Costume head, Lion Dance, Hong Kong, China

Limestone pinnacles in Shilin, Stone Forest, at Lunan, Yunnan, China

Bull statue designed by Li Keren in 1986, Tsinghua Scientific Park in Wudaokou, Beijing, China, Asia

Moray Incan agricultural laboratory ruins near Maras, Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

Train Cemetery (Train Graveyard), Uyuni, Bolivia, South America

Yes Tor from Higher Tor, Belstone, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Busy traffic in the old quarter, Hanoi, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Black Rocks at Pungo Andongo, Malanje province, Angola, Africa

National September 11, 9/11 Memorial, Oculus, World Trade Center, Financial District, Manhattan, New York City, United States of America, North America

Buda Castle, the historic seat of the Hungarian kings in Budapest, dating from the 18th century, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Davies Alpine House opened 1986, Kew Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kew, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Maeshowe, Stone Age chambered tomb, 5000 years old, Neolithic building, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Typical houses and granaries, Toraja area, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Scicli, Val di Noto, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ragusa, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Richmond Bridge, Australia's oldest road bridge, Richmond, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

Basilica del Voto Nacional (Basilica of the National Vow), Quito, Ecuador, South America

Nishibama Beach, Aka Island, Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan, Asia

Bull statue designed by Li Keren in 1986, Tsinghua Scientific Park in Wudaokou, Beijing, China, Asia

Priests and seminarists at Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI, Paris, France, Europe

Lake Matheson with Mount Cook and Mount Tasman, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Hiking trails around Seven Rila Lakes, Bulgaria, Europe

The bronze sculpture by Ludwig Engelhardt of Marx on left and Engels in Marx-Engels Forum in central Berlin, Germany

Medieval village of Saint-Saphorin in middle of Vineyard terraces of Lavaux on the bank of Lake Leman, near Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland

Vineyards and the Douro River, Alto Douro Wine Valley, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Portugal, Europe

View from Blue Mountains towards Kingston at sunrise, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

National Space Centre, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Grand Canyon, Pima Point, Grand Canyon National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arizona, United States of America, North America

The bronze sculpture by Ludwig Engelhardt of Marx (left) and Engels in Marx - Engels Forum in central Berlin. The Forum, a park, was created by the former East German authorities in 1986.

Fountain and Cybele Palace, formerly the Palace of Communication, Plaza de Cibeles, Madrid, Spain, Europe

Safdarjang Tomb, Delhi, India, Asia

Aerial view by drone of Soca River, Julian Alps, Triglav National Park, Upper Carniola, Slovenia, Europe

The church of Jvari, Mtskheta, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Georgia, Caucasus, Central Asia, Asia

Lion (Panthera leo) cub resting, Elephant Plains, Sabi Sand Game Reserve, South Africa, Africa

Mimosa pudica, Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America

The rocky peaks reflected in Lake Umbrail at sunset, Stelvio Pass, Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, United States of America, North America

African elephant (Loxodonta africana), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Ponte Sant'Angelo, Tiber River, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Seville Cathedral Interior, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Fishing boats, harbour, Agia Galini, South Coast, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Lightship in the harbour near Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Wind turbines producing electricity on a wind farm in California, United States of America, North America

The Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, built in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Schoolchildren in musical band in Canton, China

Chinese people in Tiananmen Square in Peking, now Beijing, China in the 1980s

Chinese traditional dancers in Shanghai, China

Chinese cobbler making and repairing shoes in backstreets of Peking, now Beijing, China in the 1980s

Army officers control crowd for VIP visit in Shanghai, China in 1980s

Chinese children attending a cultural display in Canton, China in the 1980s

Chinese people using traditional bicycles for commuting around Tiananmen Square in Peking now Beijing, China in the 1980s

Chinese people in Tiananmen Square in the Forbidden City in Peking, now Beijing, China in the 1980s

Chinese traditional dancers in Shanghai, China

Chinese man wearing Chairman Mao jacket eating noodles with traditional chopsticks in China in the 1980s

