Chinthe guards hilltop pagoda, Mawlamyine, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Apsara dance, Khmer dance school, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sacred cows sitting in a narrow street, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Tori gate, skyscrapers, Kobe city, Kansai, Honshu island, Japan, Asia

Jidai Matsuri, Festival of the Ages, procession, Kyoto city, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Girls wearing yukata - kimono in Gion, Kyoto city, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Tsukiji Fish Market, Tsukiji, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Mountain railway train to Alishan, cedar forest, Alishan National Forest recreation area, Chiayi County, Taiwan, Asia

Traditional costume and horse, ceremony for archery festival, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Cloud Dragon Waterfall, hiking trail, Yushan National Park, Nantou County, Taiwan, Asia

Nigatsudo temple at Todaiji temple, Nara, Japan, Asia

Matsumoto Castle, Nagano prefecture, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Detail in a guest bedroom, Devi Garh Fort Palace Hotel, Devi Garh, near Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Coloured glass work inlaid into plaster in seating area of bedroom suite, Devi Garh Fort Palace Hotel, near Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Detail of antique piece in the honeymoon suite, Devi Garh Fort Palace Hotel, near Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Interior detail, Amber Fort, one of the great Rajput forts, Amber, near Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

The swimming pool overlooking the lake at Dungarpur, Udai Bilas Palace, Dungarpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Detail of painted decoration, the Shiv Niwas Palace Hotel, Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Bedroom, the Shiv Niwas Palace Hotel, Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Front entrance to the palace, Usha Kiran Palace Hotel, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

Quaid-i-Azam, tomb of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, 1876 to 1948, Karachi, Pakistan, Asia

Iban woman weaving pua kumbu, in complex traditional patterns and reated to old head-hunting rituals, Katibas River, Sarawak, Malaysia, island of Borneo, Southeast Asia, Asia

Matsumoto Castle, Nagano Ken, Japan, Asia

At the border to China, Karakoam Highway, Pamir, Pakistan, Asia

Friday Mosque (Masjet-eJam), laid out in 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin, on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, restoration started in 1943, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia

West side of Kandariya Mahadev temple, Western Group, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

Ruins of Jiaone (Jiaohe), old capital on the Silk Road, dating from 1st century AD, Turpan Depression, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China, Asia

Buddhist monk looking up at palm trees between Unawatuna and Weligama, Sri Lanka, Asia

Pineapple seller on the beach, Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka, Asia

Iron pillar weighing six tons, seven metres high, Qutab Minar, Delhi, India, Asia

View from The Citadel (Qala-i-Ikhtiyar-ud-din), Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Boys threshing with oxen, Bamiyan, Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan, Asia

New fountain in front of the Friday Mosque (Masjet-e Jam) (Masjid-e Jam) (Masjid-I-Jami), Herat, Afghanistan, Asia

Se Cathedral, thought to be Asia's biggest church, Old Goa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Goa, India, Asia

Se Cathedral, thought to be Asia's biggest church, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Old Goa, Goa, India, Asia

The Imperial Suite in Shiv Niwas Palace, a former royal guest house and now a heritage hotel, Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

The Imperial Suite in Shiv Niwas Palace, a former royal guest house and now a heritage hotel, Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

The Lake Palace Hotel on Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

City Hall, Old Hotel de Ville, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Museum of War Crimes, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Cycling through moss covered alley, Hoi An, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Morning mist, sunrise, limestone mountain scenery, Tam Coc, Ninh Binh, south of Hanoi, North Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Novice monks who have just performed Shin Pyu at Shewdagon Paya, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Indian children in back of truck at Mehrauli, New Delhi, India

Agra Fort, 17th Century residence of Great Mughals, World Heritage Monument, India

Indian Sambar, Rusa unicolor, deer herd in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, India

The Maharaja of Jaipur's Moon Palace in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Buddhist prayer flags at Mulagandhakuti Vihara Temple at Sarnath near Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Gandhi Memorial - a platform of black marble where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated, Raj Ghat, - Rajghat - New Delhi, India

