Silk Street Market, Beijing, China, Asia

Material and silk shop, The Old Market, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Silk Market, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, South Asia, Asia

silk scarves, bazaar, Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Carpet shop, in Taki Zargaron bazaar, Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Craftsman selling traditional uzbek pottery, Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Craftsman selling traditional uzbek pottery, Bukhara, Uzbekistan

silk scarves, bazaar, Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Allaquli Khan Madrassah, historic adobe town of Khiva, Chiva, Ichan Kala, Silk Road, Unesco World Heritage Site, Uzbekistan, Central Asia

Colourful traditional wallets on display at a market stall in Luang Prabang, Laos, Southeast Asia

Colourful silk textiles on display at a market stall in Luang Prabang, Laos, Southeast Asia

Colourful silk textiles on display at a market stall in Luang Prabang, Laos, Southeast Asia

Artificial red silk roses in a vase in front of orange cloth, Villa & Ambiente, Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Colourful silk textiles on display at a market stall in Luang Prabang, Laos, Southeast Asia

Lanterns, Famous In The Village Of Hoi An, Hoi An, Vietnam