Chinese people, some smoking cigarettes, in Tiananmen Square in Peking, now Beijing, China in the 1980s

Chinese people taking souvenir photograph at the Forbidden City in Tiananmen Square in Peking, now Beijing, China in the 1980s

Chinese people visiting the Great Wall of China near Peking, now Beijing, China in the 1980s

Exterior, Mount Stuart House, Bute, Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Tirta Empul temple, Ubud region, island of Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Great Wall of China, at Badaling, Beijing, China

Chinese traditional dancers with fans in Shanghai, China

Schoolchildren with Chinese flags at Xian, China in the 1980s

Chinese people using traditional bicycles for commuting in Peking, now Beijing, China in the 1980s

Young Chinese students with red flags at cultural display in Lintong, China

Amoreiras Shopping Centre, designed by T.Taveira, built in 1986, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Above and below view of glacial ice and Zodiac in Orne Harbor, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Chinese people in Peking, now Beijing, China in the 1980s

Houseboats and cargo boats on the Pearl River at Canton, China in the 1980s

Chinese children performing dance display in Canton, China

Chinese children at the Children's Palace in Canton China

Restaurant on Vallgatan at dusk, Gothenburg, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Chinese people visiting the Great Wall of China near Peking, now Beijing, China in the 1980s

Chinese father and child among the crowds in Tiananmen Square in Peking, now Beijing, China in the 1980s

Chinese people visiting the Great Wall of China near Peking, now Beijing, China in the 1980s

Chinese child with traditional open trousers in place of nappy, China in the 1980s

John Knox House, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Chinese men dressed as Terracotta Warriors for cultural display in Xian, China

City Traffic in Peking, now Beijing, China in the 1980s

Traditional dancers at dance display in Hong Kong, China

Houseboats and cargo boats on the Pearl River at Canton, China in the 1980s

The Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Mother with her children at home in Hong Kong China in the 1980s

Young Chinese students with red flags at cultural display in Lintong, China

Grave of Olof Palme, Swedish prime minister murdered in 1986, Adolfs Kirke, Stockholm, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Army officers control crowd for VIP visit in Shanghai, China in 1980s

Wat Benjamabophit (Marble Temple), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Chinese children attending a cultural display in Canton, China in the 1980s

Chinese women performing dance display at Kunming, China

Checkpoint into East Berlin from Bornholmerstrasse, taken in 1986, East Germany, Germany, Europe

View across agricultural landscape at sunrise, Volterra, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Nepal. Ritual, sonam/boom. Lobsangs cremation. Humla. traveler reached of journey! In freedom of infinite he is free from sorrow, fetters that bound thrown away, burning fever of life is no more,oesays dharmapada. Lobsang having spent whole life preparing moment of death, finds liberation on february 14, 1986. Extensive ritual follows cremation-traditionally a forty nine period, sonam lama rattles damaru. A small ritual drum to have origin in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bone dreid human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. Boom lama blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers. On makeshift altar rest chhome, votive lamps filled with butter, cups of water, grains, tormas, holy food made of barley meal decorated with medallions of butter offered to gods. Alone, boom lama continues prayers of deceased

Andriyivskyy Descent, a famous road with curio stalls in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, Europe

Motorbike passengers wearing pollution mask, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Namibia woman with poor children standing in front of their -school in rehobeth

Cottonwood Creek area, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Split image of pristine coral reef and sky, Rongelap, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Pacific

An air ambulance attends a mountain rescue on Wansfell in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

An adult American Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) perched on a rock in Chatham strait, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

An attractive young woman sits on a log wrapped in a woollen blanket. Yukon Territory, Canada

Meteor Impact Crater In The Libyan Desert, Egypt, True Colour Satellite Image. True colour satellite image of an impact structure in the Libyan desert, Egypt. Image taken on 9 November 1986 using LANDSAT data.

Cold, woman