A guard outside of the south Meridian Gate entrance to the Forbidden City in Beijing.  Chairman Mao's portrait has an imposing presence.
A cute Sri Lankan pre-school student.
A little Cambodian boy giving the peace sign in the village of Kampung Phhluk
This guy at Batu Ferringhi in Penang, Malaysia claimed to be a snake charmer, but his snake didn't know how to dance.
A friendly farmer tending to his fields in Bali, Indonesia.  Those are rice paddies in the background.
Two young, friendly monks who were found within the Angkor Wat complex. They were eager to chat.
A performance of traditional Cambodian apsara dancing.
An old Buddhist monk in Bodhnath praying next to a prayer wheel which was just spun by a passing devotee.
A guard outside of the south Meridian Gate entrance to the Forbidden City in Beijing. Chairman Mao's portrait has an imposing presence.
A guard outside of the south Meridian Gate entrance to the Forbidden City in Beijing.  Chairman Mao's portrait has an imposing presence.
A guard outside of the south Meridian Gate entrance to the Forbidden City in Beijing. Chairman Mao's portrait has an imposing presence.
See photo in original gallery.