The Taj Mahal Mosque red sandstone and white marble dome at dawn, Uttar Pradesh, India

Ancient 300-year-old Banyan Trees in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, Northern India

Mehrangarh Fort 19th Century The Treasury Building, Daulatkhana, at Jodhpur in Rajasthan, Northern India

Crowded street scene at Chawri Bazar in Old Delhi, India

Woman selling flowers and herbs for temple offerings by The Golden Temple during Festival of Shivaratri in holy city of Varanasi, India

Crowded street scene at Chawri Bazar in Old Delhi, India

Traditional wood carving and decoration over a doorway at Ugyen Pelri Palace, Bhutan

Buddhist Kyichu Temple in Bhutan

Fishing harbour, built with US Aid after the 2004 Asian tsunami, Purunawella, east of Galle, south coast of Sri Lanka, Asia

Woman at doorway, Paro, Bhutan

Buddhist prayer flag on mountain path to Tak Tsang Monaster, Bhutan

The Taj Mahal photographed through an arch, Agra, India

Shellfish and grilled cheese, Ningxia night market, Taipei, Taiwan, Asia

Street food in Jinan, Shandong province, China, Asia

National Visual Arts Gallery of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Holy man at Pashupati Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Shoppers make purchase at Omicho fresh food market, busy and colourful covered streets lined by stalls, Kanazawa, Japan, Asia

Portrait of a vendor at Ywama Village Market, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Penang Town Hall, George Town, Penang Island, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

A street scene in Little India, George Town, Penang Island, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

A man from the Chittangong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh carries freshly cut sugar cane, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh, Asia

Tattooed woman of a Chin Tribe Village, Chin State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Tattooed woman of a Chin Tribe Village, Chin State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Nampo District, Busan, South Korea, Asia

Dancers in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

A man harvests rice with a sickle near Mongar in east Bhutan, Asia

Buddhist worshipper placing incense sticks on joss stick pot, Taoist temple, Phuoc An Hoi Quan Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tribal ritual dances at the Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Vietnamese Buddhist nun using a giant singing bowl, Vung Tau, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Hawan (offering to fire god) at Karbi Anglong District Brahma Dharma Jyoti Mondir, Langhin Manikpur, Assam, India, Asia

Hawan (offering to fire god) at Karbi Anglong District Brahma Dharma Jyoti Mondir, Langhin Manikpur, Assam, India, Asia

Fish and Produce Market, Kadikoy, Asian Side, Istanbul, Turkey, Anatolia, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Puja, Khao Pansa celebration at Wat Ampharam, Hua Hin, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sculpture by Chinese artist Zheng Hong in the old factory, now part of the 798 Art Zone in Beijing, China, Asia

A street of restaurants in the center of Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman selling black peppercorns, morning market in Duong Dong town, Phu Quoc, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Cao Dai temple, worshippers at service, Phu Quoc, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Chinese Opera performer, Ko Shan Theatre, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Fisherman on Mahatma Gandhi Beach, Fort Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India, Asia

Star Ferry at sunrise with Hong Kong Island behind, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Annual festival of anime and manga lovers, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Vegetable stalls at the busy colourful Phsar Chas Old Market near the riverfront, Phsar Chas, city centre, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Song of Everlasting Sorrow Show in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China, Asia

Xi'an City Wall, Shaanxi Province, China, Asia

Hanuman langur (Presbytis entellus), Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

Portrait of a child dancer in the fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Painted walls in village, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

The Red Fort, built by the Moghul emperor Akbar, Old Delhi, Delhi, India

Girls standing on the edge of the artificial lake, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

Little girl wearing traditional amber jewellery at Yushu, Qinghai Province, China, Asia

Portrait of a Chinese man selling herbal tea, Stanley Street, Soho, Hong Kong, China, Asia