Local culture

46 photos of the Sarawak Cultural Centre, a living museum located in Santubong

43 photos of Melaka (also known as Malacca), Malaysia's most historic city

22 photos of the Sri Menanti palace, the former royal residence of the Minangkabau rulers in Negeri Sembilan

7 photos of the tanneries of Fes, where the leather is dyed in open air vats

21 photos of the Djemaa el Fna, the main square in Marrakech with food stalls and street artists

13 photos of the Kasbah, the ancient royal quarter, and the Mellah, the former Jewish quarter

17 photos of the souks of Marrakech, an area with small alleys and arcades with shops selling handicrafts and local wares

13 photos of Burmese dishes and food

37 photos of the old town of Damascus

24 photos of Muang Boran, an open air museum 30km south of Bangkok

19 photos of restaurants, shops and artists galleries in Hoi An

17 photos of the area west of Hoan Kiem lake, with tree lined boulevards and colonial era buildings

162 photos of Macau, a former Portuguese colony in southern China with a rich cultural heritage

38 photos of the Sunday market in Kashgar

64 photos of the oasis town of Turpan, lying 150km south of Urumqi

313 photos of a large and very varied province in the southwest of China. The gallery includes photos of Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Xizhou and Zhongdian.

59 photos of the 'pink city' with its colourful palaces.