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  • Several women cling on to the sides of a truck loaded with their vegetables and flowers in bamboo baskets and sacks for selling at the local market in Bagan, Central Myanmar, Myanmar (Burma)
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  • Millet, Popa Lwin village, Central Myanmar, Myanmar (Burma)
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  • Three women cling on to the sides of a truck loaded with their vegetables and flowers in bamboo baskets for selling at the local market in Bagan, Central Myanmar, Myanmar (Burma).
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  • Arriving along the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) river by small boat from their village, two women wearing thanaka (traditional Burmese sunscreen/moisturiser) carry bamboo baskets of vegetables on their heads for selling at the market in Bagan, Central Myanmar, Myanmar (Burma).
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  • Fresh snow on the The Gur-i Amir Mausoleum on 23rd February 2014 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The Gūr-i Amīr or Guri Amir, is the mausoleum of the Asian conqueror Timur, also known as Tamerlane. Samarkand, meaning Stone Fort is one of the oldest populated cities in Central Asia, prospering from its location on the Silk Road between China and the Mediterranean.
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  • BBQ meat skewers in Chimgan ski resort on 28th February 2014 in Uzbekistan. Chimgan is 90kms east of the capital Tashkent, and a popular weekend destination year round.
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  • Sun down at Beldersay ski resort on 27th February 2014 in Uzbekistan.
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  • A carpark turns into a meeting point and BBQ at the base of Chimgan ski resort on 28th February 2014 in Uzbekistan. Chimgan is 90kms east of the capital Tashkent, and a popular weekend destination year round.
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  • A young family enjoy a toboggan ride at the base of Chimgan ski resort on 28th February 2014 in Uzbekistan. Chimgan is 90kms east of the capital Tashkent, and a popular weekend destination year round.
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  • Transport in Chimgan ski resort on 28th February 2014 in Uzbekistan. Chimgan is 90kms east of the capital Tashkent, and a popular weekend destination year round.
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  • A loan skier hikes in fresh snow at Beldersay ski resort on 26th February 2014 in Uzbekistan.
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  • Over looking Beldersay ski resort from Mount Kumble on 26th February 2014 in Uzbekistan.
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  • Open pistes at Beldersay ski resort on 26th February 2014 in Uzbekistan.
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  • A mother and daugther board the two man chairlift at Beldersay ski resort on 27th February 2014 in Uzbekistan.
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  • A skier counting his money at Beldersay ski resort on 27th February 2014 in Uzbekistan. Rather than buying a daily ski pass, you pay per chair lift. At the time the cost was 2000 som, about £2.20, for a ride to the top of the chairlift.
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  • Dusk views from Beldsersay Ski Resort on 25th February 2014 in Uzbekistan.
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  • Chirchiq crossroads on 25th February 2014 in Uzbekistan. Once a busy trade route for caravans journeying along to the Chirchiq River. The small town of Chirchiq, surrounded by snow-capped mountains, is a good location to pick up a ride into the Tian Shan Mountains.
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  • Driving to Chimgan ski resort, through the Ugam-Chatkal National Park, on the 23rd February 2014.  Ugam-Chatkal National Park is on the fringes of the Sian Tain mountains in eastern Uzbekistan.
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  • Sunset at the Kukeldash Madrasah on 1st March 2014 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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  • The Chorsu Bazaar on 20th February in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The Chorsu Bazaar is a traditional market located in the centre of the old town of Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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  • A man sells fresh fruit from the back of his Lada in Chorsu Bazaar on 1st March 2014 in Taskhent in Uzbekistan.
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  • Colourful artwork on sale at Independence Square on 1st March 2014 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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  • A muslim cemetery next to the The Shah-i Zinda complex on the 22nd February 2014 in Samarkand in Uzbekistan.
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  • Street life in the Siab Dekhkan Bazaar on 22nd February 2014 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. After Timur declared the city his capital, Samarkand became the centre to one of the largest empires the world has ever seen. Today, it’s a melting pot of young and old navigating the city bazaars. Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
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  • A couple walking towards Registan Square on 22nd February 2014 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
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  • Street life in Samarkand on 22nd February 2014 in Uzbekistan.
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  • Woman selling apples at the busy Siab Dekhkan Bazaar on the 21st February 2014 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
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  • An elaborate turquoise dome, part of the Registan complex on 21st February 2014 in Samarkand in Uzbekistan. The Registan was the heart of the ancient city of Samarkand of the Timurid dynasty. The name Registan means Sandy place or desert in Persian.
