1351-211 - Bakhmaro, a renowned summer retreat situated at 2000m asl in the mountains of Guria, Georgia (Sakartvelo), Central Asia, Asia

1351-212 - The wooden Church of Bakhmaro, a renowned summer retreat situated at 2000m asl in the mountains of Guria, Georgia (Sakartvelo), Central Asia, Asia

1351-214 - Aerial view of Bakhmaro, a renowned summer retreat situated at 2000m asl in the mountains of Guria, Georgia (Sakartvelo), Central Asia, Asia

746-91247 - Mount Johannisberg and glacier Pasterze at Mount Grossglockner, which is melting extremely fast due to global warming. Europe, Austria, Carinthia

746-91246 - Glacier snout of glacier Pasterze at Mount Grossglockner, which is melting extremely fast due to global warming. Europe, Austria, Carinthia

746-91249 - Glacier Pasterze at Mount Grossglockner, which is melting extremely fast due to global warming. Europe, Austria, Carinthia

746-91245 - Glacier snout of glacier Pasterze at Mount Grossglockner, which is melting extremely fast due to global warming. Europe, Austria, Carinthia

746-91248 - Mount Johannisberg and glacier Pasterze at Mount Grossglockner, which is melting extremely fast due to global warming. Europe, Austria, Carinthia

1178-40753 - Caucasian woman painting mountain landscape

1178-40754 - Caucasian woman painting mountain landscape

1116-51981 - A marker displaying the receding of the Athabasca Glacier in Columbia Icefield; Alberta, Canada

1112-5079 - Views of the Nisqually Glacier retreat from the Skyline Trail, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, United States of America, North America

1116-48302 - The open highway leads into the mountain landscape in Western Iceland, Iceland

1116-48281 - Two female tourists walk through a field of lupines towards the volcano mountains in the distance at sunset on a sunny summer evening, Iceland

1179-2466 - Mountain retreat and old stone caves called Crotto, San Romerio Alp, Brusio, Poschiavo Valley, Canton of Graubunden, Switzerland, Europe

746-88431 - Ice cave and glacier snout of Schlatenkees, source of the creek Schlatenbach. parts of the have collapsed and melted away. Therefore an ice cave with two openings exists. The Schlatenkees is one of the biggest glaciers in Austria and retreating rapidly. Glacial till, moraine debris and roche moutonnee are visible, Europe, central europe, austria, East Tyrol

746-88430 - Glacier snout of Schlatenkees. The Schlatenkees is one of the biggest glaciers in Austria and retreating rapidly. contact zone of glacier and bedrock or moraine is visible, Europe, central europe, austria, East Tyrol

746-88432 - Ice cave and glacier snout of Schlatenkees, source of the creek Schlatenbach. parts of the have collapsed and melted away. Therefore an ice cave with two openings exists. The Schlatenkees is one of the biggest glaciers in Austria and retreating rapidly. Glacial till, moraine debris and roche moutonnee are visible, Europe, central europe, austria, East Tyrol

1172-2926 - Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

747-1805 - Old Monastery and Retreat, now a Hostelry, situated below the summit of the Simplon Pass, 2005m, Switzerland, Europe

911-10125 - The rapidly retreating Glacier des glaciers on the Aig des Glaciers, part of the Mont Blanc range. The lateral moraines are clearly visible that once bordered the ice, as is the fresh rock exposed by the rapid retreat.

911-9978 - Stunning coastal scenery beneath Mount Walker in Paradise Bay off Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsular. the Peninsular is one of the most rapidly warming places on the planet.

832-283040 - Sheridan Glacier, Copper River Delta, Alasca, USA, North America

832-362449 - Grossglockner mountain with the Pasterze glacier, Austria, Europe

832-365529 - Panoramic shot of Spegazzini Glacier, Lago Argentina (Lake Argentina), Parque Nacional Los Glaciares (Los Glaciares National Park), Patagonia, Argentina, South America

832-365531 - Perito Moreno Glacier calving, Parque Nacional Los Glaciares (Los Glaciares National Park), Patagonia, Argentina, South America

832-252159 - Aletsch Glacier, Wallis, Switzerland, Europe

817-448999 - Boathouse at Maligne Lake in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

1161-5800 - Crow flying over Eagle's Nest, Kehlsteinhaus, Hitler's lair at Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps, Germany

1161-5799 - Eagle's Nest, Kehlsteinhaus, Hitler's lair at Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps, Germany

1161-5797 - Eagle's Nest, Kehlsteinhaus, Hitler's lair at Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps, Germany

1161-5798 - Eagle's Nest, Kehlsteinhaus, Hitler's lair at Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps, Germany

817-439587 - Tourists visiting Cavell Lake below Mt. Edith Cavell, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.

