People and places in China, Myanmar and Vietnam.

People and places in China, Myanmar and Vietnam.

We have all heard about the huge leaps forward that have happened in recent decades in Asia. But the development is not even. There are not only big differences between the different countries, but also from the countryside to the cities in the same country.

The amazing rice paddies of Yuanyang.

Yunnan Province, China

Chongqing City

Chongqing City

Sichuan Province, China

Shwedagon Temple.

Shwedagon Temple.

Yangon, Myanmar.

The number one pilgrimage site for Buddhists in Myanmar.

Phong Nha

Phong Nha

Quang Binh Province, Vietnam.

Chongqing City

Chongqing City

Sichuan Province, China.

Pollution and development.

Park life.

Park life.

Kunming, Yunnan Provice, China

Student demonstration.

Student demonstration.

Yangon, Myanmar

Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam.

Seaweed harvest.

Seaweed harvest.

Inle Lake, Myanmar.

Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam.

Tet (Vietnamese New Year) market.

Tet (Vietnamese New Year) market.

Hanoi, Vietnam.

Chongqing City riverside.

Chongqing City riverside.

Sichuan Province, China.

School boys.

School boys.

Mawlamyine, Mon State, Myanmar.

Mosque.

Mosque.

Yangon, Myanmar.

Street singers.

Street singers.

Luoping, Yunnan Province, China.

Chongqing City.

Chongqing City.

Sichuan Province, China.

Road builders.

Road builders.

Lonton, Indawgyi lake.

Myanmar.

Holy Bull being prepared for Hindu ceremony.

Holy Bull being prepared for Hindu ceremony.

Yangon, Myanmar.

Temples

Temples

Bagan plain, Central Myanmar.

Solar panels.

Solar panels.

Yichang, Hubei Province, China.

Mawlamyine.

Mawlamyine.

Mon State, Myanmar.

Catholic graveyard.

Catholic graveyard.

Phong Nha, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam.

Chinlone players.

Chinlone players.

Mawlamyine, Mon State, Myanmar.

Roundabout.

Roundabout.

Nyaung U, Bagan, Central Myanmar.

Roundabout.

Roundabout.

Shanghai, China.

Golden Rock.

Golden Rock.

The second most important pilgrimage site for Buddhists in Myanmar.

Mt. Kyaiktiyo, Kayin State, Myanmar.

Stupa ruins. Inthein village.

Stupa ruins. Inthein village.

Inle Lake, Myanmar.

Chonquing City.

Chonquing City.

Sichuan Province, China.

Workers making ornaments for temples.

Workers making ornaments for temples.

Yangon, Myanmar.

Wealthy Chinese tourists.

Wealthy Chinese tourists.

Yuanyang, Yunnan Province, China.

Lenin and boy.

Lenin and boy.

Hanoi, Vietnam.

Hindu temple.

Hindu temple.

Yangon, Myanmar.

Tourist boat.

Tourist boat.

Inle Lake, Central Myanmar.

Buddhist nuns.

Buddhist nuns.

Yangon, Myanmar.

Guards at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.

Guards at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.

Hanoi, Vietnam.

Colonial buildings in downtown Yangon.

Colonial buildings in downtown Yangon.

Yangon, Myanmar.

Pudong financial center.

Pudong financial center.

Shanghai, China.

Plastic collectors.

Plastic collectors.

Yangon, Myanmar.

Breakdancing practice.

Breakdancing practice.

Danang, Central Vietnam.

Offering at Buddhist temple.

Offering at Buddhist temple.

Hanoi, Vietnam.

Hindi women.

Hindi women.

Yangon, Myanmar.

Catholic church.

Catholic church.

Hanoi, Vietnam.

The harbinger of spring. The beloved red beaked seagull.

The harbinger of spring. The beloved red beaked seagull.

Kunming, Yunnan Province, China.

Tet. (Vietnamese New Year).

Tet. (Vietnamese New Year).

Hanoi, Vietnam.

Demonstration by National League for Democracy.

Demonstration by National League for Democracy.

Yangon, Myanmar.

The daily load of Chinese produced goods waiting for the porters.

The daily load of Chinese produced goods waiting for the porters.

Every morning, tens of thousands of boxes are delivered and distributed throughout the city. Because much of the city is built on steep hills, cars and trucks are not always unable to deliver them right to the door. As a result, thousands of people are employed as porters, with the task of carrying boxes up and down the hills.

Chongquing, Sichuan Province, China.

Street dance in park.

Street dance in park.

Kunming, Yunnan Province, China.

Morning in Xinjie.

Morning in Xinjie.

Yuanyang, Yunnan Province, China.

Portrait photos among flowering cherry trees in the city of spring.

Portrait photos among flowering cherry trees in the city of spring.

Kunming, Yunnan Province, China.

Old Quarter, Hanoi, Vietnam

Old Quarter, Hanoi, Vietnam

Martyrs' Monument.

Martyrs' Monument.

A memorial to those who died fighting for Vietnam's independence. And Facebook

Hanoi, Vietnam.

Cafe life.

Cafe life.

Hanoi, Vietnam.

Nyaungshwe.

Nyaungshwe.

Inle Lake, Central Myanmar.

Yangon, Myanmar.

Yangon, Myanmar.

Morning prayer.

Morning prayer.

Mt. Kyaiktiyo, Kayin State, Myanmar.

Playground and Lenin.

Playground and Lenin.

Hanoi, Vietnam.

Wealthy chinese.

Wealthy chinese.

Shanghai, China.

Old quarter.

Old quarter.

Hanoi, Vietnam.

Window cleaners.

Window cleaners.

Shainghai, China.

Rice terraces.

Rice terraces.

Yuanyang, Yunnan Province, China.

175 meter Buddha.

175 meter Buddha.

Mon State, Myanmar.