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  • Transport in Chimgan ski resort on 28th February 2014 in Uzbekistan. Chimgan is 90kms east of the capital Tashkent, and a popular weekend destination year round.
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  • A food stall at the Grand Chimgan, peaking at 3309m, in Chimgan ski resort on 28th February 2014 in Uzbekistan. Chimgan is 90kms east of the capital Tashkent, and a popular weekend destination year round.
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  • The top of Chimgan’s chairlift is the Grand Chimgan, peaking at 3309m. Chimgan ski resort on 28th February 2014 in Uzbekistan. Chimgan is 90kms east of the capital Tashkent, and a popular weekend destination year round.
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  • The top of Chimgan’s chairlift is the Grand Chimgan, peaking at 3309m. Chimgan ski resort on 28th February 2014 in Uzbekistan. Chimgan is 90kms east of the capital Tashkent, and a popular weekend destination year round.
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  • Transport in Chimgan ski resort on 28th February 2014 in Uzbekistan. Chimgan is 90kms east of the capital Tashkent, and a popular weekend destination year round.
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  • A hikers path leads to a ranger’s refuge in Beldersay ski resort on 27th February 2014 in Uzbekistan.
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  • Avalanche warning sign in Beldersay ski resort on 27th February 2014 in Uzbekistan.
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  • Tourists watch skiers at Beldersay ski resort on 27th February 2014 in Uzbekistan.
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  • Skiers learning to ski in the fresh snow at Beldersay ski resort on 27th February 2014 in Uzbekistan.
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  • Over looking Beldersay ski resort from Mount Kumble on 26th February 2014 in Uzbekistan. Mount Kumble peaks at 2300 metres.
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  • Driving to Chimgan ski resort, through the Ugam-Chatkal National Park, on the 23rd February 2014.  Ugam-Chatkal National Park is on the fringes of the Sian Tain mountains in eastern Uzbekistan.
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  • A young woman sells traditional Obi Nan bread from a wheelbarrow at the Chorsu Bazaar on 1st March 2014 in Taskhent in Uzbekistan. Obi nan is a kind of flatbread sold throughout Uzbekistan.
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  • Amir Timur Square on 24th February 2014 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Amir Timur Square is named after the Uzbek national hero, with a monument of the powerful Timur astride his horse proclaims ‘Strength is in Justice’.
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  • Fresh snow covers a old car on 23rd February in Samarkand in Uzbekistan.
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  • The busy Siab Dekhkan Bazaar on 21st February 2014 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
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  • An unofficial taxi in front of Registan Square on 22nd February 2014 in Samarkand in Uzbekistan. The Registan was the heart of the ancient city of Samarkand of the Timurid dynasty. The name Registan means Sandy place or desert in Persian.
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  • Registan Square on 21st February 2014 in Samarkand in Uzbekistan. The Registan was the heart of the ancient city of Samarkand of the Timurid dynasty. The name Registan means Sandy place or desert in Persian.
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  • Traders gather under the elaborate arches of the Registan to sell souvenirs on 21st February 2014 in Samarkand in Uzbekistan. The Registan was the heart of the ancient city of Samarkand of the Timurid dynasty. The name Registan means Sandy place or desert in Persian.
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  • A baby elephant crosses the track in front of tourist on safari at Hirulu Ecopark on 10 April 2016 in Dambulla, Sri Lanka.
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  • A man looks at his mobile phone whilst leaning on sacks of garlic at the wholesale fruit and veg market on 10 April 2016 in Dambulla,  Sri Lanka.
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  • A vegetable vendor carrying a bag of bitter gourds at the wholesale fruit and veg market on 10 April 2016 in Dambulla,  Sri Lanka.
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  • The National Monument in Merdeka Square in central Jakarta on the 22nd October 2019 in West Java in Indonesia. The national monument of the Republic of Indonesia, it was built to commemorate the struggle for Indonesian independence. Construction began in 1961 under the direction of President Sukarno.
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  • Borobudur Temple on the 24th October 2019 in Java in Indonesia. Borobudur is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency. It’s the worlds largest Buddhist temple, consisting of nine stacked platforms, six square and three circular, topped by a central dome.