817-439586 - Tourists looking at Cavell Lake from high viewpoint, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.

832-165343 - Point Retreat Lighthouse on Admiralty Island, Lynn Channel, Inside Passage, Alaska, USA

817-423997 - Boathouse at Maligne Lake in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

817-413372 - Hermitage Pineta valley Ordesa National Park Huesca Aragon Spain

1113-71708 - traders sellers, along the path, tourists in sedan chairs, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

1113-71494 - kitchen, outdoor, Shaolin monastery, known for Shaolin boxing, Taoist Buddhist mountain, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

1113-71791 - Abbot with peacock feather, Shi Neng Xiu of Santa Monastery, Wutai Shan, Buddhist holy Mountain, Shanxi province, China, Asia

1113-71684 - Master demonstrates Taichi movements, in front of his old house below the peak, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

1113-70984 - pilgrims burn incense sticks and candles, main hall, fire, red, Wannian monastery and temple, China, Asia, World Heritage Site, UNESCO

1113-70969 - Wannian monastery and temple, brick hall with Buddha riding a white elephant, China, Asia, Emei Shan, Sichuan Province, Emeishan, Mount Emei, World Heritage, UNESCO

1113-71692 - monk meditating in lotus position, sunrise, Golden Hall, Jindian Gong, peak 1613 metres high, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

1113-71299 - Porter, incense burner, Tianchi Monastery, Bodhisvattva Kshitigarbha, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

1113-71520 - young boy at breakfast, one of many new Kung Fu schools in Dengfeng, near Shaolin, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

1113-70975 - Prayer, pilgrims, Wannian monastery and temple, World Heritage Site, UNESCO, China, Asia

1113-71333 - class, Buddhist College at Ganlu Temple, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

1113-71557 - stone engraving of the five original sacred mountains, four directions around a central mountain, Taoist Buddhist mountain, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

1113-71542 - Taoist monks in Zhongyue temple, in Shaolin valley, Taoist Buddhist mountain, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

1113-71348 - monks, Temple of Longevity, Monastery, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

1113-71501 - outdoor bathroom in a courtyard of a new Kung Fu school, washing hair, face, cleaning teeth, near Shaolin, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

1113-71703 - monastery kitchen on the peak 1613 metres high, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

1113-71519 - Kung Fu training at kindergarten age, at one of the many new Kung Fu schools in Dengfeng, school near Shaolin, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

1113-70982 - pilgrims burn incense sticks and candles, main hall, fire, red, Wannian monastery and temple, China, Asia, World Heritage Site, UNESCO

1113-71655 - antique water vessel, Golden Hall, Jindian Gong, Golden Palace Temple, gilded bronze roof, temple, protected against lightning strikes by an iron cage, peak 1613 metres high, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

1113-71674 - portrait of elderly bearded Taoist monk, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

1113-71506 - Kung Fu training at kindergarten age, at one of the many new Kung Fu schools in Dengfeng, very young pupils in the dormitory at one of the new Kung Fu Schools in Dengfeng, near Shaolin, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

1113-71337 - Calligraphy, practice, Buddhist College, Ganlu temple, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

1113-70988 - monk in prayer, meditation, drum, Wannian monastery and temple, Emei Shan, Sichuan Province, Emeishan, Mount Emei, World Heritage, UNESCO, China, Asia

1113-71694 - Taichi training from Wudang School of Martial Arts, in front of Purple Heaven Hall, Zi Xiao Gong, peak 1613 metres high, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

1113-71796 - gate and high walls of Luo Hou monastery, Great White Pagoda, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China, Asia

1113-71662 - Taichi master, monk demonstrates a ritual sword fight, Tianzhu feng, monastery village, below the peak, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

1113-71368 - golden Buddhas, Wangfo monastery, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

1113-71586 - Temple, ash of incense stick, ash, Tai Shan, Shandong province, Taishan, Mount Tai, World Heritage, UNESCO, China, Asia

1113-71155 - Abbot of Cui Yun Gong monastery plays Chinese chess, South peak, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

1113-71847 - golden Buddha statues, shop in Taihuai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China, Asia

1113-71005 - pilgrims, monkey, Xixiang Chi monastery and temple, Elephant Bathing Pool, Emei Shan mountains, World Heritage Site, UNESCO, China, Asia

