Taoist Pantheon, Yu Huang Gong Temple of Heavenly Jade Emperor, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Floating Pagodas of Wat Chaloem Phra Kiat Phrachomklao Rachanusorn Temple, Lampang, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tibetan gong, Paris, Ile de France, France, Europe

Gardens of Chaotian Gong, former Ming Palace, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, Asia

Gardens in Hacienda San Gabriel de Barrera, Guanajuato, Guanajuato State, Mexico, North America

Tuff Gong Recording Studios, Kingston, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

A monk sounding a gong, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

A monk sounding a gong, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Yonghe Gong Tibetan Buddhist Lama Temple, Beijing, China, Asia

Buddhist monks worship with round gongs inside a prayer room at a monastery, Bhutan, Asia

Buddhist monks worship with round gongs inside a prayer room at a monastery, Bhutan, Asia

Sunset at Pan Gong lake with golden light reflection in the flat waters showing two people walking along the shore, Ladakh, northern India, Asia

Hachimangu Shrine, Kamakura, southwest of Tokyo, Honshu, Japan, Asia

The 55 foot high sandalwood statue of Maitreya Buddha recorded in the Guiness Book of Records at Yonghe Gong Tibetan Buddhist Lama Temple, Beijing, China, Asia

Buddist monk ringing the Huating Temple gong, China

Bamboo design at Bat Hall, the study at Prince Gong's Mansion, Hutongs Area, Beijing, China

Man looks at Fu Yi Gong wine vessel on display in glass case at the Shanghai Museum, China

Tour guide with tourists at Prince Gong's Mansion, Hutongs Area, Beijing, China

Decorated floats at Takayama spring festival, Honshu Island, Japan, Asia

Dropping Flower Gate at Prince Gong's Mansion, Hutongs Area, Beijing, China

Funeral ceremony, island of Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Drummers at Devil Dances, Tibetan Yellow Hat Sect, Guomarr Monastery, Qinghai, China, Asia

Ceremonial changing of the guard, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Decorated floats at Takayama spring festival, Honshu Island, Japan, Asia

Buddhist morning prayer bell at Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Xian, China

Qingyang Gong monastery temple complex, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Asia

Ta Gong Tibetan monastery, Sichuan Province, China, Asia

Dancer in the Gong of Angklung Kocok, Ubud region, island of Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Yonghe Gong Tibetan Buddhist Lama Temple, Beijing, China, Asia

Qi Gong, Paris, France, Europe

Qi Gong, Paris, France, Europe

Monk beating traditional drum called gong, int he courtyard of chiwang monastery during mani rimdu festival. chiwang monastery, solu khumbu, nepal

Night time parade at Taunggi hot air balloon festival, Taunggi, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Naga men dancing, Naga New Year Festival, Lahe village, Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

New Ireland Malagan funerary statue in at the Metropolitan Museum of Art museum, New York, USA. New Ireland is part of the Bismarck Archipelago, situated north of New Guinea, and has an estimated population of 100,000. The Dutch first encountered the island in 1616, and today New Ireland is a province of Papua New Guinea. Nineteen different languages are spoken on the island, and it is divided by a chain of mountains into three distinct regions: northern, central, and southeastern. The art of New Ireland traditionally centered on mortuary ceremonies and feasts to honor the dead. In northern New Ireland, the name given to these elaborate ceremonies is malagan, which is also the term used for the carved and painted sculptures associated with the ceremonies.

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Taichi teacher with hair pinned up with a pen, Wudang School of Martial Arts, Purple Cloud Temple, Zi Xiao Gong, Mount Wudang, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China

monk meditating in lotus position, sunrise, Golden Hall, Jindian Gong, peak 1613 metres high, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

antique water vessel, Golden Hall, Jindian Gong, Golden Palace Temple, gilded bronze roof, temple, protected against lightning strikes by an iron cage, peak 1613 metres high, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

Taichi training from Wudang School of Martial Arts, in front of Purple Heaven Hall, Zi Xiao Gong, peak 1613 metres high, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