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  • Borobudur Temple on the 24th October 2019 in Java in Indonesia. Borobudur is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency. It’s the worlds largest Buddhist temple, consisting of nine stacked platforms, six square and three circular, topped by a central dome.
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  • Borobudur Temple on the 24th October 2019 in Java in Indonesia. Borobudur is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency. It’s the worlds largest Buddhist temple, consisting of nine stacked platforms, six square and three circular, topped by a central dome.
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  • Borobudur Temple on the 24th October 2019 in Java in Indonesia. Borobudur is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency. It’s the worlds largest Buddhist temple, consisting of nine stacked platforms, six square and three circular, topped by a central dome.
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  • Borobudur Temple on the 24th October 2019 in Java in Indonesia. Borobudur is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency. It’s the worlds largest Buddhist temple, consisting of nine stacked platforms, six square and three circular, topped by a central dome.
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  • Borobudur Temple on the 24th October 2019 in Java in Indonesia. Borobudur is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency. It’s the worlds largest Buddhist temple, consisting of nine stacked platforms, six square and three circular, topped by a central dome.
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  • Central Jakarta skyline with the Selamat Datang monument on the horizon on the 21st October 2019 in Java in Indonesia
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  • Rush hour in central Jakarta next to the Selamat Datang monument on the 21st October 2019 in Java in Indonesia
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  • Brightly coloured street food carts in Central Jakarta near Merdeka Square on the 2nd November 2019 in Java in Indonesia.
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  • Brightly coloured street food carts in Central Jakarta near Merdeka Square on the 2nd November 2019 in Java in Indonesia.
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  • Brightly coloured street food carts in Central Jakarta near Merdeka Square on the 2nd November 2019 in Java in Indonesia.
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  • An European female tourist walking at Borobudur Temple on the 24th October 2019 in Java in Indonesia. Borobudur is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency. It’s the worlds largest Buddhist temple, consisting of nine stacked platforms, six square and three circular, topped by a central dome.
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  • Borobudur Temple on the 24th October 2019 in Java in Indonesia. Borobudur is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency. It’s the worlds largest Buddhist temple, consisting of nine stacked platforms, six square and three circular, topped by a central dome.
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  • Borobudur Temple on the 24th October 2019 in Java in Indonesia. Borobudur is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency. It’s the worlds largest Buddhist temple, consisting of nine stacked platforms, six square and three circular, topped by a central dome.
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  • Borobudur Temple on the 24th October 2019 in Java in Indonesia. Borobudur is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency. It’s the worlds largest Buddhist temple, consisting of nine stacked platforms, six square and three circular, topped by a central dome.
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  • Borobudur Temple on the 24th October 2019 in Java in Indonesia. Borobudur is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency. It’s the worlds largest Buddhist temple, consisting of nine stacked platforms, six square and three circular, topped by a central dome.
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  • An Indonesian woman wearing a red wide brimmed hat takes selfies in front of Borobudur Temple on the 24th October 2019 in Java in Indonesia. Borobudur is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency. It’s the worlds largest Buddhist temple, consisting of nine stacked platforms, six square and three circular, topped by a central dome.
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  • Borobudur Temple on the 24th October 2019 in Java in Indonesia. Borobudur is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency. It’s the worlds largest Buddhist temple, consisting of nine stacked platforms, six square and three circular, topped by a central dome.
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  • Two Javanese women at Borobudur Temple on the 24th October 2019 in Java in Indonesia. Borobudur is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency. It’s the worlds largest Buddhist temple, consisting of nine stacked platforms, six square and three circular, topped by a central dome.
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  • Borobudur Temple on the 24th October 2019 in Java in Indonesia. Borobudur is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency. It’s the worlds largest Buddhist temple, consisting of nine stacked platforms, six square and three circular, topped by a central dome.
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  • Central Jakartas rapidly developing skyline on the 21st October 2019 in Java in Indonesia
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  • Central Jakartas rapidly developing skyline on the 21st October 2019 in Java in Indonesia
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  • The Selamat Datang monument and water feature on the 21st October 2019 in central Jakarta in Java in Indonesia
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  • Heavy traffic in central Jakarta next to the Selamat Datang monument on the 21st October 2019 in Java in Indonesia
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  • A woman in a red dress and bright pink hat stands in front of the central tower of the ancient Preah Ko temple, Roluos, Svay Chek District, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia, South East Asia. <br />
The tower is made of brick and perches on a sandstone platform. This tower is dedicated to Jayavarman II, the founder of the Khmer empire.
