Hall of Supreme Harmony (Tai He Dian), with stone dragon marble carving leading up to the hall, Forbidden City, Beijing, China, Asia

Tian Tan complex, crowds outside the Temple of Heaven (Qinian Dian temple), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Beijing, China, Asia

Tian Tan complex, Close-up of the Temple of Heaven (Qinian Dian temple), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Beijing, China, Asia

Nasi goreng in Kafei Dian (inside former post office), Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia

Kafei Dian (inside former post office), Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia

Yang Xin Dian (Hall of Mental Cultivation) dating from 1537, at Zijin Cheng The Forbidden City Palace Museum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Beijing, China, Asia

Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest, Qinian Dian, at the Ming Dynasty Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China

Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest, Qinian Dian, at the Ming Dynasty Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China

Ancient Chinese characters on column of Hall of Fragrant Splendour, Fanghui Dian, Summer Palace, Beijing, China

Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest, Qinian Dian, at the Ming Dynasty Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China

Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest, Qinian Dian, at the Ming Dynasty Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China

Detail of Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest, Qinian Dian, at the Ming Dynasty Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China

Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest, Qinian Dian, at the Ming Dynasty Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China

The Mahavira Hall (Da Xiong Bao Dian), Puning Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chengde, Hebei, China, Asia

Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest, Qinian Dian, at the Ming Dynasty Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China

Ancient Chinese characters on column of Hall of Dispelling Clouds, Paiyun Dian, at The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

Ancient Chinese characters on column of Hall of Dispelling Clouds, Paiyun Dian, at The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

Ancient Chinese characters on Hall of Dispelling Clouds, Paiyun Dian, at The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

Lying down, arms open, the oldest female in the band of Gorillas (one of the Gorillas alive when Dian Fossey was around) is content and comfortable even with the intrusion of humans into her proximity. Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. Volcanoes National Park, Virunga mountains, Rwanda, East Africa

Animal roof guardians, mythological creatures guarding the Golden Hall, Jin Dian Gong, Golden Palace Temple, protected against lightning strikes by an iron cage, summit 1613 metres high, Mount Wudang, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China

Dian Fossey's Cabin, Karisoke Mountain Gorilla Research Centre, Virunga Volcanoes, Rwanda, Africa