Xiaoling Tomb, Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, Asia

Statue of a resting lion, Spirit Way, Ming Tombs, Beijing (Peking), China

Elderly tourists look at statue of a high civil official, advisor to the emperor, on Spirit Way, Ming Tombs, Beijing, China

Statue of a military officer on Spirit Way at the Ming Tombs site, Beijing (Peking), China

Statue of high civil official, advisor to the emperor, on Spirit Way at Ming Tombs site, Changling, Beijing, China

Statue of a standing Xiezi, mythical Chinese Unicorn, on Spirit Way at Ming Tombs site, Beijing, China

Statue of a lion, Spirit Way, Ming Tombs, Beijing (Peking), China

Statue of a resting horse, Spirit Way, Ming Tombs, Changling, Beijing, China

Statue of a high civil official, advisor to the emperor, on Spirit Way at Ming Tombs site, Changling, Beijing, China

Statue of a military officer on Spirit Way at the Ming Tombs site, Changling, Beijing, China

Statue of a standing Xiezi, mythical Chinese Unicorn, on Spirit Way at the Ming Tombs site, Beijing, China

Statue of a standing Qilin, Spirit Way, Ming Tombs, Beijing (Peking), China

Statue of a resting lion, Spirit Way, Ming Tombs, Beijing (Peking), China

Statue of a resting lion, Spirit Way, Ming Tombs, Beijing (Peking), China

Statue of a standing elephant, Spirit Way, Ming Tombs, Beijing (Peking), China

Statue of a stading camel, Spirit Way, Ming Tombs, Beijing (Peking), China

The idea of the interconnectedness of all things is central to the tribal way of looking at the world. practical knowledge of the environment, of crops and medicines, of hunting and fishing, is a byproduct of it. the makuna believe that human beings, animals, and all of nature are parts of the same one. animals and fish live in their own communities, which are just like human communities, with their chiefs, their shamans, their dance houses, their songs, and their material possessions. when human peoples dance in this world, the shaman invites the animal people to dance in theirs. if humans do not dance and shamans do not offer spirit food to the animal people, the animals will die out and there will be no more game left in the world. for the makuna the radical disjunction so characteristic of western thought between nature and culture, men and animals, dissolves. eastern colombia amazon, vaupes region, population: 600

pilgrims burn incense sticks and candles, main hall, fire, red, Wannian monastery and temple, China, Asia, World Heritage Site, UNESCO

Wannian monastery and temple, brick hall with Buddha riding a white elephant, China, Asia, Emei Shan, Sichuan Province, Emeishan, Mount Emei, World Heritage, UNESCO

pilgrims burn incense sticks and candles, main hall, fire, red, Wannian monastery and temple, China, Asia, World Heritage Site, UNESCO

Puji Si, praying pilgrims and tourists, Buddhist Island of Putuo Shan near Shanghai, Zhejiang Province, East China Sea, China, Asia

Fragrant Cloud Pavilion, praying pilgrims and tourists, Buddhist Island of Putuo Shan near Shanghai, Zhejiang Province, East China Sea, China, Asia

Taoist monk wears his long hair in a bun under his hat, in monastery, 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

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

Porter with sedan chair for tired tourists, 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

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

Taoist hermit monk prays at his altar, cliff hermiatge, 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

Shrine next to Thousand stone steps stairway, Buddha statue, candles and incense in stone altar, Buddhist Island of Putuo Shan near Shanghai, Zhejiang Province, East China Sea, China, Asia

Puji Si, praying pilgrims and tourists, Buddhist Island of Putuo Shan near Shanghai, Zhejiang Province, East China Sea, China, Asia

Front view whiskey with orange ice

Rafters make their way through Class IV rapids outside of Queenstown on the South Island of New Zealand.

A kayaker makes her way through Class IV rapids outside of Queenstown on the South Island of New Zealand.