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  • A Budhist shrine with a Buddha statues and ornate decorations within the central tower of the ancient Preah Ko temple, Roluos, Svay Chek District, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia, South East Asia.  The tower is made of brick and is dedicated to Jayavarman II, the founder of the Khmer empire.
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  • The inner prayer gallery with the imam's pulpit of the Id Kah Mosque, Kashgar city. It  began life in its present form in 1798, before this time it had been a place of worship during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), built on a smaller mosque dating back to the 15th century. It is the largest mosque in western China with the purest Uighur ( a Muslim minority of Turkic origin) architecture, its colours reflecting the arid environment it inhabits. Inside it contains a large octogonal shaped pavilion and internal courtyard which can allow up to 7000 worshipers in at any one time. It is the symbol of Uighur cultural and religious presence  for the whole of the central Chinese and neighbouring Asian countries, such as Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkestan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
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  • The double leaf door which connects the outer from the inner prayer galleries of the Id Kah Mosque, Kashgar city. It  began life in its present form in 1798, before this time it had been a place of worship during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), built on a smaller mosque dating back to the 15th century. It is the largest mosque in western China with the purest Uighur ( a Muslim minority of Turkic origin) architecture, its colours reflecting the arid environment it inhabits. Inside it contains a large octogonal shaped pavilion and internal courtyard which can allow up to 7000 worshipers in at any one time. It is the symbol of Uighur cultural and religious presence  for the whole of the central Chinese and neighbouring Asian countries, such as Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkestan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
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  • The outer prayer gallery of the The Id Kah Mosque, Kashgar city. It  began life in its present form in 1798, before this time it had been a place of worship during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), built on a smaller mosque dating back to the 15th century. It is the largest mosque in western China with the purest Uighur ( a Muslim minority of Turkic origin) architecture, its colours reflecting the arid environment it inhabits. Inside it contains a large octogonal shaped pavilion and internal courtyard which can allow up to 7000 worshipers in at any one time. It is the symbol of Uighur cultural and religious presence  for the whole of the central Chinese and neighbouring Asian countries, such as Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkestan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
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  • The Id Kah Mosque, Kashgar city began life in its present form in 1798, before this time it had been a place of worship during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), built on a smaller mosque dating back to the 15th century. It is the largest mosque in western China with the purest Uighur ( a Muslim minority of Turkic origin) architecture, its colours reflecting the arid environment it inhabits. Inside it contains a large octogonal shaped pavilion and internal courtyard which can allow up to 7000 worshipers in at any one time. It is the symbol of Uighur cultural and religious presence  for the whole of the central Chinese and neighbouring Asian countries, such as Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkestan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
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  • The Id Kah Mosque, Kashgar city began life in its present form in 1798, before this time it had been a place of worship during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), built on a smaller mosque dating back to the 15th century. It is the largest mosque in western China with the purest Uighur ( a Muslim minority of Turkic origin) architecture, its colours reflecting the arid environment it inhabits. Inside it contains a large octogonal shaped pavilion and internal courtyard which can allow up to 7000 worshipers in at any one time. It is the symbol of Uighur cultural and religious presence  for the whole of the central Chinese and neighbouring Asian countries, such as Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkestan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
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  • Details of the door pulls of the outer to inner prayer galleries of the Id Kah Mosque, Kashgar city. It began life in its present form in 1798, before this time it had been a place of worship during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), built on a smaller mosque dating back to the 15th century. It is the largest mosque in western China with the purest Uighur ( a Muslim minority of Turkic origin) architecture, its colours reflecting the arid environment it inhabits. Inside it contains a large octogonal shaped pavilion and internal courtyard which can allow up to 7000 worshipers in at any one time. It is the symbol of Uighur cultural and religious presence  for the whole of the central Chinese and neighbouring Asian countries, such as Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkestan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
