tourist dressed as Naxi hunter, Old Market Square (Sifang Jie), Lijiang Old Town, Yunnan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176901: China: Old Market Square (Sifang Jie), Lijiang Old Town, Yunnan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176910: Thailand: The main viharn, Wat Phra Singh, Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176913: Thailand: The main chedi and ubosot at Wat Phra Singh, Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176916: China: A desert road near the Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves, Kuqa, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176925: China: Naxi myths and legends portrayed on a wall at the edge of Lijiang Old Town, Yunnan Province / Bridgeman Images