Buddhist Shaolin monk striking a wooden gong, Call for prayer, Shaolin Monastery, known for Shaolin boxing, Taoist Buddhist mountain, Song Shan, Henan province, China

Abbot of Cui Yun Gong monastery plays Chinese chess, South peak, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

Sunrise at the Golden Hall, Jindian Gong, Golden Palace Temple, protected against lightning strikes by an iron cage, summit 1613 metres high, Mount Wudang, Wudang Shan, Hubei province, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China

Entrance gate to Purple Cloud Temple, Zi Xiao Gong with Ying Yang, Mount Wudang, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China

Taichi training from Wudang School of Martial Arts, in front of Purple Heaven Hall, Zi Xiao Gong, peak 1613 metres high, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

Taichi training from Wudang School of Martial Arts, in front of Purple Heaven Hall, Zi Xiao Gong, peak 1613 metres high, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

Mummy of 126 year old monk Wuxia, in the Longevity Hall, Baisui Gong, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

Abbot of Cui Yun Gong monastery plays Chinese chess, South peak, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

Purple Cloud temple, Zi Xiao Gong, Mount Wudang, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China

Taichi training at the Wudang School of Martial Arts, in front of the Purple Cloud Temple, Zi Xiao Gong, 1613 metres high, Mount Wudang, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China

portrait of abbot of Cui Yun Gong monastery, South peak, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

portrait of abbot of Cui Yun Gong monastery, South peak, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

Abbot of Cui Yun Gong monastery plays Chinese chess, South peak, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

A monk cooking in the kitchen of the monastery Cui Yun Gong, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, China, Asia

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

Taichi training from Wudang School of Martial Arts, in front of Purple Heaven Hall, Zi Xiao Gong, peak 1613 metres high, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

antique water vessel, Golden Hall, Jindian Gong, Golden Palace Temple, gilded bronze roof, temple, protected against lightning strikes by an iron cage, peak 1613 metres high, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

Abbot of Cui Yun Gong monastery plays Chinese chess, South peak, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

A boy monk, dressed in bright colors, shot inside a Bhutanese monistary. Bhutan.

Monk standing in front of a gong, Wannian monastery, Emei Shan, Sichuan province, China, Asia

Abbot playing chinese chess at the courtyard of Cui Yun Gong monastery, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, China, Asia

Abbot of Cui Yun Gong monastery plays Chinese chess, South peak, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

monk in yellow rope calls with a wooden drum for the prayer, during birthday of Wenshu, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China, Asia

Portrait of an abbot, Cui Yun Gong monastery, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, China, Asia

Abbot sitting in front of monastery and hostel Cui Yun Gong, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, China, Asia

Couple wishing for future luck, touching large brass gong, Burmese scripture, Mandalay, Birma, Burma, Myanmar, South Asia

Mature women in a Qi gong class choreographing the exercises moving coordinated

Qi gong male mature teacher leading a class full of mature women in a indoor centre

Qi gong instructor and women closing eyes and breathing during a indoor class

Mature adult caucasian concentrated women exercising in pairs during Qi gong class

Qi gong class members using tube to stretch the back with the guidance of a male instructor

Women stretching the back helped by a tube in a qi gong class

Instructor leading a breathing exercise in a Qi gong class with several women lying on mats on the floor

Qi gong teacher massaging the neck of a woman while meditating and breathing on the floor

Qi gong masseur doing a massage to the head of a mature woman

Qi gong masseur performing massage and stretching to a patient lying on stretcher in a clinic

Relaxed woman receiving a massage from a Qi gong expertise in a clinic

Male mature masseur and female adult patient talking in a Qi gong massage clinic

Portrait of a male Qi gong instructor and students in the class

Portrait of a group of mature women attending Qi gong class

Women lying on stretcher receiving a relief massage in a Qi gong masseur clinic

Frontal portrait of a group of caucasian adult concentrated women in a Qi gong classroom

Gong in Lamayuru Gompa (Tibetan Buddhist monastery) . Ladakh, India, Asia

Close-up of a metal gong, Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Close-up of a metal gong, Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Thailand, Chiang Mai, Pung Tao Gong Ancestral Temple, Close up of a colourful mural depicting a male deity.