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  • The prayer gallery's intricate ceiling of the the Id Kah Mosque, Kashgar city. It began life in its present form in 1798, before this time it had been a place of worship during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), built on a smaller mosque dating back to the 15th century. It is the largest mosque in western China with the purest Uighur ( a Muslim minority of Turkic origin) architecture, its colours reflecting the arid environment it inhabits. Inside it contains a large octogonal shaped pavilion and internal courtyard which can allow up to 7000 worshipers in at any one time. It is the symbol of Uighur cultural and religious presence  for the whole of the central Chinese and neighbouring Asian countries, such as Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkestan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
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  • Detail of the entrance door pull of the Muslim Id Kah mosque, Kashgar city. It began life in its present form in 1798, before this time it had been a place of worship during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), built on a smaller mosque dating back to the 15th century. It is the largest mosque in western China with the purest Uighur ( a Muslim minority of Turkic origin) architecture, its colours reflecting the arid environment it inhabits. Inside it contains a large octogonal shaped pavilion and internal courtyard which can allow up to 7000 worshipers in at any one time. It is the symbol of Uighur cultural and religious presence  for the whole of the central Chinese and neighbouring Asian countries, such as Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkestan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
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  • An aerial view of Central Macau, looking down on the ex-Portuguese colony including its Chinese Christian cemetery of San Miguel. Macau is now administered by China as a Special Economic Region (SER). Taken from a tall apartment block that overloooks the Rua do Almirant e Costa Cabral, we can view the tightly-packed cities of one of the most densely-populated connurbations in the world, this area is a packed warren of houses, businesses and tower blocks, home to a population of mainland 95% Chinese, primarily Cantonese, Fujianese as well as some Hakka, Shanghainese and overseas Chinese immigrants from Southeast Asia and elsewhere. The remainder are of Portuguese or mixed Chinese-Portuguese ancestry, the so-called Macanese, as well as several thousand Filipino and Thai nationals. The official languages are Portuguese and Chinese. The Macau Special Administrative Region, more commonly known as Macau or Macao is one of the two special administrative regions (SARs) of the People's Republic of China (PRC), along with Hong Kong. Administered by Portugal until 1999, it was the oldest European colony in China, dating back to the 16th century. The administrative power over Macau was transferred to the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1999, 2 years after Hong Kong's own handover. Macao's gambling revenue in 2006 weighed in at a massive £3.6bn - about £100m more than Las Vegas.
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  • The rare Victoria Cross is worn on the chest of the celebrated Nepali war veteran Bhanu Bhagta Gurung (also written Bhanubhakta), an ex-soldier of the British Gurkha regiment who in the second world war, earned his medals from repeated bravery against Japanese positions in Burma. He sits here on the terrace of his home, above the misty valley of Gorkha, Central Nepal. He is one of the last survivors of the remarkably brave men  who helped defeat the enemy in the jungles of south-east Asia. Gurung is the name of his Nepalese tribe (like the Sherpas who also come from the high Himalayan Kingdom). His company commander described him as "a smiling, hard-swearing and indomitable soldier who in a battalion of brave men was one of the bravest". Born September 1921 - died March 1 2008.
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  • Two exhibition employees sit by signs for Sina's Weibo.com, China's most popular micro-blogging service, at the ChinaJoy Expo, the annual online gaming expo, in Shanghai, China on 30 July, 2011.   China is now the world's largest online gaming market, contributing one-third to the global revenue in this sector in 2009, or 56 percent of the Asia Pacific total. With over 100 million subscribers, Weibo, China's own twitter-like micro blog social network service from Sina.com has become a rare platform for Chinese netizens to voice their discontent  as well as exposing corruption. So much so that the central government has recently required all users to register with their real names in hopes of increasing its censorship.
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  • Woman in traditional kimono in the central shopping district of Teramachi and Shin Kyogoku Shopping Arcades. Kyoto, Japan
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  • Jardine House lit up at night on Connaught Place, Central Hong Kong, China. At 52 floors and 179m Jardine House was Hong Kong, and in fact Asia’s tallest building in 1973. The design features a metal frame, and a curtain wall with round windows that are structurally stronger than traditional rectangular windows and allow a thinner structural frame for the building.
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  • Jardine House lit up at night. On Connaught Place, Central Hong Kong. At 52 floors and 179m Jardine House was Hong Kong, and in fact Asia’s tallest building in 1973. The design features a metal frame, and a curtain wall with round windows that are structurally stronger than traditional rectangular windows and allow a thinner structural frame for the building.
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  • Jardine House lit up at night on Connaught Place, Central Hong Kong, China. At 52 floors and 179m Jardine House was Hong Kong, and in fact Asia’s tallest building in 1973. The design features a metal frame, and a curtain wall with round windows that are structurally stronger than traditional rectangular windows and allow a thinner structural frame for the building.
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  • The rare Victoria Cross is worn on the chest of the celebrated Nepali war veteran Bhanu Bhagta Gurung (also written Bhanubhakta), an ex-soldier of the British Gurkha regiment who in the second world war, earned his medals from repeated bravery against Japanese positions in Burma. He sits here on the terrace of his home, above the misty valley of Gorkha, Central Nepal. He is one of the last survivors of the remarkably brave men  who helped defeat the enemy in the jungles of south-east Asia. Gurung is the name of his Nepalese tribe (like the Sherpas who also come from the high Himalayan Kingdom). His company commander described him as "a smiling, hard-swearing and indomitable soldier who in a battalion of brave men was one of the bravest". Born September 1921 - died March 1 2008.
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  • An aerial view of central Macau, looking down on high-rise apartments and poorer housing in this ex-Portuguese colony. Macau is now administered by China as a Special Economic Region (SER). Taken from a tall apartment block that overloooks the Rua do Almirant e Costa Cabral, we can view the tightly-packed cities of one of the most densely-populated conurbations in the world, this area is a packed warren of houses, businesses and tower blocks, home to a population of mainland 95% Chinese, primarily Cantonese, Fujianese as well as some Hakka, Shanghainese and overseas Chinese immigrants from Southeast Asia and elsewhere. The remainder are of Portuguese or mixed Chinese-Portuguese ancestry, the so-called Macanese, as well as several thousand Filipino and Thai nationals. The official languages are Portuguese and Chinese.
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  • In Van Lam village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam, Cham girls usually in groups of around 5, undergo a Karoh (maturity) ceremony, one of the most important ritual events of their lives and if it has not taken place, the girl cannot marry. After a purification ritual, the girls prepare for the main ceremony by dressing in a white dress and then putting on bronze, copper and sometimes gold jewellery. The girl's hair is brushed and put up into a bun. Afterwards each girl is given a traditional yellow robe and her head is covered with a red woven cloth and then the head priest places his hand on the girls head, recites a prayer and cuts a small lock of her hair. The Cham, a Muslim community of around 39,000 people living along the coast of Central Vietnam are one of the 54 ethnic groups recognised by the Vietnamese government.
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  • Muslim Cham women's white clothing worn for praying folded up on a prayer mat at the mosque in Van Lam village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 18th centuries) and are recognised by the government as one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups. The majority of Cham in Vietnam (also known as the Eastern Cham) are Hindu but there is also a sizeable Muslim community of around 39,000 people inhabiting Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan provinces along the coast of central Vietnam.
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  • Muslim Cham women praying in the women's prayer room at the mosque in Van Lam village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 18th centuries) and are recognised by the government as one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups. The majority of Cham in Vietnam (also known as the Eastern Cham) are Hindu but there is also a sizeable Muslim community of around 39,000 people inhabiting Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan provinces along the coast of central Vietnam.
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  • Muslim Cham women praying in the women's prayer room at the mosque in Van Lam village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 18th centuries) and are recognised by the government as one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups. The majority of Cham in Vietnam (also known as the Eastern Cham) are Hindu but there is also a sizeable Muslim community of around 39,000 people inhabiting Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan provinces along the coast of central Vietnam.
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  • Muslim Cham women praying in the women's prayer room at the mosque in Van Lam village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 18th centuries) and are recognised by the government as one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups. The majority of Cham in Vietnam (also known as the Eastern Cham) are Hindu but there is also a sizeable Muslim community of around 39,000 people inhabiting Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan provinces along the coast of central Vietnam.
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  • Muslim Cham women praying in the women's prayer room at the mosque in Van Lam village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 18th centuries) and are recognised by the government as one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups. The majority of Cham in Vietnam (also known as the Eastern Cham) are Hindu but there is also a sizeable Muslim community of around 39,000 people inhabiting Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan provinces along the coast of central Vietnam.
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  • Muslim Cham women praying in the women's prayer room at the mosque in Van Lam village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 18th centuries) and are recognised by the government as one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups. The majority of Cham in Vietnam (also known as the Eastern Cham) are Hindu but there is also a sizeable Muslim community of around 39,000 people inhabiting Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan provinces along the coast of central Vietnam.
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