1113-71021 - monks in front of Huazong Monastery, 3077 metre altitude, Golden Summit, summit of Emei Shan mountains, World Heritage Site, UNESCO, China, Asia

1113-71486 - Fa Wang Buddhist monastery main entrance through the garden, Taoist Buddhist mountain, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

1113-71154 - Abbot of Cui Yun Gong monastery plays Chinese chess, South peak, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

1113-71773 - monk in yellow rope calls with a wooden drum for the prayer, during birthday of Wenshu, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China, Asia

1113-71709 - porter on the pilgrim path to the peak of Wudang, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

1113-71558 - stone engraving of the five original sacred mountains, four directions around a central mountain, Taoist Buddhist mountain, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

1113-71317 - prayer service in Qiyuan Monastery with high ranking monks, Jiuhua Shan Village, Zhiyuan Monastery, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Anhui province, China, Asia

1113-71030 - pilgrims and tourists burning incense sticks and candles, 3077 metre altitude, Golden Summit, summit of Emei Shan mountains, World Heritage Site, UNESCO, China, Asia

1113-71379 - a column of reflecting spheres, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, China, Asia

1113-70977 - Courtyard, prayer hall, Wannian monastery and temple, pilgrims hostel, China, Asia, World Heritage Site, UNESCO

1113-71575 - Porter, Stairway to Heaven, Tai Shan, Shandong province, Taishan, Mount Tai, World Heritage, China, Asia, UNESCO

1113-71010 - viewing platform near Jinding Monastery, clouds, summit of Emei Shan mountains, Sacrifice Cliff, China, Asia, World Heritage Site, UNESCO

1113-71630 - Taoist monk in Tai Chi pose, Tai Shan, Shandong province, Taishan, Mount Tai, World Heritage, UNESCO, China, Asia

1113-70994 - monks having lunch, TV, canteen of the monastery, Xixiang Chi monastery and temple, Elephant Bathing Pool, China, Asia, World Heritage Site, UNESCO

1113-70998 - young monk with calligraphy brush, evening school, Xixiang Chi monastery and temple, Elephant Bathing Pool, China, Asia, World Heritage Site, UNESCO

1113-71334 - class, Buddhist College at Ganlu Temple, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

1113-71313 - Monastery, Bodhisvattva Kshitigarbha, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

1113-71633 - Taoist monk in Tai Chi pose, Tai Shan, Shandong province, Taishan, Mount Tai, World Heritage, UNESCO, China, Asia

1113-70996 - kitchen staff of a small restaurant next to the path play chinese Chess, Emei Shan Mountains, China, Asia, World Heritage Site, UNESCO

1113-71632 - Taoist monk in Tai Chi pose, Tai Shan, Shandong province, Taishan, Mount Tai, World Heritage, UNESCO, China, Asia

1113-71597 - Azure Cloud Temple, Tai Shan, Shandong province, Taishan, Mount Tai, World Heritage, UNESCO, China, Asia

1113-71511 - pupils in classroom at one of many new Kung Fu schools in Dengfeng, near Shaolin, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

1113-71020 - pilgrims and tourists, early morning sunrise and sea of clouds, 3077 metre altitude, Golden Summit, summit of Emei Shan mountains, World Heritage Site, UNESCO, China, Asia

1113-71656 - antique water vessel, Golden Hall, Jindian Gong, Golden Palace Temple, gilded bronze roof, temple, protected against lightning strikes by an iron cage, peak 1613 metres high, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

1113-71639 - Taoist monk in Tai Chi pose, Tai Shan, Shandong province, Taishan, Mount Tai, World Heritage, UNESCO, China, Asia

1113-71572 - Porter, Stairway to Heaven, Tai Shan, Shandong province, Taishan, Mount Tai, World Heritage, China, Asia, UNESCO

1113-71381 - Porter with sedan chair for tired tourists, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

1113-71772 - abbot of Shuxiang monastery, during birthday of Wenshu, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China, Asia

1113-70997 - evening school for calligraphy, young monk, Xixiang Chi monastery and temple, Elephant Bathing Pool, China, Asia, World Heritage Site, UNESCO

1113-71640 - Taoist monk in Tai Chi pose, Tai Shan, Shandong province, Taishan, Mount Tai, World Heritage, UNESCO, China, Asia

1113-71518 - Kung Fu training at kindergarten age, at one of the many new Kung Fu schools in Dengfeng, school near Shaolin, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

1113-71336 - Calligraphy, practice, Buddhist College, Ganlu temple, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia